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Archive for September 12th, 2023

New survey outlines what NASA must do over the next 10 years to help astronauts thrive beyond Earth

September 12th, 2023 by

NASA wants astronauts to thrive on the moon, Mars and in deep space. A new survey outlines key challenges to solve over the next decade.

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See Comet Nishimura at its closest point to Earth this week. It won’t visit again for 435 years.

September 12th, 2023 by

The newfound Comet P1 (Nishimura) passes its closest point to Earth on Tuesday (Sept. 12). Here’s how to see it this week before it’s gone for 400 years.

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Astronomers may have discovered the closest black holes to Earth

September 12th, 2023 by

These black holes could have also been ejected from the star cluster they live within.

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OSIRIS-REx asteroid probe heads toward Earth for Sept. 24 sample delivery

September 12th, 2023 by

NASA’s OSIRIS-REx probe put itself on course toward Earth with a thruster firing on Sept. 10, two weeks before its highly anticipated asteroid-sample delivery.

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Virgin Galactic just launched 2 million-year-old fossils of human ancestors to space on tourist flight

September 12th, 2023 by

In a tribute to humankind’s quest to explore the cosmos, two fossilized bones of ancient humans flew into space for the first time aboard Virgin Galactic’s third commercial spaceflight on Sept. 8.

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1 year after launch failure, Blue Origin’s New Shepard rocket remains grounded

September 12th, 2023 by

Blue Origin’s New Shepard suborbital space tourism vehicle suffered a failure during an uncrewed flight on Sept. 12, 2022. It hasn’t launched since.

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India, NASA to cooperate on human spaceflight and planetary defense

September 12th, 2023 by

NASA and its Indian counterpart are working to extend their cooperation in the final frontier, in the realms of human spaceflight and planetary defense.

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Boeing to test DARPA’s upcoming ‘Glide Breaker’ hypersonic interceptor

September 12th, 2023 by

DARPA has chosen Boeing to develop a prototype and conduct flight testing of its upcoming Glide Breaker hypersonic interceptor.

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