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Nasa astronaut reports ‘strange noise’ from Boeing Starliner spacecraft

Butch Wilmore reports pulsing sounds from capsule dogged with issues and set to return without astronauts

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NASA astronaut Butch Wilmore reports 'strange noise' coming from Boeing's Starliner spacecraft (video)

The eerie sound was likened to a pulsing sonar-like ping.

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NASA Astronaut Reports Strange Noise From Boeing Starliner Spacecraft

NASA astronaut aboard ISS hears peculiar noise from Boeing Starliner spacecraft before its autopilot return to Earth. Technical issues delay astronauts' re...

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NASA Astronauts Stranded In Space To Return With Spacex Crew-9

NASA astronauts stranded in space due to Starliner issues, to return with SpaceX Crew-9 in February 2025. Safety concerns led to decision not to return in ...

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Space photo of the week: Milky Way's galactic twin captured by Dark Energy Camera

NGC 6744 is a spiral galaxy bigger than, but otherwise very similar to, our own. NASA has dubbed the large spiral galaxy the Milky Way’s ‘big brother’.

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SpaceX launches back-to-back Falcon 9 rockets within 65 minutes and aces 2 landings days after a failed booster touchdown (video)

SpaceX launched two Falcon 9 rockets in just over an hour early Saturday (Aug. 31) and nailed back-to-back booster landings just days after a recent failure.

Space

Rocket Lab's Mars probes reach launch site ahead of 1st flight on Blue Origin New Glenn rocket (photos)

The twin ESCAPADE satellites have arrived in Florida for the highly anticipated inaugural flight of Blue Origin's New Glenn megarocket in October.

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This Week In Space podcast: Episode 126 —Danger! Rogue Planets!

On Episode 126 of This Week In Space, Rod and Tariq talk with Rosalba Perna about errant planets.

Space

NASA's solar sail successfully spreads its wings in space

NASA's Advanced Composite Solar Sail System successfully spread its "wings" in space.

Space

No, NASA's DART asteroid impact probably won't spark meteor showers on Earth — but maybe on Mars

Slower moving particles blasted out by the DART impact on the asteroid Dimorphos could create meteor showers on Mars — but it's unlikely they'll cause meteor showers over Earth.

Space

NASA announces crew members cut from SpaceX flight to free up seats for stranded Boeing Starliner astronauts

The Dragon Capsule will launch from Florida’s Cape Canaveral Station to the International Space Station in late September

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'Deadpool & Wolverine' has a sneaky Canadarm robot arm cameo at the end of time — but blink and you'll miss it

The iconic Canadarm space robot makes a brief appearance in "Deadpool & Wolverine," a film that features fellow Canadian Ryan Reynolds.

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Former U.S. Navy Seal Jonny Kim will be 1st Korean-American astronaut on ISS in March 2025

U.S. Navy lieutenant and NASA astronaut Jonny Kim will board a Russian Soyuz spacecraft to fly to the ISS for an eight-month mission in 2025.

Space

NASA gives Intuitive Machines $117 million for 2027 mission to moon's south pole

Intuitive Machines, which aced the first-ever private moon landing earlier this year, just scored a $117 million NASA contract for a 2027 mission to the lunar south pole.

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NASA's Perseverance rover begins ambitious ascent up a Mars crater rim

NASA's Perseverance Mars rover has started off on its most ambitious ascent yet to the rim of Jezero Crater.

LiveScience

NASA discovers planet-wide electric field around Earth that's shooting bits of our atmosphere into space

NASA scientists have discovered a planet-wide electric field surrounding Earth, confirming a 60-year-old hypothesis. Studying the field could yield some vital information about how our planet's atmosphere has evolved.

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NASA cuts 2 astronauts from SpaceX Crew-9 mission to make room for Boeing Starliner crew

NASA's Crew-9 mission now has only 2 astronauts instead of 4. The last-minute change gives room to return 2 astronauts on the ISS who needed a new ride home.

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NASA Adjusts Crew For ISS Return Trip Safety

NASA adjusts crew assignments for ISS missions, prioritizing safety and private spaceflight over Russian transport.

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NASA cuts 2 from next SpaceX flight to make room for astronauts stuck at space station

NASA has cut two astronauts from the next crew to make room on the return trip for the two stuck at the International Space Station

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Boeing Starliner astronauts will spend at least 240 days stuck in space — is that a new record?

NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore and Sunita Williams will spend at least eight consecutive months aboard the International Space Station as their Boeing Starliner spacecraft returns to Earth empty. Is their extended spaceflight record-setting?

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Early galaxies weren't mystifyingly massive after all, James Webb Space Telescope finds

Black holes may be behind why the newborn universe appeared to possess more huge galaxies than scientists could explain, a new study finds.

Inverse

Satellites Discovered Something Bizarre in the 1960s — We Finally Know What It Is

Researcher’s from NASA recently launched a rocket high into the sky over the Arctic to measure the electrical charge of Earth’s atmosphere.

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Boeing Starliner To Return Uncrewed, Astronauts Delayed Until 2025.

Boeing Starliner spacecraft to return uncrewed on September 7 after ISS mission. Astronauts to return via SpaceX Crew Dragon in 2025.

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Boeing's 1st crewed Starliner to return to Earth without astronauts on Sept. 6

Boeing's troubled Starliner capsule is poised to return to Earth without any crew aboard on Sept. 6, NASA announced on Thursday (Aug. 29).

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NASA record holder can relate to astronauts stuck in space. He was, too

NASA's record-holding astronaut is urging his two stuck-in-space colleagues to stay positive and “keep up the good work."

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