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Object that slammed into Florida home was indeed space junk from ISS, NASA confirms

The small object that crashed through the roof of a Florida home last month was indeed part of a pallet jettisoned from the ISS three years ago, NASA has confirmed.

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2,000-foot-wide 'potentially hazardous' asteroid has just made its closest approach to Earth — and you can see it with a telescope

The 2,000-foot-wide asteroid 2013 NK4 just made its closest approach to Earth in recorded history, sailing by at about eight lunar distances. You can still see the massive rock with a backyard telescope.

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NASA's Mars sample return plan is getting a major overhaul: 'The bottom line is $11 billion is too expensive'

NASA is asking its various research centers as well as private industry for new ideas about how to get Mars samples back to Earth relatively quickly and cost-effectively.

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NASA astronaut Loral O'Hara missed the total solar eclipse, but saw Earth 'moving' below her during spacewalk (photos)

NASA astronaut Loral O'Hara missed watching an eclipse from the ISS by days. But she did participate in the 4th all-woman spacewalk, and has a unique story about a baby octopus.

Space

Never seen an exploding star? This year, you'll have your chance

A nova of the T Coronae Borealis star system is expected to happen at some point through September, and will make it as bright as the North Star for several days.

WEKU

NASA Announces It’s Looking To Bring 30 Samples Collected On Mars To Earth Before 2040

The announcement is expected to address a September 2023 report, which highlighted the Mars Sample Return program's "unrealistic budget and schedule expectations." The post NASA Announces It’s Looking To Bring 30 Samples Collected On Mars To Earth Before 2040 first appeared on Bored Panda.

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How our muscles fight the effects of ageing - Tech & Science Daily podcast

All the stories from Monday’s episode of the Tech & Science Daily podcast.

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Rocket Lab to launch NASA's new solar sail technology no earlier than April 24

An upcoming NASA mission meant to test new solar sail technology will launch no sooner than April 24, 2024.

Space

Climate change worsening homelessness

Our overheating planet is destroying people's homes, putting undue strain on the folks that don't have any

Salon

How fast is the universe expanding? New data keeps mystery open

Cosmologists investigate the Hubble tension, exploring the universe's expansion and the accuracy of current models.

The Hindu

Space photo of the week: NASA spots enormous pink 'flames' during total solar eclipse. What are they?

Fiery pink towers could be seen erupting from the sun during the total solar eclipse on April 8. What are they?

LiveScience

Entrepreneur and pilot, Gopichand Thotakura is aiming for a place in Indian space history

Indian businessman Gopichand Thotakura joins Blue Origin's space flight, aiming to become India's second astronaut.

The Hindu

This Week In Space podcast: Episode 106 — Space Potpourri!

On Episode 106 of This Week In Space, Rod and Tariq take you on a tour of the coolest space places on Earth.

Space

Tiny black holes left over from the Big Bang may be prime dark matter suspects

Don't rule out primordial black holes as dark matter suspects just yet! Particle-sized black holes may resist evaporation, surviving long enough to account for the universe's most mysterious stuff.

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SpaceX's giant Starship will be 500 feet tall for Mars missions, Elon Musk says (video)

Just weeks after Starship first reached orbital speed during a spaceflight in March, SpaceX founder Elon Musk outlined what the company wants to do with future spacecraft for Mars missions.

Space

Watch an exclusive clip from the CNN' 'Space Shuttle Columbia: The Final Flight' finale (video)

CNN's space documentary, "Space Shuttle Columbia: The Final Flight" reaches its finale on April 14. You can watch an exclusive clip now.

Space

'Fly Me to the Moon' trailer mixes real-life Apollo history with moon landing hoax

Watching the new trailer for the upcoming movie "Fly Me to the Moon" might leave you thinking that it is an entire work of fiction. And for the most part, you would be correct.

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Researchers Are Proposing A New Solution For The Hubble Tension Puzzle

Using one of the most powerful tools in astronomy - the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) - Wendy Freedman is about to solve the greatest mystery of the universe. The post Researchers Are Proposing A New Solution For The Hubble Tension Puzzle first appeared on Bored Panda.

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'Space Shuttle Columbia: The Final Flight' documentary set to conclude on CNN

CNN is set to conclude airing a four-part series on space shuttle Columbia's ill-fated last return to Earth. "Space Shuttle Columbia: The Final Flight" airs on Sunday (April 14).

Space

No, you didn't see a solar flare during the total eclipse — but you may have seen something just as special

Several media outlets have incorrectly claimed that explosive solar flares were spotted during the April 8 total solar eclipse. But there were no flares during totality, so what did people see?

Space

Sierra Space wants to drop cargo from orbit to anywhere on Earth in 90 minutes

Sierra Space has unveiled a new "global payload delivery" system known as Ghost that is designed to drop vital payloads from orbit to anywhere on Earth's surface within 90 minutes.

Space

Scientists identify origin of the 'BOAT' — the brightest cosmic blast of all time

Astronomers have discovered that the BOAT, the most powerful gamma-ray burst ever detected, came from the supernova death of a massive star 2.4 million light-years away.

Salon

First non-American to walk on the Moon

NASA's Artemis mission will see Japanese astronauts take a historic step on the Moon

Space

A NASA spacecraft spotted something weird orbiting the moon. It was just a lunar neighbor (photos)

NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO) snapped a perfectly timed photo as it crossed paths with another spacecraft orbiting the moon.

Space

Car-sized asteroid gives Earth a super-close shave with flyby closer than some satellites

A newly discovered space rock will harmlessly pass by Earth today. Still, at less than a tenth the distance to the moon, asteroid 2024 GJ2 will miss the planet by the skin of its teeth.

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