NASA has been funding search programs to observe the night sky in order to discover as many asteroids as possible.
The plane, with its two fuselages and 385-foot wingspan, soared for six hours straight, reaching an altitude of 22,500 feet.
Comet C/2022 E3 (ZTF) is forecasted to be the brightest from January 31 to February 1. Experts say it will be most visible just before dawn.
TOI 700 e is an Earth-size world that orbits in its star's habitable zone, which means the planet's temperature could allow for water to be liquid.
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A bright green comet will make its first pass in its likely only appearance in recorded history.
This year in space includes NASA's Artemis launch, new James Webb Space Telescope images and a historic mission crashing into an asteroid.
The mission should clear the way for astronauts on the program’s next lunar flyby, set for 2024.
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If a meteor actually hits Earth, it's called a meteorite. As many as 30 pebble-size ones strike the planet each day.
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NASA managers said they were delighted with the progress of the mission.
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If all goes well during the three-week flight, the capsule will be propelled into an orbit around the moon and then return to Earth in December.
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The $4 billion, monthlong mission has been grounded since August by fuel leaks and Hurricane Ian.
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Totality will last nearly 1 1/2 hours — from 5:16 a.m. to 6:41 a.m. EST — as Earth passes directly between the moon and sun.
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Before NASA can return people to the moon, it first has to test technology to keep astronauts safe.
The purpose of the mission was to test the ability to protect Earth from potential planet-killing asteroids in the future.
NASA and SpaceX sent Nicole Mann to the International Space Station as part of the Crew-5 mission.
Pop Quiz on "In The Loop" asks where humans got the conception most have of aliens, from Hollywood to the world of astrobiology.
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Leading the crew is Nicole Mann, the first Native American woman orbit Earth.
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The Dart spacecraft plowed into a harmless asteroid 7 million miles away, in NASA's first attempt to shift the position of a natural space object.
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NASA's Artemis I launch has been delayed multiple times, with a hurricane and hydrogen being two of the latest culprits.
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This marks the third delay in the past month for the lunar-orbiting test flight, which will feature mannequins but no astronauts.
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Once launched, the crew capsule atop the rocket will be the first to orbit the moon in 50 years.
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NASA says the repair work could bump the launch into October.
Artemis — years behind schedule and billions over budget — aims to establish a sustained human presence on the moon.
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NASA is counting down toward a Saturday launch of its new moon rocket, its second attempt in a week.
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The Space Launch System rocket will attempt to send the capsule around the moon and back without a crew to test how the powerful rocket performs.
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The 322-foot rocket — the most powerful ever built by NASA — remains on its pad at Kennedy Space Center with an empty crew capsule on top.
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The 322-foot Space Launch System rocket was set to lift off Monday morning with three test dummies aboard on its first flight.
The 322-foot Space Launch System rocket was set to lift off Monday morning with three test dummies aboard on its first flight.
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The 322-foot Space Launch System rocket is the most powerful ever built by NASA.
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Artemis 1 is set for a Monday liftoff from Kennedy Space Center, with mannequin stand-ins testing if the rocket can send humans back to the moon.
The humans behind the Artemis mission will mark a return to lunar travel in the 21st century.
The announcement raises questions about the future of the space station, which NASA and its partners had hoped to continue operating until 2030.
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With Webb, scientist hope to glimpse light from the first stars and galaxies that formed 13.7 billion years ago.
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