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Archive for March 18th, 2021

Watch live Friday: Space station crew relocating Soyuz spacecraft

March 18th, 2021 by

Three astronauts at the International Space Station will board a Soyuz spacecraft and relocate it to another module on Friday (March 19). Watch it live here at 12:15 p.m. EDT (1615 GMT).

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Watch live now! NASA talks SLS megarocket hot fire test results

March 18th, 2021 by

NASA will hold a news conference today (March 18) at 7 p.m. EDT (2300 GMT) to discuss the results of what appeared to be a successful “hot fire” test of the agency’s new SLS rocket earlier this afternoon.

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NASA fires up its 1st SLS megarocket for moon flights in a critical engine test

March 18th, 2021 by

NASA’s first Space Launch System megarocket to launch an Artemis mission to the moon fired up its core booster in a critical engine test Thursday (March 18).

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The Mars helicopter on NASA’s Perseverance rover could fly in early April

March 18th, 2021 by

The teams behind NASA’s Perseverance rover and Ingenuity helicopter have chosen an airfield on the Red Planet for the little chopper and are gearing up for flights in the near future.

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Watch live tonight: NASA talks SLS megarocket hot fire test results @ 7 pm ET

March 18th, 2021 by

NASA will hold a news conference today (March 18) at 7 p.m. EDT (2300 GMT) to discuss the results of what appeared to be a successful “hot fire” test of the agency’s new SLS rocket earlier this afternoon.

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UAE’s Hope spacecraft at Mars spies solar system’s tallest volcano (photo)

March 18th, 2021 by

The United Arab Emirates’ (UAE) first-ever Mars spacecraft captured its most stunning image yet of the Red Planet as the probe continues preparing to begin its science observations in earnest.

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Betelgeuse and Rigel: A tale of the two brightest stars in Orion

March 18th, 2021 by

Within Orion we find two immense stars, Rigel and Betelgeuse, apparently at diametrically opposite periods in a star’s existence.

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Scientists want to store DNA of 6.7 million species on the moon, just in case

March 18th, 2021 by

Scientists have unveiled plans for a lunar ark on the moon containing genetic information on 6.7 million species to ensure their preservation against existential threats.

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