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Earth's mini-moon has finally departed. Will it ever return as a 'second moon?'

Departing on Monday (Nov. 25), Earth's recent "mini-moon" asteroid 2024 PT5 didn't stick around for Thanksgiving, but don't be sad. It will be back... but will it ever be a second moon again?

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'Flame-throwing' Guitar Nebula's concert caught by Hubble and Chandra space telescopes (video)

NASA telescope spotted a glowing nebula that looks like a guitar shredding rapid pulses of stellar material through space like soundwaves through a packed concert stadium.

Space

'Hidden black hole' devouring curious star exposed by new X-ray space telescope

In a "rite of passage," the JAXA/NASA X-ray telescope XRISM has mapped in detail Cygnus X-3, a curious binary system with a potential black hole feasting stellar winds blowing from a massive star.

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ISS dodges its 39th piece of potentially hazardous space junk. Experts say it won't be the last.

The ISS performed its 39th ever space junk collision avoidance maneuver on Nov. 19. Although it was the first such maneuver in 2024, it may not be the last, experts say.

LiveScience

Earth from space: Wandering sand dunes circle gigantic 'eye' sculpted by ancient city-killer meteor in the Sahara

This 2013 astronaut photo shows a giant eye-shaped impact crater in the Sahara Desert that is slowly being circled by migrating sand dunes, helping researchers track how far these dunes can move over time.

LiveScience

Earth parts ways with its temporary ‘second moon’

This may not be the last time we encounter this space rock

The Independent UK

NASA's nuclear-powered Dragonfly helicopter will ride a SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket toward Saturn moon Titan

NASA has picked SpaceX to launch its Dragonfly astrobiology mission to the intriguing Saturn moon Titan. A Falcon Heavy will loft Dragonfly in July 2028.

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In space no one can sniff your smells: Odor from Russian spacecraft leaves scientists baffled

NASA said there was an ‘unexpected’ smell that came out of a Russian spacecraft’s hatch

The Independent UK

How does spaceflight affect astronauts' brains? There's good news and bad

Long-duration spaceflight affects some aspects of astronauts' cognitive health, but the observed impairment was not found to be lasting, a new study finds.

Space

What do Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy plan to do with DOGE?

Musk wants to slash government spending by a third, and Ramaswamy wants to cut 75% of the federal workforce. Can they?

Al Jazeera

Mysterious 'Unexpected Odor' Emerges From Russian Spacecraft Delivering Supplies To International Space Station

A mysterious "unexpected odor" was reported by Russian astronauts after a spacecraft delivering supplies docked at the International Space Station.

International Business Times

'Unexpected odor' on Russian spacecraft delays cargo delivery for ISS astronauts

A Progress spacecraft at the ISS has a strange smell and unusual droplets after arriving at the ISS, NASA reported. Troubleshooting is ongoing, but its hatch is closed for now.

Space

James Webb Space Telescope 'pushed to its limits' to see most distant galaxies ever

The James Webb Space Telescope may have broken another of its own records, finding potentially five of the earliest and most distant galaxies ever seen.

Space

'We didn't know what it was at first.' NASA aircraft uncovers site of secret Cold War nuclear missile tunnels under Greenland ice sheet

NASA scientists conducting surveys of arctic ice sheets in Greenland got an unprecedented view of an abandoned "city under the ice" built by the U.S. military during the Cold War.

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How do astronauts weigh themselves in space?

In microgravity, astronauts must measure their mass, not their weight, which they can do with two devices on the ISS.

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Firefly Aerospace completes Blue Ghost moon lander for January 2025 SpaceX launch

Firefly Aerospace announced its Blue Ghost lunar lander has completed testing and will now be shipped to Florida ahead of its planned January 2025 launch on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket.

LiveScience

Earth's '2nd moon' escapes our planet's orbit — will it ever return?

The mini-moon 2024 PT5, which has been orbiting Earth for two months and is likely a chunk of the moon, will now drift away from our planet in an orbit around the sun.

Latin Times

Mysterious 'Unexpected Odor' Emerges from Russian Spacecraft Delivering Supplies To International Space Station

A mysterious "unexpected odor" was reported by Russian astronauts after a spacecraft delivering supplies docked at the International Space Station.

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Stranded Astronauts Are Surviving On Soup Made With Their Urine: “Totally Different Pea Soup”

NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore and Sunita Williams are stuck aboard the International Space Station till February 2025 due to technical difficulties. The post Stranded Astronauts Are Surviving On Soup Made With Their Urine: “Totally Different Pea Soup” first appeared on Bored Panda.

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NASA satellites reveal Earth's continents are getting drier

Data from NASA satellites show a plunge in freshwater on Earth since May 2014, with 13 of the 30 most powerful droughts across the globe having taken place since January 2015.

The Guardian - US

Earth’s ‘mini moon’ which may be chunk of actual moon set to disappear

School-bus-sized asteroid known as 2024 PT5 and currently 2m miles from Earth will begin journey towards sun

The Independent UK

Earth set to say goodbye to its ‘mini moon’ that could be a chunk of the real moon

The so-called mini moon will be overwhelmed by stronger tug of sun’s gravity

Space

How amateur radio is connecting astronauts in space with kids on Earth

The Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) aims to inspire and educate youth in STEM through connecting astronauts in orbit with people on the ground.

The Independent UK

Earth bids farewell to ‘mini moon’ that’s been tagging along for months

While not technically a moon it’s ‘an interesting object’ worthy of study

Space

NASA tests cellphone-sized underwater robots for future ocean world missions (video)

Engineers at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory recently tested prototypes of miniature, self-propelled robots designed to explore the hidden oceans of distant moons like Europa, Jupiter's icy moon.

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