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Images of the Eagle Nebula show the Hubble Space Telescope's ability to capture pictures in both visible (left) and infrared (right) light. NASA is celebrating the successful restart of the telescope's payload computer, opening the door to more observations. (NASA)
NPR
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Hobbled Hubble Telescope springs back to life on its backup system

The Hubble Space Telescope is returning to operation more than a month after its original payload computer shut down.

4 years ago

The rocket plane carrying Virgin Galactic founder Richard Branson and other crew members takes off
NPR
Science

Richard Branson has completed a historic trip to the edge of space on Virgin Galactic

Sir Richard Branson and a crew of three others grazed the edge of space Sunday morning in a rocket built by the British billionaire's company, Virgin Galactic.

4 years ago

A watercolor and collage illustration of Mars in space with satellites
The Pulse
Science

Destination: Mars

For thousands of years, humans have obsessed over Mars from afar. At first, maybe it was the fact that Mars stands out in the night sky b ...

Air Date: July 2, 2021

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A self portrait of Curiosity from 2016. (NASA/JPL-Caltech/MSSS)
The Pulse
Science

How NASA repairs its rovers on Mars, without ever touching them

NASA's rovers are labs on wheels, doing work on Mars, while being directed by scientists and engineers here on earth. How do they repair rovers from millions of miles away?

4 years ago

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Ed Guinan, a professor of astrophysics and planetary sciences at Villanova University, has been experimenting to see what could grow on Mars. (Courtesy of Ed Guinan)
The Pulse
Science

What will humans eat on Mars? Earthbound researchers are cultivating menu choices 

If or when humans get to the red planet, one of the next big questions is: What will they eat there? Would it even be possible to have a healthy or tasty diet?

4 years ago

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Elon Musk has named his expanding rocket factory and launch complex in South Texas
NPR
Science

SpaceX’s new rocket factory is making its Texas neighbors mad

Environmentalists from Brownsville to Washington D.C. are protesting Elon Musk's ambitious vision to build, test and launch next-generation rockets in this fragile ecosystem.

4 years ago

In an image from video footage from 2015, an unexplained object is seen at center as it soars among the clouds, traveling against the wind.
NPR
Science

UFO report: No sign of aliens, but 143 mystery objects defy explanation

This could have been the day that finally answered the burning question: Are there aliens out there? Sadly, we'll still have to wait.

4 years ago

Astronaut Jack R. Lousma, STS-3 commander, wearing communication kit assembly mini headset, gathers three freefloating plastic trash bags filled with empty containers, paper towels, straws, etc. Lousma will stow them in a designated stowage volume. (NASA)
The Pulse
Science

Exploring the space-time-stench continuum, where no nose has gone before

Why NASA is creating — and then sniffing out — some of the foulest smells known in the universe.

4 years ago

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WISA Woodsat, seen in an artist's rendering, is billed as the world's first wooden satellite. It's set to be launched from New Zealand before the end of the year.
Arctic Astronautics/ESA
NPR
Science

Where no plywood has gone before: A space agency will launch a tiny, wooden satellite

Since it became widely available about a century ago, plywood has been prized for its strength, rigidity and durability — three things that are good in a spacecraft.

4 years ago

Participants sit a Blue Origin space simulator during a conference on robotics and artificial intelligence in Las Vegas on June 5, 2019. On Saturday, Blue Origin announced that an unidentified bidder will pay $28 million for a suborbital flight on the company's New Shepard vehicle. (Mark Ralston/AFP via Getty Images)
NPR
Science

An 11-minute flight to space was just auctioned for $28 million

Amazon billionaire Jeff Bezos is going into space on July 20 on a reusable rocket made by his space exploration company, Blue Origin.

4 years ago

In an image from video footage from 2015, an unexplained object is seen at center as it soars among the clouds, traveling against the wind.
NPR
Science

How UFO sightings went from conspiracy theory to a serious government inquiry

Are we alone? Have alien spacecraft been buzzing across Earth's skies?

4 years ago

This map shows the visibility of the total lunar eclipse in the contiguous U.S. at 7:11 a.m. Eastern time this Wednesday. The total lunar eclipse will be visible everywhere in the Pacific and Mountain time zones, as well as in Texas, Oklahoma, western Kansas, Hawaii and Alaska. (NASA)
NPR
Science

How to watch the ‘Super Flower Blood Moon’ lunar eclipse this week

Early risers in the U.S. can catch a spectacular view of the moon Wednesday morning before sunrise, but what you'll be able to see will depend largely on where you live.

4 years ago

NPR
Science

What goes up must come down — including a giant Chinese rocket plunging toward Earth

U.S. Space Command says the exact entry point into Earth's atmosphere cannot be pinpointed until hours before its reentry, which is expected sometime around Saturday.

4 years ago

This rock, called
NPR
Science

Mapping Máaz: NASA uses Navajo language to name features on Mars

NASA got permission from the Navajo Nation to use their language to name some points of interest on Mars.

4 years ago

This photo made available by NASA was taken during the first drive of the Perseverance rover on Mars on Thursday, March 4, 2021. Perseverance landed on Feb. 18, 2021. (NASA/JPL-Caltech via AP)
Radio Times

The Mars mission and the future of commercial space travel

NASA's rover Perseverance is on Mars searching for evidence of ancient life. What would it mean if we found it? And, where is the growing commercial space industry headed?

Air Date: March 12, 2021 10:00 am

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