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Get ready for one of the best meteor showers of the year, astronomy fans: the Eta Aquariids are about to peak, according to NASA. The shower will peak overnight on Sunday into Monday, though meteors from the shower will be visible throughout the week, NASA said. The peak is happening near a new moon, which
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Years behind schedule and more than a billion dollars over budget, Boeing’s Starliner capsule is finally poised for its first piloted launch Monday, a critical test flight carrying two veteran astronauts to the International Space Station and in so doing, demonstrate an alternative to SpaceX’s already operational Crew Dragon. While SpaceX has launched 50 astronauts,
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China on Friday launched a lunar probe to land on the far side of the moon in a first-of-its-kind mission to return with samples that could provide insights into differences between the less-explored region and the better-known near side. It is the latest advance in China’s increasingly sophisticated space exploration program, which is now competing with
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NASA faces challenges going back to the moon NASA’s pricey mission to send U.S. back to moon faces technical challenges | 60 Minutes 13:23 NASA recently used its James Webb Space Telescope to capture ethereal, detailed images of the Horsehead Nebula. The nebula, which NASA has called “one of the most distinctive objects in our
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Two veteran astronauts flew to the Kennedy Space Center Thursday afternoon to prepare for the first piloted launch of Boeing’s Starliner spacecraft, a long-awaited flight running years behind schedule after two uncrewed test flights and extensive work to resolve a variety of technical problems. Astronauts Barry “Butch” Wilmore and Sunita Williams, two of NASA’s most
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In 1961, Ed Dwight hoped to become the first Black astronaut in space. But he never made it. Now, at 90 years old, Dwight will get the chance to finally experience space onboard Blue Origin’s upcoming mission into Earth’s atmosphere. Dwight was selected by President John F. Kennedy in 1961 to enter an Air Force training
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Three Chinese taikonauts blasted off from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China on Thursday and set off after the the Tiangong space station to replace three long-duration crew members who are closing out a six-month stay in space. With veteran Ye Guangfu, 43, at the controls of the Shenzhou 18 spacecraft, flanked by
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The most distant spacecraft from Earth has resumed sending data after a five-month gap, NASA said Monday. NASA’s Voyager 1 spacecraft was launched in 1977, about two weeks after the launch of its twin, Voyager 2. The spacecraft has spent over 45 years studying the outer solar system and has made flybys of Jupiter and
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Lyrids meteor shower peaks this week Lyrids meteor shower peaks this week 00:32 Look up, astronomy fans; the Lyrid meteor shower is set to peak overnight Sunday into Monday, according to NASA. The moon will be in its Waxing Gibbous stage as the full moon nears, which will make it difficult to see meteors. Even
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Astronomy fans can check out the Pink Moon this month as April’s full moon rises. April’s full moon will reach peak illumination at 7:49 p.m. EDT on Tuesday, but it will appear full from Monday morning through Thursday morning, according to NASA. The Old Farmer’s Almanac details specific moonrise times for different ZIP codes across
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