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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

The Independent UK · Nov 24, 2024

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.

Space · Nov 24, 2024

Inside NASA's archives: Meet the team restoring astronomical history

Though data from all modern missions is digitized and properly archived, the same can't be said for missions prior to 1990.

Space · Nov 24, 2024

A 4.45 billion-year-old crystal from Mars reveals the planet had water from the beginning

Water is ubiquitous on Earth – about 70% of Earth’s surface is covered by the stuff. Water is in the air, on the surface and inside rocks. Geologic evidence suggests water has been stable on Earth since about 4.3 billion years ago.

The Conversation · Nov 22, 2024

NASA warns of potential 'catastrophic failure' on leaking ISS — but Russia doesn't want to fix it

A five-year leak on a Russian module of the International Space Station has gotten worse over time. Now, NASA and Russia's Roscosmos space agency disagree just how bad it is.

LiveScience · Nov 22, 2024

Blue Origin crew, including history's 100th woman to fly to space, lands safely (video)

"The Space Gal" has become the 100th woman to fly into space. Emily Calandrelli lifted off as one of the six passengers aboard Blue Origin's New Shepard suborbital rocket today (Nov. 22).

Space · Nov 22, 2024

Flight suit worn on 1st all-private astronaut mission to ISS debuts on display

When Michael Lopez-Alegria commanded the first privately funded crewed mission to visit the International Space Station, he traded his NASA "blues" for a "Deep Space" and "Mesosphere" flight suit.

Space · Nov 22, 2024

NASA begins stacking SLS rocket for Artemis 2 moon mission (photos)

The solid rocket boosters are coming together.

Space · Nov 22, 2024

Wanna escape Earth? Too bad space sucks

Earth can be tiresome, but you probably wouldn’t enjoy living on the International Space Station either

Salon · Nov 22, 2024

SpaceX's Starship will fly Lunar Outpost's rover to the moon

Lunar Outpost has picked SpaceX's Starship vehicle to launch its new moon rover and land the wheeled vehicle on the moon.

Space · Nov 22, 2024