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Archive for May, 2024

How NASA’s Ingenuity helicopter opened the Mars skies to exploration

May 15th, 2024 by

The Ingenuity Mars helicopter’s flying days may be over, but its influence will be felt far into the future.

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NASA details plan to build a levitating robot train on the moon

May 15th, 2024 by

NASA’s plan to build a train track on the moon is part of the agency’s Innovative Advanced Concepts program, which aims to develop “science fiction-like” projects for future space exploration.

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Artemis 2 astronauts simulated a day in the life on their moon mission. Here’s what they learned (exclusive)

May 15th, 2024 by

How do you get ready for flying to the moon? The Artemis 2 astronauts practiced a day in space ahead of their historic liftoff in 2025 to see what living in the Orion spacecraft is like.

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Satellite images of Rafah illustrate Palestinians fleeing the city

May 15th, 2024 by

Satellite imagery of Rafah, Gaza, provided by commercial company Planet Labs, offers a spaceborne view of the Israel-Hamas war.

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Big decision! Curiosity rover keeps following possible Mars river remnant

May 15th, 2024 by

After much debate, the Curiosity Mars rover team decided to continue following an intriguing channel rather than send the robot on an off-road detour.

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Sun unleashes massive X8.7 solar flare, biggest of current cycle, from super-active monster sunspot (video)

May 15th, 2024 by

A monster sunspot on the sun’s surface just won’t quit, erupting yet again this week with a whopping X8.7-class solar flare on Tuesday (May 14).

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Car-sized asteroid gives Earth a close shave in near-miss flyby (video, photo)

May 15th, 2024 by

A car-sized asteroid flew very close to Earth on Tuesday morning (May 14), just two days after being discovered.

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Blue Origin targeting May 19 for 1st crewed spaceflight since 2022

May 15th, 2024 by

Blue Origin is targeting Sunday (May 19) for the six-person NS-25, the company’s first crewed spaceflight since August 2022.

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