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NASA probe sets record NASA probe sets record as closest object to the sun 02:22 NASA’s Parker Solar Probe has beamed home its first detailed update eight days after making a record-breaking approach to the sun, the agency announced. The spacecraft confirmed its systems and instruments are “healthy and operating normally,” NASA said in an
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The new year will kick off with the Quadrantid meteor shower, which is set to peak early on Friday. The Quadrantids have the potential of 200 meteors an hour under perfect conditions, but most astronomy fans can catch 20-30 meteors an hour under clear, dark skies during the peak, according to NASA. The moon will
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Kenyan officials said Wednesday they were investigating fragments of metal, believed to be from a rocket, that crashed into a village in the country’s south. The issue of space junk has risen in tandem with increased spatial traffic. Kenya Space Agency (KSA) said the object, a metallic ring roughly 8 feet in diameter and weighing
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December is coming to an end with a “black moon” on Monday night, Dec. 30, but those hoping to see the phenomenon will be out of luck. That’s because a black moon is the term for the second new moon to fall in a single calendar month, and new moons appear invisible to the naked
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The upcoming year is poised to bring a packed schedule of astral shows, from lunar phenomena to planetary wonders that involve several of Earth’s neighbors in the solar system. For skywatchers looking to mark their calendars, here are the top celestial events to watch in 2025. Jan. 3: Quadrantid meteor shower Next year’s first astral
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2024 space exploration and advancements Looking back on 2024 space exploration and advancements 04:30 A NASA spacecraft made history and is safe after making the closest-ever approach to the sun. On Tuesday, the Parker Solar Probe hurtled through the sizzling solar atmosphere and passed within a record-breaking 3.8 million miles of the sun’s surface. Just before
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NASA researchers combined years of data and new imaging techniques to learn more about a “tipped over” black hole that is moving in an unexpected way. The black hole is located in a galaxy called NGC 5084. Researchers have been aware of the galaxy for years, NASA said in a news release. New analysis techniques
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Two NASA astronauts who flew up to the International Space Station in a Boeing Starliner capsule for a round trip that was supposed to last just over a week will be stuck in space for closer to a year before they can come home. Despite the astronauts’ longer-than-expected stay at the space station, officials have
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Outgoing NASA Administrator Bill Nelson said Wednesday he is optimistic SpaceX founder Elon Musk’s relationship with President-Elect Donald Trump will help ensure NASA receives the funding needed to support a robust agenda, including returning U.S. astronauts to the moon. Trump has nominated billionaire Jared Isaacman, veteran of two SpaceX Crew Dragon flights to low-Earth orbit,
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Two astronauts who traveled to the International Space Station aboard Boeing’s troubled Starliner more than six months ago will not return to Earth until at least March 2025, NASA announced Tuesday. Astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams traveled to the space station aboard the Starliner back in June. Their trip was initially only to last
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