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Looking back from beyond the Moon: how views from space have changed the way we see Earth

A photograph taken by NASA’s Orion spacecraft has given us a new perspective on our home planet.

The Conversation · Dec 9, 2022

The very last 747 jet has been made, ending a run of more than 50 years

Boeing says the last 747 it will ever build left its assembly line this week. It's the end of an aviation era that began with Pan Am's first commercial flight of the jumbo jet in 1970.

WEKU · Dec 8, 2022

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 · Dec 8, 2022

Apocalyptic asteroid found near Venus

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

Salon · Dec 7, 2022

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.

Radio France Internationale · Dec 7, 2022

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 · Dec 6, 2022

The solar system's strangest objects are unlocking its history

Odd objects in the solar system could unlock its mysteries.

Axios · Dec 6, 2022

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 · Dec 6, 2022

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 · Dec 6, 2022

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 · Dec 6, 2022