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News of the latest adventures into space, and plans of upcoming explorations across the stars.
NASA astronauts in final preparations for spacewalks
Two 'Expedition 50' astronauts are in final preparations for the first of two power maintenance spacewalks that…
NASA’s Lucy mission to explore the early solar system
Two missions that have the potential to open new windows on one of the earliest eras in the history of our solar…
Cosmological source of fast radio burst uncovered
The cosmological source of a sporadically repeating milliseconds-long 'fast radio burst' has been uncovered by…
Extremely rare Hoag-type galaxy has been observed
There is a galaxy with an innocuous name (PGC 1000714), approximately 359 million light-years away from Earth, that…
The International Space Station crew take on the mannequin challenge
More information: The Washington Post
SpaceX explosion won’t stop plans to fly again
The conclusions of the company’s investigation have yet to be approved by the Federal Aviation Administration, and…
Hollywood vs. NASA: Is ‘Passengers’ medically possible?
From 'Aliens' to 'Interstellar', Hollywood has long used suspended animation to overcome the difficulties of deep…
Milky Way Galaxy satellite lit up by festive nebulae light
The sheer observing power of the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope is rarely better illustrated than in an image such…
Erosion-carved troughs may become Martian ‘spiders’
Erosion-carved troughs that grow and branch during multiple Martian years may be infant versions of larger features…
Floating in a cosmic ‘winter’ wonderland
Although there are no seasons in space, this cosmic vista invokes thoughts of a frosty winter landscape. It is, in…