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Nasa’s oldest astronaut celebrates 70th birthday with return to Earth
Don Pettit became septuagenarian hurtling towards Earth after seven-month mission at International Space Station
How to catch the Lyrid meteor shower expected to peak this week
We had a chance to see the northern lights (aurora borealis) this past week. What you may not know is that the April 16 geomagnetic storm that was causing the aurora was also sending powerful electrical currents into the ground around the D.C. region. Related
Nasa discovers mystery ‘Skull Hill’ rock on Mars that may have come from alien world ...
NASA have made a mind-boggling discovery on Mars – which may have come from an alien world. The peculiar “Skull Hill” rock has left scientists scratching their heads with its bizarre features and incomprehensible existence.
NASA astronaut celebrates 70th birthday with return to Earth
NASA astronaut Don Pettit, who spent 220 days in the ISS and orbited the Earth 3,520 times, landed back on Earth in Kazakhstan on Saturday local time. ...
US Space Force awards L3Harris new contract option for deep space tracking system modernization
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Apr 15, 2025 L3Harris Technologies (NYSE: LHX)
Vast expands Haven-1 Lab partnerships with biotech and space science leaders
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Apr 15, 2025 Vast has added three new payload
Surviving lunar night with radioisotope energy
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Apr 15, 2025 At the 40th Space Symposium, ispace
NASA's oldest astronaut returning to Earth after ISS mission
Washington DC (UPI) Apr 19, 2025 NASA astronaut Don Pettit will
Voyager unveils dust-resistant coating tested on lunar surface
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Apr 15, 2025 Voyager Technologies (Voyager) has
Further backing secured for German role in Mu3e particle physics project
Berlin, Germany (SPX) Apr 10, 2025 Scientists at Johannes Gutenberg
Katy Perry’s image takes a hit after space trip; PR expert warns of possible career crisis
Pop star Katy Perry recently joined a short space flight with Blue Origin, but what was meant to be a powerful moment for women in history has instead become a public relations nightmare. According to a report by Daily Mail, the singer is now facing major
‘It blew us away’: how an asteroid may have delivered the vital ingredients for life ...
Extraterrestrial rocks, recently delivered by a space probe, could answer the big questions about alien lifeforms and human existence
NASA Astronaut Don Pettit, Crewmates Complete Space Station Expedition
WASHINGTON, April 19, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- NASA astronaut Don Pettit returned to Earth Saturday, accompanied by Roscosmos cosmonauts Alexey Ovchinin and Ivan Vagner, concluding a seven-month science mission aboard the International Space Station. The trio
NASA's oldest active astronaut lands with space station crewmates on his 70th birthday
NASA's oldest active astronaut has redefined traveling "home" for your birthday, landing from the International Space Station on the same day that he turned 70. ...
Spacecraft brings Russians, American back to earth, Russia's space agency says
(Reuters) -A Soyuz MS-26 spacecraft carrying Russian cosmonauts Alexey Ovchinin and Ivan Wagner and NASA astronaut Donald Pettit has returned to Earth, Russia's Roscosmos space agency reported on Sunday. Read full story ...
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From beautiful beaches and stunning wildlife to actual astronauts, Florida is chock-full of bucket-list activities
FROM incredible wildlife to awe-inspiring rockets, Editor in Chief Sinead McIntyre and her family have a really wild time in Florida. Think of Florida, and you probably picture that little guy with the big ears, fairy-tale princesses and death-defying
The Evidence for Ancient Supernovae Is Buried Underground
The solar system is currently embedded
Searching for Life on Mars in the Snow and Ice
In a recent paper, a team of
Turning down starlight to spot new exoplanets
Researchers have developed a new coronagraph that could make it possible to see distant exoplanets obscured by light from their parent stars. ...
Want your own personal satellite? Here’s how and what it’ll cost
The Las Vegas-based company that would operate the future Las Vegas Spaceport west of the city is offering wealthy customers a chance to own their own military-grade personal satellite. United Spaceports Corp., the corporate entity that owns the Las Vegas
Sunscreen and Clothes Helped Humans Endure Earth’s Magnetic Shift 41,000 Years Ago
A magnetic shift 41,000 years ago triggered global auroras like the aurora australis. Credit: NASA Around 41,000 years ago, a powerful magnetic shift weakened Earth’s natural shield against space radiation, and early humans turned to simple survival tools –
Isro to launch 2 high-profile space missions: Indian astronaut going to ISS in May, NISAR sat liftoff in June
NEW DELHI: Isro is gearing up for two high-profile space missions over the next two months — astronaut-designate Shubhanshu Shukla is set to travel to the international space station (ISS) in May as part of the Nasa-collaborated Axiom-4 mission, followed by
New Vista senior designs space helmets through NASA-sponsored program
Riley Nuttycombe, a senior at Boulder's New Vista High School, had the
Scientists confirm first detection of a black hole drifting alone through space
The team revisited data from an object first spotted years ago, using updated observations to finally confirm its identity, as detailed in their paper published in The Astrophysical Journal. Several years ago, members of the same research team reported the
The secret to spending a night in space — without leaving London
So here we are — my ten-year-old son, Ben, and I — walking through the underpass to the Science Museum in west London. It’s 6.45pm on a Friday and we’re heading to one of its space-themed Astronight sleepovers. We are feeling a bit Buzz Aldrin (better that
Lunt SunOculars 8x32 solar binoculars review
The best possible balance between magnification, size and build quality. The Lunt SunOculars 8x32 are the go-to solar binoculars for eclipses and sunspot viewing. ...
NASA’s Lucy Spacecraft Set for High-Stakes Asteroid Encounter on Sunday
The mission is set for a close encounter with the small main belt asteroid Donaldjohanson on April 20. ...
Opinion- Is space tourism a human rights violation?
Opinion- Is space tourism a human rights violation?
