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January 27, 2024
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Space.com

A robot surgeon is headed to the ISS to dissect simulated astronaut tissue

It’ll be joined by a bunch of equally impressive experiments such as machine learning devices and artificial retina prototypes. Comments (0). An image of the international space station against the blackness of space. On the right.

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CNN

What you should know about the moon area where Japan’s lander touched down

An image taken by the Lunar Excursion Vehicle 2 shows Japan’s SLIM spacecraft on the moon. The “Moon Sniper” robotic explorer landed 180 feet (55 meters) shy of its target. JAXA.

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CNN

Mars Perseverance rover loses its trusty scout

Editor’s note: A version of this story appeared in CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. To get it in your inbox, sign up for free here. CNN —. As humans, we like to “dare mighty things.” That’s the motto of NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in …

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Space.com

‘Trainwreck’ galaxy reflects the aftermath of a violent galactic collision (image)

“Galaxies that gobble up another galaxy often look like train wrecks, and this is a train-wreck galaxy.” Comments (0). The twisted galactic disk of NGC 4753 as seen by the Gemini South Telescope (Image credit: International Gemini …

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CNN

New space missions will probe the mysteries of Venus and the universe

A satellite designed to study Venus from top to bottom and a trio of gravitational wave-surfing spacecraft are two of the latest missions that the European Space Agency has adopted. The agency previously had selected the …

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Space.com

SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket modified for Northrop Grumman Cygnus cargo launch on Jan. 30

“It’s taken a lot of modifications on our part to get this hardware ready to go fly.”.

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Space.com

Watch live: Newly discovered asteroid to fly between Earth and moon on Saturday

Astronomers first detected the up to 121-foot-wide (37 meters) asteroid, dubbed 2024 BJ, on Jan. 17. They documented their discovery the following day, after calculating that the rock will safely soar past our planet without incident.

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PBS NewsHour

Astronaut who spent a year in space discusses readjusting to life back on Earth

Astronauts of the future could be sent on missions to the moon and Mars that take years, but living in space that long poses all kinds of physical and psychological challenges. NASA is trying to learn as much as it can from astronauts who have spent …

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BBC News

Hertfordshire University discovers new kind of red giant star

Astronomers have discovered a new type of red giant star near the centre of the galaxy. A project led by the University of Hertfordshire has spent ten years studying almost a billion stars in the Milky Way. The scientists have now found hidden stars, …

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The Hindu

NASA’s Mars helicopter retires after almost 3 years on the planet

After almost three years on the Red Planet and 72 flights into the thin Martian atmosphere, NASA’s Ingenuity Mars helicopter is ending its mission due to a broken rotor blade. ARI SHAPIRO, HOST: Mars just got a bit quieter now that the whirring blades …

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