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NASA tests 14-inch hybrid rocket motor for smoother and safer Moon touchdowns
The hybrid motor combines solid fuel with gaseous oxygen to generate a powerful exhaust stream, mimicking the conditions of a real lunar lander.
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A Gold Watch That Belonged to Astronaut Neil Armstrong Sold for $2.1 Million at Auction
The auction house also sold a gold Omega Speedmaster that belonged to Apollo 14 astronaut Edgar Mitchell for $142,664. Though ...
NASA’s Lucy spacecraft beams back pictures of an asteroid shaped like a lumpy bowling pin
NASA's Lucy spacecraft has beamed back pictures from its latest asteroid flyby. NASA released the images on Monday, a day ...
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NASA’s Lucy Spacecraft Just Flew by a Strange, Peanut-Shaped Asteroid. See the New Images From the Approach
The close-up views of asteroid Donaldjohanson are a preview of what’s to come for Lucy on its 12-year quest to study Jupiter’s Trojan asteroids ...
Stunning Earth Day time-lapse captures aurora glow
Auroras are natural light displays that occur when charged particles from the sun interact with Earth’s magnetic field and ...
NASA’s PUNCH Mission Kicks Off With Dazzling First Images of the Sun
PUNCH, a bold new NASA mission, has successfully taken its first images of the Sun’s corona from orbit using four ...
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Mission possible − parastronaut programs can make space travel more inclusive and attainable for all
The European Space Agency’s astronaut cohort includes a parastronaut, as part of a feasibility project. AP Photo/Francois Mori Jesse Rhoades, University of North Dakota and Rebecca Rhoades, University ...