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The seemingly star-crossed Boeing Starliner — within minutes of its long-delayed blastoff on the spacecraft’s first piloted test flight — was grounded again Saturday when one of three redundant computers managing the countdown from the base of the launch pad ran into a problem, triggering a last-minute scrub. Engineers initially were told to set up for
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Just hours after NASA was forced to scrap the Florida launch of the Boeing Starliner for the second time, a Chinese spacecraft landed on the far side of the moon Sunday to collect soil and rock samples that could provide insights into differences between the less-explored region and the better-known near side. The landing module
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All systems are “go” for a second attempt to launch Boeing’s oft-delayed Starliner crew ship Saturday on a long-awaited test flight to the International Space Station, the capsule’s first with astronauts aboard, NASA managers said Friday. “From a station standpoint, from our crew, from our ground teams, we are ready to go fly this mission,”
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NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope spotted the earliest and most distant galaxy known to researchers, according to a news release from the space agency. The galaxy was spotted as astronomers and scientists studied what’s known as “Cosmic Dawn,” or the era right after the Big Bang when early galaxies were formed. Early galaxies can tell
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Radar images of the surface of Venus appear to show fresh lava flows, suggesting active volcanoes on the planet. Scientists from Italy’s International Research School of Planetary Sciences wrote in an article published Monday that they spotted evidence of changes to the planet’s surface. They compared images of the area taken from 1990 to 1992 taken by
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After nearly three weeks of exhaustive tests and data analysis, NASA managers said Friday they are confident Boeing’s oft-delayed Starliner crew capsule can safely launch “as is” on June 1, saying a small helium leak in the ship’s propulsion system does not pose a flight safety concern. Steve Stich, manager of NASA’s Commercial Crew Program,
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This year has already amazed skygazers with a rare solar eclipse and a geomagnetic storm that caused stunning Northern Lights displays around the world, but there are still more incredible cosmic displays to come. Six planets are expected to align next month, creating what the Weather Channel refers to as a “planetary parade.” The stunning alignment will occur just before sunrise on June
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The launch of Boeing’s star-crossed Starliner spacecraft on its first piloted test flight is slipping to at least June 1 to give engineers more time to assess a small-but-persistent helium leak in the capsule’s propulsion system, and its potential impact across all phases of flight, NASA announced Wednesday. Already years behind schedule and more than
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5/22: CBS Morning News 5/22: CBS Morning News 20:14 Astronomy fans can look up and see the Flower Moon this month as May’s full moon rises. May’s full moon will reach peak illumination on Thursday at 9:53 a.m. EDT, but it already appears full, according to NASA. The Old Farmer’s Almanac details specific moonrise times
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Plans to launch Boeing’s oft-delayed Starliner spacecraft on its first crewed test flight Saturday were put on hold Tuesday night to give managers more time to evaluate a small helium leak in the ship’s propulsion system. A new launch target was not announced. The Starliner’s crew — commander Barry “Butch” Wilmore and co-pilot Sunita Williams
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