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Rare Apollo mission moon rock back in Cyprus after 50 years

Half a century after U.S. astronauts brought it back from the moon’s surface, a minute piece of extraterrestrial rock has finally reached its intended destination, the east Mediterranean island nation of Cyprus

The Independent UK

‘Extreme stripping action’ led to the messy birth of the Southern Ring Nebula, Webb image reveals

When the first five images from the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) were unveiled, one of them stared at me with two eyes. It was an image of the Southern Ring Nebula, NGC3132, and smack in the middle were two bright stars.

The Conversation

Self-driving car technology could power humanity's return to the Moon

As humans return to the moon after five decades, the next lunar landing will look a lot different — it will require little work from humans.

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50 years since the last Apollo astronauts went to the moon, NASA is finally going back

December 7, 1972 was the launch of the final mission in NASA's Apollo moon program. Fifty years later, NASA finally seems poised to return people to the lunar surface.

WEKU

Outer space talks are a welcome addition to the US-Africa Leaders Summit - what's on the table

President Joe Biden is hosting the Second US-Africa Leaders Summit in mid-December 2022.

The Conversation

Apocalyptic asteroid found near Venus

The area between Venus and Earth is difficult to observe because of the Sun's glare

Salon

NASA's Artemis-1 capsule bound for Earth after historic lunar flyby

NASA’s Orion space capsule is heading back to Earth after a lunar approach that saw it come within 130 kilometres of the Moon’s surface.

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The first photograph of the entire globe: 50 years on, Blue Marble still inspires

December 7 marks the 50-year anniversary of the Blue Marble photograph. The crew of NASA’s Apollo 17 spacecraft – the last manned mission to the Moon – took a photograph of Earth and changed the way we visualised our planet forever.

The Conversation

The solar system's strangest objects are unlocking its history

Odd objects in the solar system could unlock its mysteries.

Axios

Former NASA engineer's four simple steps to defog your car

Mark Rober uses some clever science to determine the best way to defrost a car in four easy steps

Manchester Evening News

Tech & Science Daily podcast: Nasa’s Orion moon probe is Earth-ward bound

It’s the home stretch for Nasa’s Orion space capsule, which made a final lap around the moon before heading back to Earth while testing systems for a 2024 human lunar mission.

Evening Standard

These high school students were afraid to dream bigger. A Stanford class is changing that

Jennifer Cisneros, a 10th-grader at Birmingham Community Charter High School with a 4.2 GPA, said she "never really thought about" applying right away to her dream universities, USC and UCLA. She planned to go to community college first because she felt it would be easier to adjust to the rigors…

Los Angeles Times

NASA's Orion spacecraft flies past moon a final time before heading back to Earth

NASA’s Orion will fly past Apollo 12 and 14 landing sites, although too high up to be able to make out the descent stages of those missions, before heading back to Earth

Daily Mirror

Artemis I is on its way home from the Moon after flying just 80 miles over the lunar surface

NASA and the European Space Agency (ESA) monitored the Artemis I Orion capsule before and after its scheduled return powered flyby, when it was behind the Moon.

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The Independent UK

NASA capsule flies over Apollo landing sites, heads home

NASA's Orion capsule is on its way home from the moon to wrap up a three-week test flight

Fortune

Meet the companies revolutionizing cleaner rocket fuel alternatives

More rocket launches mean greater carbon emissions. As space travel grows, NASA and others are on the hunt for more sustainable fuels.

The Conversation

This course takes college students out of this world – and teaches them what it takes to become space pioneers

Uncommon Courses is an occasional series from The Conversation U.S. highlighting unconventional approaches to teaching.

Orlando Sentinel

Kennedy Space Center introducing new projection show for holidays

ORLANDO, Fla. — Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex is adding a new projection mapping show called “Starflake’s Holiday Voyage” to its holiday celebration. The six-minute production will be shown on the exterior of Gateway: The Deep Space Launch Complex, which opened at the Brevard County attraction this year.

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Russia reaped $1 billion of wheat in occupied Ukraine, NASA says

Ukraine has lost at least $1 billion of wheat that was harvested in areas controlled by Russia, according to research using satellite imagery from NASA’s food security and agriculture program.

Inverse

Opinion: Artemis should be the last NASA mission to send astronauts to the Moon

The Artemis mission is using NASA's brand new Space Launch System, which is the most powerful rocket ever – similar in design to the Saturn V rockets that sent a dozen Apollo astronauts to the Moon.

Inverse

Artemis I vs. Artemis II: Here’s how these missions will prep astronauts’ lunar return

The NASA Artemis Program aims to land humans on the Moon soon. But to reach the goal of the Artemis III mission, NASA's first two Moon visits must succeed.

Inverse

Venus is trapped in a ruinous cycle of volcano events — why is Earth spared?

Volcanoes can kill the planet that hosts them. A new study suggests why Venus — and not Earth — has suffered this fate.

Daily Mirror

Incredible moment NASA Orion craft performs 'departure burn' as its begin home voyage

NASA's Orion craft has completed an impressive 'departure burn' manoeuvre on a livestream as it returns back to Earth from its landmark journey around the Moon

The Conversation

The world finally has its first 'parastronaut'. Can we expect anyone to be able to go to space one day?

The European Space Agency made history last week with the announcement of the first “parastronaut”, 41-year-old UK citizen John McFall.

ABC News

The Loop: Ukrainian children's choir's viral performance, NASA spacecraft returning to Earth, and Trump’s special master axed by court

The news Australia is searching for, and all the news that happened while you snoozed: This is The Loop, your quick catch-up for this morning's stories as they happen.

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