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SpaceX's Dragon spacecraft docked at the International Space Station on Sunday.Its arrival paves the way for stranded astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams to return home.The pair have been stuck on the ISS for more than nine months.SpaceX's Dragon spacecraft successfully docked at the International Space Station on Sunday, clearing the way for stranded US…

Alexander Simonpour, who has worked at Tesla for several years, has popped up at NASA.He's scheduled to attend a meeting next week with other DOGE people on NASA's layoff plans.At least four people with Tesla connections have joined the Elon Musk-linked initiative.A longtime Tesla engineering manager is on the DOGE team at NASA, according to…

NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams held a press conference last week.Wilmore said politics hasn't influenced the timeline for when he and Williams will return to Earth.Elon Musk said the astronauts were left at the International Space Station for "political reasons."NASA astronaut Butch Wilmore said politics aren't the reason he and pilot Suni Williams…

There are several well-documented health risks that come from spending extended periods in microgravity, including muscle atrophy, bone density loss, and changes to organ function and health. In addition, astronauts have reported symptoms of immune dysfunction, including skin rashes and other inflammatory conditions. According to a new study, these issues could be due to the…

On December 3rd, 2018, NASA’s Origins, Spectral Interpretation, Resource Identification, and Security-Regolith Explorer (OSIRIS-REx) successfully rendezvoused with the Near-Earth Asteroid (NEA) 101955 Bennu. Over the next two years, the mission collected rock and regolith samples from the asteroid’s surface. By September 24th, 2023, the mission’s sample return capsule (SRC) entered Earth’s atmosphere and was collected…

Well that’s ruined all my lectures! I’ve spent years talking about space and a go to fact is the red colour of Mars. It’s been long believed that it was caused by the same chemical process that creates rust on Earth, a new paper suggests this is not the case! The team of researchers simulated…

The journey to Mars will subject astronauts to extended periods of exposure to radiation during their months-long travel through space. While NASA’s Artemis 1 mission lasted only a matter of weeks, it provided valuable radiation exposure data that scientists can use to predict the radiation risks for future Mars crews. The measurements not only validated…

Anthropogenic climate change is creating a vicious circle where rising temperatures are causing glaciers to melt at an increasing rate. In addition to contributing to rising sea levels, coastal flooding, and extreme weather, the loss of polar ice and glaciers is causing Earth’s oceans to absorb more solar radiation. The loss of glaciers is also…

'Most advanced re-entry spacecraft' Personnel escorted the X-37B into a shuttle landing facility at NASA's Kennedy Space Center. Michael Martin/Released In 1999, NASA selected Boeing to design a reusable orbital test vehicle to monitor and repair satellites closely.Over the next four years, the X-37 underwent several design iterations to achieve a more aerodynamic design than…

Gateway’s HALO module heads to the U.S., on its long path to orbiting the Moon. Preparations for Lunar Gateway are starting to come together. Thales Alenia Aerospace engineers recently began a series of checks on the HALO (Habitation Logistics Outpost) core module. Currently at the company’s Turin, Italy facility, the module is set to head…