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Watch live: NASA fires up its SLS megarocket for final ‘green run’ test

March 18th, 2021 by

NASA will fire up the core stage of its Space Launch System (SLS) for the final test in the series of “green run” tests that will determine whether the new megarocket is ready to fly moon missions.

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Watch live today: NASA fires up its SLS megarocket for final ‘green run’ test

March 18th, 2021 by

NASA will fire up the core stage of its Space Launch System (SLS) for the final test in the series of “green run” tests that will determine whether the new megarocket is ready to fly moon missions.

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NASA astronaut Mark Vande Hei could spend a year in space

March 18th, 2021 by

NASA astronaut Mark Vande Hei may spend a year in space after his launch in April — and if that’s the case, he’ll welcome the opportunity.

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Perseverance rover records sounds of a drive in another Mars first (video)

March 18th, 2021 by

Perseverance captured audio during a drive on March 7, an unprecedented recording that reveals the many creaks and rattles made by the six-wheeled robot as it rolls over Mars’ famous red dirt.

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Watch live Thursday: NASA fires up its SLS megarocket for final ‘green run’ test

March 17th, 2021 by

NASA will fire up the core stage of its Space Launch System (SLS) for the final test in the series of “green run” tests that will determine whether the new megarocket is ready to fly moon missions.

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What if Planet Nine is a baby black hole?

March 17th, 2021 by

The hypothetical Planet Nine may not be a planet but rather a small black hole that might be detectable from the theoretical radiation emitted from its edge, so-called Hawking radiation.

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Celebrate St. Patrick’s Day 2021 with this verdant view of Ireland from space

March 17th, 2021 by

NOAA marked St. Patrick’s Day with a gorgeous new image of Ireland.

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Perseverance rover spots its first dust devil on Mars

March 17th, 2021 by

NASA’s newest Mars rover nabbed a significant extraterrestrial sighting when an onboard camera happened to spot a Red Planet dust devil crossing Jezero Crater.

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