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ELVIS in orbit: New 3D microscope arrives at the ISS to study microbes in space
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ELVIS in orbit: New 3D microscope arrives at the ISS to study microbes in space A new microscope just arrived at the International Space Station to help study life's adaptability under extreme conditions using an innovative imaging technique.
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Planetary Alignment Provides NASA Rare Opportunity to Study Uranus
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Planetary Alignment Provides NASA Rare Opportunity to Study Uranus 5 Min Read
Planetary Alignment Provides NASA Rare Opportunity to Study Uranus
Artist's illustration showing a distant star going out of sight as it is eclipsed by Uranus – an event known as a planetary stellar occultation.
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When a ...
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Scientists confused by missing coastal features on Titan, Saturn's largest moon
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Scientists confused by missing coastal features on Titan, Saturn's largest moon Scientists have long known that Saturn's largest moon, Titan, hosts rivers and seas of liquid methane. But it's strangely lacking in river deltas, a new study suggests.
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It's alive! It's alive! Orion throws back its cover | Space picture of the day...
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It's alive! It's alive! Orion throws back its cover | Space picture of the day... NASA engineers tested the functionality of Orion's forward bay cover, which is the last component of the spacecraft that must be ejected before parachutes deploy to land.
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Yousa in big doo-doo now, as Darth Jar Jar makes his way to Fortnite in...
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Yousa in big doo-doo now, as Darth Jar Jar makes his way to Fortnite in... The next Fortnite x Star Wars collaboration will bring new content to Epic Games' hit online multiplayer game, including starfighters, Darth Jar Jar, and a new live event.
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Has the James Webb Space Telescope discovered a 'missing' supermassive black hole? (video)
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Has the James Webb Space Telescope discovered a 'missing' supermassive black hole? (video) Using the James Webb Space Telescope, astronomers have discovered "smoking gun" evidence of a hidden feeding supermassive black hole in a distant spiral galaxy.
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First Results from the Eclipse Soundscapes Project: Webinar on May 7
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First Results from the Eclipse Soundscapes Project: Webinar on May 7 2 min read
First Results from the Eclipse Soundscapes Project: Webinar on May 7
How do the sudden darkness and temperature changes of a solar eclipse impact life on Earth? The Eclipse Soundscapes project invited you to document changes in the environment ...
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Sunshine on Earth
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The Sun’s glint beams off a partly cloudy Atlantic Ocean just after sunrise as the International Space Station orbited 263 miles above on March 5, 2025. The space station serves as a unique platform for observing Earth with both hands-on ...
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NASA's Lucy probe captures 1st close-up images of asteroid Donaldjohanson, revealing 'strikingly complicated geology'
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NASA's Lucy probe captures 1st close-up images of asteroid Donaldjohanson, revealing 'strikingly complicated geology' NASA's Lucy spacecraft, currently journeying toward Jupiter's orbit on its asteroid-hopping mission, captured an impressive close-up of its second target: the main belt asteroid 52246 Donaldjohanson.
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We took a guided tour of the solar system in Elite Dangerous, and now you...
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We took a guided tour of the solar system in Elite Dangerous, and now you... Learn about the solar system from a pair of real space museum curators in sci-fi game Elite Dangerous, as Abbie MacKinnon and Laura Joy Pieters of the London Science Museum give a guided tour of our home system.
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Planet Sizes and Locations in Our Solar System
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Planet Sizes and Locations in Our Solar System
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Planet Sizes and Locations in Our Solar System
Our solar system’s eight planets plus Pluto.
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Our solar system has eight planets, and five officially recognized dwarf planets. Which planet is ...
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Animal That Once Lived With Dinosaurs Helps Keep NASA Kennedy In Balance
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Animal That Once Lived With Dinosaurs Helps Keep NASA Kennedy In Balance 3 min readPreparations for Next Moonwalk Simulations Underway (and Underwater)
A researcher inspects the interior of a male American horseshoe crab at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Known scientifically as Limulus polyphemus, the American horseshoe crab is vital to researchers’ ...
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Next generation scientists set sail to harness space for oceans
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Next generation scientists set sail to harness space for oceans A new wave of ocean scientists has embarked on an extraordinary six-week voyage aboard a majestic tall ship that set sail today from Norway bound for southern France. But this is no ordinary journey.Thanks to this ESA Advanced Ocean Training ...
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ESA welcomes inauguration of the African Space Agency
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ESA welcomes inauguration of the African Space Agency The European Space Agency has joined the world space community in congratulating the African Space Agency on its official inauguration. The African Space Agency (AfSA) is the second regional space agency after ESA and has been in development since 2015, ...
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ESA School Days 2025 at ESRIN
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EnglishFrom 7 to 11 April, ESA's Centre for Earth Observation in Frascati, ESRIN, hosted the 2025 edition of ESA School Days, welcoming almost 1400 young students.The event kicked off with primary school students (4th and 5th grades) visiting during the ...
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Earth from Space: Giza, Egypt
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Earth from Space: Giza, Egypt Image:
This very high-resolution image captures the Egyptian city of Giza and its surrounding area, including the world-famous Giza Pyramid Complex.
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A faint star will reveal itself as it throws a hissy-fit
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A faint star will reveal itself as it throws a hissy-fit A spectacular cosmic event is on the horizon: a rare nova explosion so bright that it will be visible to the naked eye.
A red giant and a white dwarf orbiting each other in a nova similar to T Coronae Borealis.
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Saturn’s Rings to “Disappear”
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Saturn’s Rings to “Disappear” Saturn’s iconic rings are set to seemingly vanish from view this weekend as they align edge-on with Earth for the first time since 2009. This rare phenomenon, known as the “ring plane crossing”, will occur on Sunday, March 23, at ...
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The Lithium Problem
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The Lithium Problem Artist impression of the Big Bang. Image NASA/HST
One of the most significant challenges to the Big Bang hypothesis that emerged recently concerns the abundance of the element lithium. Lithium abundance is a cornerstone prediction of the Big Bang theory. If ...
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ISS On-Orbit Status Report - NASA
ISS Daily Summary Report Discontinued Beginning Monday, July 29th, the IMC Daily Summary will be discontinued.
To learn more about the groundbreaking science and engineering happening daily on the International Space Station, please visit the space station blog at https://blogs.nasa.gov/spacestation/, or browse a variety of space station ...
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