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Astronaut Returns to Earth After Spending 371 Days in Space
Dr. Frank Rubio, the first American astronaut to live in space for over a year without a break, has returned to Earth.
He stayed on the International Space Station (ISS) for 371 days, which is longer than astronauts Mark Vande...
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Scientists Create AI that Could Detect Alien Life
The development of an artificial intelligence (AI) program capable of detecting alien life in physical samples is a significant breakthrough in astrobiology and scientific research.
The AI program in question has been trained using a diverse range of materials, including...
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NASA’s Mars Sample Return Plan Is Deeply Flawed, Experts Say
NASA has decided to postpone its Mars Sample Return (MSR) program's next development phase due to significant problems with its technical readiness, cost, and schedule. An independent review recently looked into these issues and raised serious concerns.
On September 21st,...
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NASA Hails Recovery of Asteroid Bennu Samples
NASA landed the dusty samples from asteroid Bennu described as the "most dangerous known rock in the Solar System" in the West Desert of Utah state on Sunday.
The samples had been scooped up from the surface of asteroid Bennu...
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NASA Space Capsule Returns With Asteroid Bennu Samples
A NASA space capsule is headed to Earth, bringing important samples from asteroid Bennu
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Asteroid Could Collide With Earth on Valentine’s Day 2046
Astronomers have discovered a new asteroid, designated 2023 DW, and it presents a possible threat of collision with Earth. It was discovered by the European Space Agency in February 2023.
Since then, the asteroid has been added to the Risk...
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Massive Exoplanet Could Be a Water World
In a recent study using NASA's James Webb Space Telescope, scientists looked at a distant planet called K2-18b. This exoplanet is much bigger than Earth and about 8.6 times heavier. What they found were some interesting molecules: methane and...
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NASA’s Perseverance Rover Makes Breathable Oxygen on Mars
In a groundbreaking achievement, NASA's Perseverance rover has successfully created enough oxygen on Mars to support an astronaut for three hours. The rover, which landed on Mars in February 2021, accomplished this remarkable feat through a special device called...
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Indian Space Agency Launches Solar Observation Satellite
India aims to become the first nation to send a satellite out to study the Sun after having been the first nation to successfully land on the Moon's South Pole.
The country's space agency has announced on the social media...
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Life on Mars “Found 50 Years Ago But Then Destroyed”
Amid ongoing efforts to find signs of life on Mars, NASA's upcoming mission to collect samples from the planet is on track to wrapping up in the early 2020s. Yet, a scientist has put forward a thought-provoking idea that...