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Ars Technica
1 week ago
Science

Faulty valve scuttles Starliner's first crew launch

Boeing's Starliner crew test flight delayed due to rocket valve issue. [ more ]
Washington Post
1 month ago
Science

NASA announces major overhaul of ambitious Mars Sample Return mission

NASA is overhauling the Mars Sample Return mission due to cost overruns and delays. [ more ]
Mail Online
2 months ago
OMG science

NASA paid me a billion dollars to stop asteroid crashing into Earth

Asteroid Bennu has the potential to collide with Earth in 2182 at a high velocity, posing a significant threat.
Dante Lauretta led a mission to collect a sample from Bennu, aiming to gather valuable information about the asteroid. [ more ]
Washington Post
3 months ago
OMG science

It took NASA months, and a new screwdriver, to open its asteroid sample

NASA scientists successfully removed stuck fasteners from the sample container of the Bennu asteroid.
The sample container is a crucial part of a mission to collect and study material from the asteroid Bennu. [ more ]
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www.aljazeera.com
2 weeks ago
OMG science

China launches Chang'e-6 probe to study dark side of the moon

China launches Chang'e-6 mission to retrieve lunar rocks from the far side of the moon. [ more ]
www.npr.org
2 months ago
OMG science

After 6 months in space and a fiery return over the U.S., NASA's Crew-7 is back home

Successful return of NASA's Crew-7 mission
Completion of over 200 experiments on the International Space Station [ more ]
Futurism
3 weeks ago
Science

Japanese Spacecraft Chases Down Derelict Rocket

Astroscale launched a satellite to rendezvous with rocket debris in space, aiming to explore the removal of space junk.
Space debris poses risks like collisions causing disruptions to communications and triggering the Kessler Syndrome.
Efforts like Astroscale's mission are crucial to prevent potential space disasters and ensure safe space operations. [ more ]
www.nytimes.com
3 months ago
New York City

A New Gig in the Science World

Jennifer Raab becomes the new president and chief executive of the New York Stem Cell Foundation
The foundation is conducting a space mission to study the effects of microgravity on neurodegenerative diseases [ more ]
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