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A 21st-century moon suit: Axiom Space’s lunar spacesuit sports 4G comms, Prada looks and Oakley visors for Artemis astronauts

Submit on Thursday, October 17th, 2024 04:11

Axiom Space’s new AxEMU spacesuit for Artemis moon missions features a variety of advanced tech, including 4G comms and an HD camera system.

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When will Boeing’s Starliner fly astronauts again? NASA still doesn’t know

Submit on Thursday, October 17th, 2024 03:11

NASA is still unsure when it will next put astronauts on Boeing’s Starliner spacecraft, which experienced issues during its first crewed test flight this summer.

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US and China will need to discuss moon mission plans, NASA chief predicts

Submit on Thursday, October 17th, 2024 02:11

NASA and China will need to discuss exchanges of data and mission plans as the two sides move to build sustainable presences on the moon, according to NASA chief Bill Nelson.

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How did Mars turn into an uninhabitable desert? Curiosity rover rock samples may have answers

Submit on Thursday, October 17th, 2024 01:11

NASA’s Curiosity rover has new insights into how Mars might have changed from a potentially habitable, water-rich planet to an absolutely uninhabitable desert.

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Perseverance rover watches a solar eclipse on Mars (photos)

Submit on Thursday, October 17th, 2024 01:11

On Sept. 30, NASA’s Perseverance rover turned its eyes toward the sky and photographed a solar eclipse from Mars, capturing the tiny moon Phobos as it transited the sun.

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These ‘failed stars’ orbit so closely it took 29 years to tell they were a pair

Submit on Wednesday, October 16th, 2024 23:12

The first and most famous “failed star” discovered by humanity isn’t one brown dwarf, but two! The duo comprising Gliese 229B are so tightly bound they orbit each other in 12 days.

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Everything we know about Andor Season 2: release window, plot, cast & more

Submit on Wednesday, October 16th, 2024 23:12

Andor was a surprise Star Wars hit in 2022 and it’s returning in the near future for a second season. Here’s everything we know.

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Blue Origin donates New Shepard rocket and crew capsule to Smithsonian

Submit on Wednesday, October 16th, 2024 21:11

Blue Origin founder Jeff Bezos once pledged that if his company’s first rocket to reach space and land vertically back on Earth survived, he would put it in a museum. He has made good on his word.

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