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First Human Crew to Mars Should Be All-Female, New Study Suggests
A recent study has suggested that an all-female crew to Mars may be the best option due to their efficiency. The research, conducted by the European Space Agency (ESA), shows that women utilize less oxygen, release less carbon dioxide,...
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UAE Astronaut Performs First Arab Space Walk
On Friday, Emirati astronaut Sultan Alneyadi made history by performing the first Arab space walk from the International Space Station (ISS). This is a great moment for the UAE, which considers it a "milestone" achievement.
Alneyadi, who is 41 years...
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Planet-Forming Ingredients Detected in Neighboring Galaxy
New research published in Nature Astronomy on Tuesday suggests that scientists have found a way to detect the formation of planets.
Researchers used infrared imaging from the James Web Space Telescope (JWST) to detect thermal radiation emitted by warm dust...
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Eiffel Tower-Sized Asteroid Due to Soar Past Earth Next Week
A super-sized 1,312 feet long asteroid is expected to fly past the Earth on April 26th. NASA's Center for Near-Earth Object Studies (CNEOS) says that the asteroid, named 2006 HV5, will travel at around 38,922 mph. This is much...
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Musk’s SpaceX Postpones Launch of Biggest Rocket Ever
The attempt to launch the biggest rocket ever built, called Starship, into space has been delayed for at least 48 hours. This massive rocket was created by the American company SpaceX, owned by entrepreneur Elon Musk.
On Monday, just a...
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Webb Telescope Studied Green Giant’s Massive Cosmic Explosion
A stunning picture from a space telescope called the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) has been released. The picture shows a huge cloud of debris that was made by the explosion of a star, which is called a supernova.
The...
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Elon Musk’s Massive Starship Ready for Liftoff
Elon Musk’s SpaceX is on the cusp of its first attempt to launch its Starship spacecraft, the tallest and most powerful launch vehicle ever built, into orbit around Earth.
CEO Musk tweeted a short video Thursday alongside the message “Starship...
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James Webb Telescope Captures the Most Detailed Image of Uranus
NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope has taken a magnificent picture of Uranus, the seventh planet from the sun. Uranus is a unique planet since it rotates on its side, which causes extreme seasons that last many years. The image...
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Nasa Announces First Woman and Black Man to Fly to Moon
NASA has chosen a team of four astronauts to fly on a mission around the moon. This will be the first crewed voyage around the moon in over 50 years. Two members of this team have been named as...
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Cosmic Explosion Mysteries Revealed by Brightest Gamma-ray Burst
Astronomers have disclosed how Nasa's satellites detected the strongest gamma-ray explosion ever seen in space. The gamma-ray outburst happened far away from our planet, approximately two billion light-years away, and brightened much of the galaxy.
Photographs of this exceptional and...