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NASA has named nine astronauts to crew the first test flights and missions of Boeing's CST-100 Starliner and SpaceX's Crew Dragon capsule. (From left) Sunita Williams, Josh Cassada, Eric Boe, Nicole Mann, Christopher Ferguson, Douglas Hurley, Robert Behnken, Michael Hopkins and Victor Glover. (NASA)
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NASA announces crew for first commercial space flights

In 2019, SpaceX's Crew Dragon capsule and Boeing's CST-100 Starliner are both scheduled to blast off on test flights with NASA astronauts on board.

8 years ago

In this July 30, 2018, file photo, Defense Secretary Jim Mattis attends a swearing in ceremony for Robert Wilkie as Secretary of the Department of Veterans Affairs in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington. President Donald Trump wants a Space Force, a new military service he says is needed to ensure American dominance in space. But the idea is falling flat at the Pentagon, where Mattis has said it would add burdensome bureaucracy and costs. (Andrew Harnik/AP Photo)
Politics & Policy

Trump wants a Space Force, but Pentagon has different idea

The administration intends to announce next week the results of a Pentagon study.

8 years ago

NASA's Mars rover Curiosity took photos from the Vera Rubin Ridge showing the interior and rim of Gale Crater. The full image features 16 photos stitched together.
(NASA/JPL-Caltech/MSSS)
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A Plethora of Planets

Mars’ close approach is Tuesday, July 31. A large subglacial lake of (very salty) liquid water has been found on Mars. This conclus ...

Air Date: July 31, 2018

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Celestial Art Stars and Galaxies in Outer Space Showing the Beauty of Space exploration. Planet Texture furnished by NASA ( masoud rezaipoor/BigStock)
Community

UFO spotters meet up at annual MUFON summit in New Jersey

The Mutual UFO Network boasts more than 500 UFO field investigators worldwide.

8 years ago

This is the south polar cap of Mars as it appeared to the Mars Orbiter Camera on the Mars Global Surveyor on April 17, 2000. An underground lake was found near here. (NASA/JPL/MSSS)
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Underground lake found on Mars beneath a mile of ice

An Italian team of scientists says it has strong evidence of a subsurface lake of liquid water on Mars.

8 years ago

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All in the Family

Scientists have discovered 12 more of Jupiter’s moons, bringing the planet’s total count to 79. There are 175 known moons in ...

Air Date: July 23, 2018

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The planet Jupiter now has a total of 79 identified moons. (QAI Publishing/UIG via Getty Images)
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Galileo would be stunned: Jupiter now has 79 moons

More than 400 years after Galileo Galilei discovered the first of Jupiter's moons, astronomers have found a dozen more.

8 years ago

SPACE EXPLORATION, APOLLO 11 MISSION, FIRST  MAN TO LAND ON MOON, WALK ON MOON, AMERICAN ASTRONAUT WITH U.S. FLAG, SPACE SUIT, LUNAR SURFACE, FOOTPRINTS, CENTURY SHOWCASE
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Relive Those Thrilling Days of Yesteryear

Follow a replay of the NASA lunar exploration events from 49 years ago online. ...

Air Date: July 17, 2018

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In this artistic rendering, a blazar is accelerating protons that produce pions, which produce neutrinos and gamma rays. Neutrinos are always the result of a hadronic reaction such as the one displayed here. Gamma rays can be produced in both hadronic and electromagnetic interactions. (Artist rendering courtesy  IceCube/NASA)
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Astronomers identify supermassive black hole as source of neutrinos

A team of astronomers believe they've found the mysterious source of high energy neutrinos that travel for billions of light years in space before hitting Earth.

8 years ago

Orbit position of the asteroid 162173 Ryugu on June 30, 2018 (NASA)
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Reaching Ryugu

Japan’s Hayabusa 2 spacecraft arrives at asteroid Ryugu on Wednesday, beginning a string of encounters including fly-bys, ...

Air Date: July 10, 2018

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When she saw photos of the young planet PDS 70 b,
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Scientists capture first birth of a planet

An international team of scientists has discovered a young planet — just 5 or 6 million years old — forging its own path through space and likely growing along the way.

8 years ago

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Celebrating the 3rd, 4th, and 5th of July

Independence Day is sandwiched between the start of the dog days of summer and Aphelion. The dog days of summer are traditionally ...

Air Date: July 2, 2018

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These two views from NASA's Curiosity rover, acquired specifically to measure the amount of dust inside Gale Crater, show that dust has increased over three days from a major Martian dust storm. The left-hand image shows a view of the east-northeast rim of Gale Crater on June 7, 2018 (Sol 2074); the right-hand image shows a view of the same feature on June 10, 2018 (Sol 2077).
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Enormous dust storm on Mars threatens the Opportunity rover

A massive dust storm on Mars is threatening NASA's Opportunity rover, which has been conducting research on the Red Planet for well over a decade.

8 years ago

This composite image made from a series of Jan. 23, 2018 photos shows a self-portrait of NASA's Curiosity Mars rover on Vera Rubin Ridge. On Thursday, June 7, 2018, scientists said the rover found potential building blocks of life in an ancient lakebed and confirmed seasonal increases in atmospheric methane. The rover's arm which held the camera was positioned out of each of the dozens of shots which make up the mosaic. (NASA/JPL-Caltech/MSSS via AP)
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New discoveries advance case for possible life on Mars

Scientists reported Thursday that NASA's Curiosity rover has found potential building blocks of life in an ancient Martian lakebed.

8 years ago

In this July 15, 2009 file photo, Apollo 12 astronaut Alan Bean walks through the largest exhibition of his artwork to date, inspired by his experience walking on the moon, to celebrate the 40th anniversary of the first Apollo moon landing, in Washington. Bean, the Apollo and Skylab astronaut, fourth human to walk on the moon and an accomplished artist, has died.  (Jacquelyn Martin/AP Photo, File)
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Astronaut and moonwalker Alan Bean dies at 86

Bean was the lunar module pilot on Apollo 12, which made the second moon landing in 1969.

8 years ago

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