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NASA and Google test AI medical assistant for astronaut missions to the moon and Mars
Google and NASA are trialing an AI-powered medical assistant that could help astronauts care for themselves when mission control is out of reach.
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Moon quiz: For all lunatics
Think you know Earth's moon? Test your knowledge in a lunar quiz!
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Scientists just recreated the universe's first ever molecules — and the results challenge our understanding of the early cosmos
In a first, scientists have recreated the formation of the first ever molecules in the universe to learn more about early star formation.
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This Week In Space podcast: Episode 173 — The Return of the Malik
On Episode 173 of This Week In Space, Rod Pyle and and Tariq Malik look back at the week in space news.
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If everyone in the world turned on the lights at the same time, what would happen?
Beyond powering lights, it's also important to think about where all that light would go.
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Titan darkens Saturn in rare shadow transit on Aug. 19: Here's how to see it
The second largest moon in the solar system will cast its shadow over Saturn on Aug. 19.
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Tiny devices propelled by sunlight could explore a mysterious region of Earth's atmosphere
"Being able to send something out there would enable us to take a lot more precise data than we currently can."
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SpaceX aims to launch Starship Flight 10 test flight on Aug. 24
SpaceX is targeting Aug. 24 for the 10th Flight Test for its Starship rocket, following delays from a pad accident and May's failed mission.
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Blue Origin's 2nd New Glenn rocket launch will fly twin NASA Mars probes to space on Sep. 29
Blue Origin's powerful New Glenn rocket will launch NASA's ESCAPADE Mars mission no earlier than (NET) Sep. 29.
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NASA wants new spacecraft to fly to hard-to-reach orbits around Earth and in deep space
NASA has awarded $1.4 million to six companies, to further their ideas about how to get vehicles farther into space cheaply and efficiently.
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Russia to launch 75 mice, 1,000 fruit flies on Aug. 20 to study spaceflight effects
Russia is readying its Bion-M No. 2 biosatellite for a planned Aug. 20 launch. The mission will send 75 mice and other specimens on a monthlong mission to Earth orbit.
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X-ray telescope finds something unexpected with the 'heartbeat black hole'
Unexpected X-ray polarization challenges long-held ideas about how black holes behave.
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Canada's NordSpace begins construction on orbital spaceport. When will it open for launches?
NordSpace begins building its new orbital spaceport on the Canada's east coast, as the company prepares for its first suborbital rocket launch.
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Every original 'Star Trek' character who has appeared in 'Strange New Worlds'
Going boldly where someone has gone before! The "Star Trek" prequel series is overflowing with characters who debuted in the 1960s.
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This Week In Space podcast: Episode 172 — Earth on Mars
On Episode 172 of This Week In Space, Rod Pyle and guest host Rick Jenet are joined by Erika Alden DeBenedictis to discuss how terraforming Mars might work.
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This Week In Space podcast: Episode 171 — What's an UNOOSA?
On Episode 171 of This Week In Space, Rod Pyle and guest host Isaac Arthur are joined by Rick Jenet to discuss the United Nations Office of Outer Space Affairs (UNOOSA).
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Astronaut trades meditation for starry sky views in orbit | On the International Space Station Aug. 11-15, 2025
The members of Expedition 73-"B" settle in and get busy conducting science research on board the International Space Station.
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Whose moon is it anyway? A matching space quiz
In this quiz, you’ll test your cosmic knowledge by matching each moon to the planet it calls home.
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Meet 'lite intermediate black holes,' the supermassive black hole's smaller, much more mysterious cousin
There's a gap in black hole masses, and experts believe here is where 'lite intermediate black holes' reside.
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James Webb Space Telescope uncovers 300 mysteriously luminous objects. Are they galaxies or something else?
Deep-field images from NASA's James Webb Space Telescope revealed 300 unusually energetic early galaxy candidates, offering new insights into how the universe formed and evolved over 13 billion years ago.
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