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Some experts believe that the solar system’s hypothetical ninth planet could be just a few years away from being discovered. If this is the case, how long would it take for humans to send probes to the elusive world? Comments (4).

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Starliner-1 is supposed to fly in 2025, but that assumes that no major issues arise on its first astronaut mission, which is ongoing. Comments (1). Boeing’s white and blue Starliner spacecraft docked at the International Space Station in June 2024.

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“If they’re energetic enough, the winds may travel all the way out into the host galaxy, where they could have a significant impact.” Comments (0). A glowing red and orange disk with a black circle at its center and blue streaks.

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Scientists won’t only study the rocks NASA’s Perseverance rover has cached throughout its trek across Mars. They want the fresh Mars air, too. Comments (0). a view down layers of mechanical rings, decreasing in visual size to an open bottom.

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NASA stopped the spacewalk at 8:52 a.m. EDT (1252 GMT) before the astronauts left the hatch of the ISS.

CBS News

Floating in the International Space Station’s Quest airlock module, astronauts Tracy Dyson and Mike Barratt were preparing to head outside Monday to finish a spacewalk that was called off June 13 when Dyson reported a significant water leak from her …

The New York Times

A sharp increase in hardware orbiting Earth could mean more harmful metals lingering in the atmosphere, according to a new study. Share full …

The New York Times

A spacewalk by two NASA astronauts at the International Space Station ended almost as soon as it began on Monday morning when water started squirting from one of the spacesuits into the airlock. “There’s water everywhere,” Tracy Dyson, one of the …

Space.com

The International Space Station jettisons a 2.9-ton pallet carrying used batteries on March 11. A white rectangular structure falls to Earth. (Image credit: NASA/Mike Hopkins).

Livescience.com

Lucy is popularly depicted as being hairy, but new evidence suggests she wasn’t. The discovery prompts new questions about the history of nudity. A rendering of Lucy. Popular renderings of Lucy tend to dress her in thick, reddish-brown fur.