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NASA climate satellite blasts off to survey oceans and atmosphere of a warming Earth

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NASA climate satellite blasts off to survey oceans and atmosphere of a warming Earth

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket on NASA’s Plankton, Aerosol Cloud Ocean Ecosystem (PACE) mission lifts off from Space Launch Complex 40 at the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Cape Canaveral, Florida. | Photo Credit: AP NASA’s newest climate satellite rocketed into orbit Thursday to survey the world’s oceans and atmosphere in never-before-seen detail. SpaceX…

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Moon cargo like human ashes, drink containers spark legal debate

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Moon cargo like human ashes, drink containers spark legal debate

The lack of guidelines has some eyeing possibilities.  | Photo Credit: REUTERS An array of unconventional, privately-funded plans to exploit the moon, including as a site for human ashes and sports-drink containers, has gathered steam in recent years as NASA pushes to make Earth’s natural satellite more accessible. Concerns about possible gaps in U.S. oversight…

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Scientists identify molten layer deep within interior of Mars

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Scientists identify molten layer deep within interior of Mars

The planet Mars is shown in this NASA Hubble Space Telescope view taken May 12, 2016. | Photo Credit: Reuters Seismic waves generated by a meteorite impact on the other side of Mars from where NASA’s InSight lander sits have provided new clues about the Red Planet’s deep interior, prompting scientists to reappraise the anatomy…

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China to double size of space station, touts alternative to NASA-led ISS

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China to double size of space station, touts alternative to NASA-led ISS

In this photo released by Xinhua News Agency, an image captured off a screen at the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China shows the Shenzhou-15 and Shenzhou-14 crew taking a group picture with their thumbs up after a historic gathering in space on Wednesday, Nov. 30, 2022. | Photo Credit: AP China plans to…

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New York City’s Hotspots Sinking Faster Than Others, Reveals New NASA Report

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New York City’s Hotspots Sinking Faster Than Others, Reveals New NASA Report

The threat presented by the city’s sinking is being worsened by increasing sea levels. New York City is collapsing beneath the weight of its own city and among the first areas to be affected by such a tragedy are LaGuardia Airport, Arthur Ashe Stadium and Coney Island, according to a recent NASA report. The five…

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Three astronauts return to Earth after a year in space. NASA’s Frank Rubio sets US space record

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Three astronauts return to Earth after a year in space. NASA’s Frank Rubio sets US space record

A NASA astronaut and two Russian cosmonauts returned to Earth on Wednesday after being stuck in space for just over a year. | Photo Credit: Reuters A NASA astronaut and two Russian cosmonauts returned to Earth on Wednesday after being stuck in space for just over a year. American Frank Rubio set a record for…

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NASA Capsule With Largest Sample Ever From Asteroid Returns To Earth

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NASA Capsule With Largest Sample Ever From Asteroid Returns To Earth

“A journey of a billion miles to asteroid Bennu and back has come to an end,.” Dugway: The largest sample ever collected from an asteroid in space, and the first for NASA, landed in the Utah desert Sunday after a fiery final descent through Earth’s atmosphere, seven years after the mission’s launch. “Touchdown of the…

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NASA capsule bearing asteroid sample in imminent return to Earth

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NASA capsule bearing asteroid sample in imminent return to Earth

A seven-year space voyage comes to its climactic end September 24 when a NASA capsule lands in the desert in the U.S. state of Utah, carrying to Earth the largest asteroid samples ever collected. Scientists have high hopes for the sample, saying it will provide a better understanding of the formation of our solar system…

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NASA shifts UFO debate from sensationalism to science | Data

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NASA shifts UFO debate from sensationalism to science | Data

UFO sightings?: A tiny body of a specimen, that Mexican journalist and UFO enthusiast Jaime Maussan says is not related to any known Earthly species and which he presented along with another one to Mexico’s Congress earlier this week, is pictured, in Mexico City, Mexico September 15, 2023. REUTERS/Raquel Cunha | Photo Credit: RAQUEL CUNHA…

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