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September 12, 2023
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Space.com

New survey outlines what NASA must do over the next 10 years to help astronauts thrive beyond Earth

The decadal survey has highlighted such investigations as the effects of space on biology as being key to NASA’s next 10 years and to the Artemis mission. Comments (0). an astronaut floating in a cramped space station has his blood drawn by another …

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CNN

Spectacular events are happening right above your head. Here’s why you haven’t noticed

The Taj Mahal is pictured during a partial solar eclipse in Agra, India, on October 25, 2022. Pawan Sharma/AFP/Getty Images.

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CNN

Untold stories of NASA’s first women in space are finally getting their time in the sun

Astronaut candidates (from left) Sally Ride, Judy Resnik, Anna Fisher, Kathy Sullivan and Rhea Seddon take a break from training in 1978 near Homestead Air Force Base in Florida. NASA.

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The New York Times

When the Portal to Space Travel Opened, ‘The Six’ Stepped Through

When you purchase an independently reviewed book through our site, we earn an affiliate commission. THE SIX: The Untold Story of America’s First Women Astronauts, by Loren Grush …

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Space.com

Astronomers may have discovered the closest black holes to Earth

Scientists think two, or even three, black holes could live just about 150 light years from our planet. Comments (0). An image of the Hyades star cluster shows tons of glimmering spots against the dark backdrop. An image of the Hyades star cluster.

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Space.com

OSIRIS-REx asteroid probe heads toward Earth for Sept. 24 sample delivery

NASA’s first asteroid sample-return mission is in the home stretch toward its home planet. The agency’s OSIRIS-REx spacecraft fired its attitude-control thrusters on Sunday (Sept. 10) in a subtle but crucial maneuver that put the probe on course toward …

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Space.com

See Comet Nishimura at its closest point to Earth this week. It won’t visit again for 435 years.

Comet Nishimura has an estimated orbital period of 435 years, meaning it won’t be back again until 2548. Comments (0). a comet in the night sky. Comet Nishimura photographed by the Virtual Telescope Project facility in Manciano, Italy on Sept. 5, 2023.

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CNN

Planet in ‘habitable’ zone could have rare oceans and a possible sign of life, Webb data reveals

NASA shared an illustration representing exoplanet K2-18b (right) orbit around its dwarf star. NASA/ESA/CSA/Joseph Olmsted (STScI).

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Spaceflight Now

Live Coverage: Falcon 9 rocket to launch another batch of Starlink satellites from California

SpaceX will launch another batch of satellites for the company’s Starlink internet service from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California at 11:57 p.m. PDT Monday (2:57 a.m. EDT / 0657 UTC Tuesday). We’ll have live coverage of the liftoff in our Launch …

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The Washington Post

This planet light-years from Earth may be covered in ocean, NASA says

Scientists have made a new discovery that hints at a possible water ocean on a massive planet many lights-years away from Earth, though it is not clear if it could support life, according to NASA. Researchers made the announcement after examining data …

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