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Watch NASA astronauts collect microbe samples during ISS spacewalk today (livestream video)

Two NASA astronauts will venture outside the International Space Station today (June 24), and you can watch the action live.

Space

Private Odysseus moon lander reveals which Earth 'technosignatures' aliens might see

By looking at Earth as an exoplanet, astronomers hope to search for similar fingerprints coming from planets around other stars, which would be a potential sign of intelligent life.

Space

NASA’s Curiosity Rover Captured The Eerie Aftermath of A Solar Eruption Blasting Mars

These NASA videos from the Martian ground and orbit captured the powerful aftermath of a solar eruption.

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Stoke Space test-fires engine for upcoming fully reusable rocket (photos)

Stoke Space has announced the first successful hot-fire engine test for its Nova launch vehicle, which the company calls the "most robust, fully and rapidly reusable medium-lift rocket in the world."

Space

Hubble Telescope shares stunning galactic view despite recent hardware malfunction (photo)

A gorgeous new photo from the Hubble Space Telescope, which is down to two functioning gyroscopes, captures the barred spiral galaxy NGC 3059.

Space

Ed Stone, who led NASA's iconic Voyager project for 50 years, dies at 88

Ed Stone, who for 50 years served as the project scientist for NASA's iconic Voyager mission, died June 9 at the age of 88.

Space

A star that exploded like a nuclear bomb is still raising questions half a century later

The nova caused HM Sge to brighten in our night sky by 250 times.

Space

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NASA weighs potential impacts of helium leaks and more on Boeing's Starliner astronaut test flight

Starliner's two astronauts continue to put the capsule through a series of checks, while ground teams analyze helium leaks and other issues.

Space

Elusive Fast Radio Bursts In Space Probably Come From the Most Ordinary Galaxies

The 28 fast radio bursts CHIME observed had some from galaxies like ours, with middle-of-the road gas density and fairly modest magnetic fields.

Inverse

'Absolutely gutted': How a jammed door is locking astronomers out of the X-ray universe

XRISM could change the way we see the X-ray universe, but a jammed door presents a mighty challenge. With the door closed, low energy X-rays are impossible to detect. But trying to open the door could put the rest of the mission at risk.

Space

Chicago to weigh paying $875K to settle claims tied to police handling of George Floyd protests

The proposed settlement is tied to a lawsuit that contends Chicago cops “responded to these protests with brutal, violent, and unconstitutional tactics that were clearly intended to injure and silence protesters.”

Chicago Sun-Times

Chinese moon researchers gearing up for June 25 arrival of far side samples

More than 200 Chinese scientists gathered in Beijing recently for a seminar about the geology of the Chang'e 6 mission's landing area. Samples from the site are scheduled to arrive on Earth on June 25.

Space

'Supernova discovery machine' James Webb Space Telescope finds most distant star explosion on record

The JWST has proven itself to be a "supernova discovery machine" by finding 80 exploding stars in the infant universe, including the most distant and earliest supernova ever seen.

Space

Solar storm douses Mars in radiation as auroras flicker in the Red Planet sky (video)

NASA's fleet of robotic Martian explorers measured the effects of May's dramatic solar storms, experiencing the equivalent of undergoing about 30 chest X-rays all at once.

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India's Aditya-L1 solar probe snaps shots of our hyperactive sun during May outburst (photos)

India's Aditya-L1 spacecraft imaged the sun a week after it unleashed the rare G5 geomagnetic storm that sparked some of the strongest auroras in centuries.

Space

An interstellar cloud may have caused an ice age on Earth. Here's how

The sun protects our solar system's planets from the harsh environment of interstellar space; 2 million years ago, a dense cloud of matter could have curtailed this shielding.

The Independent UK

New research explores how a short trip to space affects the human body

New research shows space tourists experience some of the same body changes as astronauts who spend months in orbit

Space

SpaceX's Inspiration4 astronauts got genetically younger in space: study

Scientists have found that the members of the first all-civilian space mission, Inspiration 4, got genetically younger during their stay in space. But the effects did not last long.

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NASA funds tech development for life-hunting Habitable Worlds Observatory

NASA recently selected three proposals that will help develop the tech needed by its proposed life-hunting Habitable Worlds Observatory space telescope.

The Independent UK

Can the bodies of astronauts survive Mars missions?

The new research analysed samples collected from the first all-civilian crew from the SpaceX Inspiration4 mission.

The Guardian - UK

Women may be more resilient than men to stresses of spaceflight, says study

US study suggests gene activity is more disrupted in men, and takes longer to return to normal once back on Earth

Space

Watch SpaceX's Starship Super Heavy booster splash down in this epic video

The huge first stage of Spacex's Starship megarocket came back to Earth as planned during the vehicle's June 6 test flight, and cameras recorded the dramatic action.

The Independent UK

How doomed Titan sub ‘solved’ Titanic mystery a year before fatal implosion

It was speculated that there could have been another shipwreck next to the Titanic

Space

James Webb Space Telescope spots asteroid collision in neighboring star system

The James Webb Space Telescope has seen signs of a violent asteroid collision in neighboring star system, Beta Pictoris. The observations could reveal the early stages of planet birth.

Space

New space stations exhibit invites public to find 'Home Beyond Earth'

An exhibit about space stations turns the focus from how astronauts live in space to how millions of people may do so in the future. The cultural implications are explored at The Museum of Flight.

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