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NASA, SpaceX Launch Cargo To ISS

The researchers collected the radish plants, wrapped each in foil and placed them in cold storage "for the return trip to Earth in 2021 on SpaceX's 22nd Commerc...

Japan's capsule with asteroid samples retrieved in Australia

The capsule itself will not be opened in Australia , but flown to Japan for further analysis. Hayabusa2's bounty is expected to exceed 100 mg (0.0035 ounces)...

Astronauts harvest radishes grown aboard the International Space Station

Radishes were chosen due to their swift ability to mature in just 27 days, making them ideal as a sustainable source of food for hungry astronauts. 'Growing a...

Chinese spacecraft takes off from moon with samples

It also announced a $US5,000 contract with ispace Japan to collect material from the Lacus Somniorum area on the Moon's north-eastern surface in 2022. Masten ...

NASA confirms mysterious object orbiting Earth is 1960s-era rocket booster

On Wednesday, the government space agency said the object known as "2020 SO" is not an asteroid , but rather a part of a Centaur rocket booster from the Sur...

Climate change puts planet in grave danger

Guterres addressed a special session of the 193-member U.N. General Assembly on COVID-19, which emerged in the Chinese city of Wuhan late past year and spread g...

‘Christmas Star’ to shine in great conjunction in time for Christmas

From our perspective here on Earth, 2 of the brightest objects in the night-sky - Saturn and Jupiter - are moving toward each other and what astronomers call a ...

The iconic Arezipo laboratory radio telescope collapses after the cable breaks

It was long time the largest single aperture telescope in the world, until it was surpassed in 2016 by the 500 meter Aperture Spherical Telescope FAST in Chin...

Chinese spacecraft lands on the Moon

Because the lander is solar-powered, Chang'e-5 will have to complete its mission before the lunar night sets in on the Moon's near side, less than two weeks fro...

NASA, SpaceX Make History With Crew Dragon Manned Launch

Demo-2 marks the first launch of NASA astronauts on a commercial spacecraft and the first launch of American astronauts into orbit on a USA -built vehicle from ...

This NASA-Designed Fragrance Is Out Of This World

The Kickstarter , which has raised almost $250,000 so far, seeks to bottle the scent as a fragrance called " Eau de Space ", and make it available to the avera...

Chandra Grahan 2020: Things To Know About June 5 "Strawberry Moon Eclipse"

In India, the penumbral lunar eclipse will start at 11:15pm IST on June 5 and reach the maximum eclipse at 12:54am on June 6. Unlike the dramatic reddening ...

Last Lunar Eclipse Of 2020: How To Watch November Lunar Eclipse

It will be a total lunar eclipse, visible from Australia, parts of the western US, western South America and Southeast Asia. The fourth penumbral lunar eclipse...

Culled Mink Rise from Their Graves, Spark Fear in Denmark

Opposition Members of Parliament say the massacred mink should be dug up and loaded into containers of manure, which they say would be a safer disposal method. ...

NASA can not decide whether astronauts should wash their underwear

No washing machine has been developed for use in zero-gravity and now astronauts on the International Space Station (ISS ) wear their clothes for "as long as i...

Latest Space Station crew docks in record time following successful launch

Kate Rubins, the NASA astronaut, as well as Sergey Kud-Sverchkov and Sergey Ryzhikov , the cosmonauts coming from the Russian space agency known as Roscosm...

SpaceX Launches More Internet Satellites Aboard Well-Traveled Rocket

SpaceX boss Elon Musk has previously said that the Falcon 9 rocket could be used up to 10 times before any significant reconstruction. The mission helped Sp...

Levels of carbon dioxide at record highs despite lockdown

While the greenhouse gas bulletin is based on global averages for 2019, individual recording stations have shown the upward trend for levels of carbon dioxid...

Saturn/Jupiter conjunction to occur at the winter solstice

Patrick Hartigan of Rice University says everyone in the world will be able to see Jupiter and Saturn come together so closely they will look like a "double ...

China launches probe to bring back lunar material

Researching lunar soil could lead to better understanding of the solar system and Earth . Earlier, a Sputnik correspondent reported that the Chang'e 5 luna...

Another Meteor Shower Will Peak in Maine Tomorrow

Last week, the Lyrid meteor shower reached its peak, treating stargazers to up to 20 meteors shooting through the sky per hour. The improved air quality ...

Latest Soyuz Launch Safely Delivered The ISS Crew In Record 3 Hours

Almost nine minutes after a successful launch at 1:45 a.m. EDT of the Soyuz MS-17 spacecraft, NASA astronaut Kate Rubins and cosmonauts Sergey Ryzhikov and ...

China plans mission to Moon to hunt for lunar rocks

If successful, it would be the first time any country has retrieved samples from the moon in more than 40 years. China is planning to launch an uncrewed space...

Man risks life to save pet dog from jaws of alligator

The rescue south of Fort Myers was caught on camera because of a partnership between the Florida Wildlife Federation and the fSTOP Foundation . The retir...

Immunity to coronavirus could last for months, if not years, scientists find

Another recent study highlighted the importance of T cells response as they were detected in individuals who contracted SARS 17 years after the initial in...

Ireland's mink population to be culled amid Covid-19 fears

Six European states, South Africa, the Faroe Islands and the U.S. have reported mink-related COVID-19 mutations, confirming the transmission of the coronaviru...

NASA Successfully Collected Samples from Asteroid Bennu | IE

It's "almost a Rosetta stone, something that's out there and tells the history of our entire Earth, of the solar system during the last billions of years", said...

Russian-US crew welcomed aboard the space station

The NASA duo returned safely on August 2 and a fresh SpaceX launch, this time anticipating a full-length half-year mission at the space station, is expected nex...

Joint NASA-ESA Satellite Which Will Monitor Sea Levels to Launch Saturday

For specialists hoping to improve their atmosphere models, Sentinel-6's work will effectively consolidate with other science missions. Europe and the United S...

A full "Strawberry Moon" is set to rise over Vancouver tonight

The June full moon will coincide with a penumbral lunar eclipse. The eclipse will be visible from parts of Africa, including Central African Republic, Congo...

Look Up! Strawberry Moon Coming Friday Night

According to the space agency, the Maine Farmer's Almanac first published Native American names for the full moons in the 1930s. Between 11.15 pm tomorrow n...

Ireland’s mink population to be culled amid Covid-19 fears

With three times more minks than people, the Scandinavian country is the world's biggest exporter, selling pelts for around 670 million euros ($792 million) ann...

Baby Yoda is a bonus passenger of the SpaceX Commercial Crew mission

The SpaceX Dragon capsule is now bringing four astronauts - three from NASA, and one from Japan's Aerospace Exploration Agency - to spend several months abo...

Leonids meteor shower set for climax: How to see shooting stars

The Temple-Total comet, which takes 33 years to orbit the Sun , is close to Earth, an event that occurs over a period of about 15 years. Meteors in annual sh...

Baby Yoda Went to Outer Space Aboard SpaceX's Latest Launch

Fortunately, the Crew Dragon uses only touchscreen controls, which is good since we know how much Baby Yoda loves flipping switches. "This is another histor...