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NASA pledges ‘acute awareness’ of astronaut safety 20 years after Columbia shuttle tragedy

Submit on Wednesday, February 1st, 2023 18:11

Seven astronauts lost their lives on space shuttle Columbia on Feb. 1, 2003, due to a series of technical and organizational problems at NASA.

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NASA loses more than 200 Jupiter photos after Juno probe camera glitch

Submit on Wednesday, February 1st, 2023 18:11

For the second flyby in a row, a key camera studying Jupiter has struggled to snap photos as usual.

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SpaceX crewmates Doug Hurley and Bob Behnken awarded Space Medal of Honor

Submit on Wednesday, February 1st, 2023 07:11

Former NASA astronauts Doug Hurley and Bob Behnken have been presented with the Congressional Space Medal of Honor, the highest U.S. honor reserved for spaceflight veterans.

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‘Star Trek: Picard’s’ sinister Borg Queen Annie Wersching has died at 45

Submit on Wednesday, February 1st, 2023 05:11

‘Star Trek: Picard” actress Annie Wersching has died at the age of 45 after a two-year illness.

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Exoplanets dance around distant star in stunning 12-year timelapse (video)

Submit on Wednesday, February 1st, 2023 03:11

A new video shows us 12 years in the lives of orbiting exoplanets, crunched down to just a few dramatic seconds.

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James Webb Space Telescope recovers from 2nd instrument glitch

Submit on Wednesday, February 1st, 2023 02:11

After one of its instruments was briefly knocked offline, the James Webb Space Telescope returned to full science operations on Monday (Jan. 30).

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DARPA’s hypersonic HAWC completes final flight test at over Mach 5

Submit on Wednesday, February 1st, 2023 02:11

DARPA announced the end of the Hypersonic Air-breathing Weapon Concept (HAWC) program with a final successful test flight that reached speeds over Mach 5 and flew for more than 300 nautical miles.

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New cosmic map reveals the universe’s matter isn’t as ‘clumpy’ as it should be

Submit on Wednesday, February 1st, 2023 01:11

Scientists have released one of the most accurate maps of the universe’s matter ever created, featuring precise measurements of its distribution throughout the cosmos.

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