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Archive for September, 2022

NASA’s DART mission will put on an asteroid-smashing show next week

September 21st, 2022 by

NASA’s Double Asteroid Redirection Test (DART) probe will slam into an asteroid next week, and we’ll get to watch the action live.

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Watch Russian Soyuz rocket launch 3 astronauts to space station today

September 21st, 2022 by

A NASA astronaut and two cosmonauts will launch to the International Space Station aboard a Soyuz spacecraft today (Sept. 21). Watch live starting at 9 a.m. EDT (1300 GMT).

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See the moon buzz the Beehive cluster on Wednesday (Sept. 21)

September 21st, 2022 by

On Wednesday morning, the moon will pass the Beehive cluster in the night sky, giving sky watchers an easy reference point to spot it.

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8 ways to stop an asteroid: Nuclear weapons, paint and Bruce Willis

September 21st, 2022 by

We currently know of no asteroid hazards for Earth, but planetary defense experts are on the case in case of a threat.

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What are neutrinos?

September 21st, 2022 by

Inside the secret lives of neutrinos, the universe’s ‘ghost particles.’ What are their properties, how are they created, and what can they tell us about fundamental physics?

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Watch crucial fueling test of NASA’s Artemis 1 moon rocket today

September 21st, 2022 by

Technicians are scheduled to begin loading supercold liquid hydrogen and liquid oxygen propellants into Artemis 1’s Space Launch System megarocket today at 7:15 a.m. EDT (1115 GMT). Watch it live.

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Can we live long and prosper in space? The astronaut health dilemma

September 21st, 2022 by

Space life scientists are pushing for the development of an international database on long-term health effects of spaceflight.

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Hilton hotels will design astronaut suites on private Starlab space station

September 21st, 2022 by

Hotel giant Hilton is extending its operations to orbit with a new partnership on the Starlab private space station, which may be operational in 2027.

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