How space missions make discoveries on the way to their main destinations
To get somewhere in outer space, you can’t exactly drive in a straight line. Orbits are tricky things, and sending a probe to ...
He’s got spunk — here’s what happens when astronauts ejaculate in space
The academic duo calculated the average volume of “space spunk,” approximately one teaspoon, as well as its density, one gram, and the average speed of ejaculation, which they found to be 45 ...
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Could This Space Oven Allow Astronauts to Finally Cook in Space?
An aerospace engineer has invented an appliance that can whip up quiches, pizzas and more in a zero-gravity environment ...
NASA’s Webb Space Telescope reveals ancient surface of Pluto and other celestial bodies for the first time
NASA’s Webb Space Telescope reveals ancient surface of Pluto and other celestial bodies for the first time - Scientists say ...
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NASA astronaut Don Pettit and National Geographic astrophotographer Babak Tafreshi compare stunning star trail photographs
Pettit made a name for himself as an astrophotographer after sharing his image 'Lightning Bugs' in 2012 showing beautiful star trails ...
Falling space debris is increasingly threatening airplanes, researchers say
Space debris from rocket bodies orbiting Earth could pose an increased threat of striking aircraft as it falls from space, ...
NASA successfully joins sunshade to Roman Observatory's 'exoskeleton'
NASA's Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope team has successfully integrated the mission's deployable aperture cover—a ...
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Space Policy Seminar: Challenges & Opportunities in Governing Outer Space
This seminar offers students a comprehensive introduction to space policy, exploring its history, contemporary challenges, ...
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NASA's launching a new sun mission this month: 'PUNCH is going to see a total solar eclipse'
"We are the first mission to be able to track space weather events in three dimensions routinely across the solar system." ...
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NASA's 3D Observation of the Sun Will Include Images of a Solar Eclipse From Space
Learn how these advances in instrumentation could provide a better understanding of solar winds and improve space weather ...
NASA pauses key scientific committees following Trump executive orders
NASA has issued a pause for several key scientific committees following President Trump's executive orders to end DEI in ...