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First (and last?) look at Intuitive Machines’ next moon lander’s footpad designs (photos)

Submit on Monday, February 24th, 2025 22:11

Photos of the next spacecraft to launch to the moon have revealed a detail on the lander’s footpads that Intuitive Machines hopes will never be seen again.

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NASA installs ‘bulletproof’ sunshade on powerful Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope (photos)

Submit on Monday, February 24th, 2025 21:12

Technicians have installed the sunshade on NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope, which is scheduled to launch in Spring 2027.

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Earth safe from ‘city-killer’ asteroid 2024 YR4 ‘That’s impact probability zero folks!’

Submit on Monday, February 24th, 2025 20:11

The chances of asteroid 2024 YR4 hitting our planet are now zero. Last week, it was the riskiest asteroid to hit our planet since records began.

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Where will the ‘Blood Moon’ total lunar eclipse be visible in March 2025?

Submit on Monday, February 24th, 2025 18:11

A total lunar eclipse on March 13-14, 2025, will be visible across Earth’s night side. See detailed maps of where and when to watch the dramatic ‘Blood Moon’.

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NASA’s ‘SPHEREx’ infrared space telescope is launching this week. Here’s why it’s a big deal

Submit on Monday, February 24th, 2025 17:12

Scientists aim to answer some of the most fundamental questions about the universe using NASA’s newest space telescope, SPHEREx, which is set to launch Feb. 28.

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Astronomers discover misshapen galaxy is a cosmic predator that bears ‘scars’ from its last meal (photo)

Submit on Sunday, February 23rd, 2025 21:12

Images from the Very Large Telescope suggest that a galaxy called NGC 3640 has a history of absorbing smaller galaxies.

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Swimming robots, fusion satellites and more! New NASA-funded studies could someday ‘change the possible’

Submit on Sunday, February 23rd, 2025 18:11

NASA has awarded funds to 15 trailblazing concepts for space technology that could help us explore and inhabit the solar system.

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SpaceX launches 22 Starlink internet satellites from California

Submit on Sunday, February 23rd, 2025 09:11

SpaceX launched another set of its Starlink internet satellites from southern California on Saturday evening (Feb 22).

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