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News Articles: Space

In this photo provided by NASA, a partial solar eclipse is seen as the sun rises to the left of the U.S. Capitol in Washington, Thursday, June 10, 2021, as seen from Arlington, Va.

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The last solar eclipse of the year happens today

Tuesday's partial solar eclipse will be seen across Europe, northern Africa and western Asia.

October 25, 2022
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  • Ayana Archie
The overview effect is known to affect astronauts.

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William Shatner experienced profound grief in space. It was the 'overview effect'

William Shatner was excited to go to space last year. He didn't realize he'd be overwhelmed with sadness and go through "the strongest feelings of grief" that he'd ever experienced.

October 23, 2022
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  • Enrique Rivera
Former NASA astronaut Scott Kelly, seen after he completed a year-long mission in space, in 2016, is one of 16 researchers selected for the study.

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NASA announces the team members for its UFO study

The 16-member team will begin the study on Monday. The research, which will use unclassified data, will lead to a report that will be made available to the public next year.

October 23, 2022
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  • Giulia Heyward
The Pillars of Creation as captured by NASA's James Webb Space Telescope look like arches and spires and are filled with semi-transparent gas and dust. This is a region where young stars are forming.

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  • Space

Hubble's 1995 image of a star nursery was amazing. Take a look at NASA's new version

The James Webb Space Telescope has captured NASA's most detailed image of the Pillars of Creation that is helping scientists better understand how stars form.

October 20, 2022
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  • Ashley Ahn
Astronaut Jim A. McDivitt's official portrait, taken in 1971. McDivitt has died at age 93.

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Former NASA astronaut Jim McDivitt, who led Gemini and Apollo missions, dies at 93

McDivitt commanded two early Gemini and Apollo missions in the 1960s that played a key role in preparing for the moon landing in 1969.

October 17, 2022
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  • Juliana Kim
Artist's illustration of what it looks like when a supermassive black hole "spaghettifies" a star.

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  • Space

A black hole is releasing some strange burps, baffling scientists

Astronomers were stunned to find that the black hole was emitting energy, two years after it pulled apart a star that had come too close.

October 15, 2022
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  • Laurel Wamsley
The SpaceX Crew Dragon Freedom capsule splashes down Friday in the Atlantic Ocean off Florida in a return trip from the International Space Station.

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  • Space

Four astronauts return to Earth after nearly 6 months on the Space Station

Their mission ended Friday with a splashdown in the Atlantic Ocean off Florida. SpaceX delivered their replacements to the International Space Station last week.

October 14, 2022
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  • The Associated Press
Asteroid moonlet Dimorphos as seen by the DART spacecraft 11 seconds before impact.

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  • Space

NASA says its asteroid defense test was a success

NASA smashed a spacecraft into an asteroid in an attempt to throw it off course. The mission succeeded beyond expectations, officials said.

October 11, 2022
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  • James Doubek
Nicole Mann (second from right) is scheduled to be the mission commander on the SpaceX Dragon spacecraft on Wednesday.

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  • Space

Nicole Mann will become first Native woman to go to space with latest SpaceX mission

Mann is a Marine Corps pilot, NASA astronaut and member of the Wailacki tribe of the Round Valley Indian Tribes.

October 05, 2022
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  • Jaclyn Diaz
GPB  NPR

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  • Space

'Mercury Rising' explores treacherous U.S. attempts to control space

Historian Jeff Shesol recalls the early days of the space program, when Cold War fears ruled and no one knew if John Glenn would survive America's first orbital flight. Originally broadcast June 2021.

September 30, 2022
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  • Dave Davies
This is the last complete image of Dimorphos taken by the DRACO imager on NASA's DART mission before the collision. It shows a patch of the asteroid about 100 feet across, captured from some 7 miles away and two seconds before impact.

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  • Space

This is what NASA's spacecraft saw just seconds before slamming into an asteroid

NASA successfully crashed a spacecraft into an asteroid on Monday night. These are the final images it captured as it hurtled toward the rocky surface.

September 27, 2022
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  • Rachel Treisman
Google's new animation shows a spacecraft knocking your screen off-kilter.

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  • Technology

Google celebrates NASA's DART mission with a new search gimmick

In celebration of NASA's DART mission, searching for information about it will result in an animation and tipped screen.

September 26, 2022
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  • James Doubek
This illustration shows the DART spacecraft approaching the two asteroids, Didymos and Dimorphos, with a small observing spacecraft nearby.

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  • Space

Move over, Bruce Willis: NASA crashed into an asteroid to test planetary defense

NASA successfully crashed a spacecraft into an asteroid in a test of planetary defense. Now it will determine whether the mission was able to alter the asteroid's course.

September 26, 2022
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  • Nell Greenfieldboyce
(Photo Courtesy of Carlos Rosemberg via stock.xchng.)

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  • News

Georgia Tech professor helps design NASA's latest generation spacesuits

Astronauts could return to the moon in a few years, and if they do, they might be wearing spacesuits designed with the help of Georgia Tech's Thom Orlando. He's a professor of chemistry and physics and a co-founder of the Center for Space Technology and Research. 

September 26, 2022
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  • Peter Biello
A view of Jupiter's Great Red Spot and turbulent southern hemisphere was captured by NASA's Juno spacecraft in 2019.

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  • Space

Jupiter is coming its closest to Earth in decades

Jupiter will be some 367 million miles from Earth on Monday, the closest it's been since 1963. It coincides with Jupiter being on the opposite side of Earth from the sun — when it'll be its brightest.

September 25, 2022
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  • James Doubek
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