Space Station ‘Emergency’ Turns Out to Be False Alarm
Among the most dreaded people at NASA are the folks known as the simsups. Simsup is short for simulation supervisor and the people who hold...
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Apollo 8 Astronaut William Anders Dies in Plane Crash
SEATTLE — William Anders, the former Apollo 8 astronaut who took the iconic “Earthrise” photo showing the planet as a shadowed blue marble from space...
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Boeing’s First Astronaut Flight Called Off in Latest Setback
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — A last-minute problem nixed Saturday’s launch attempt for Boeing’s first astronaut flight, the latest in a string of delays over the...
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A ‘Parade of Planets’ Is Coming. Here’s How to Watch This Sky Show
One of the solar system’s most fortuitous conga lines occurred in the late 1970s, when the four gas giants—Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune—formed a neat...
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Solar Storm Lights Up Northern Hemisphere Skies: Pictures
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — An unusually strong solar storm hitting Earth produced stunning displays of color in the skies across the Northern Hemisphere early Saturday,...
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Strong Solar Storm Could Produce Northern Lights in U.S.
(CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla.) — An unusually strong solar storm headed toward Earth could produce northern lights in the U.S. this weekend and potentially disrupt power...
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The Eta Aquarids Meteor Shower Is Coming. How You Can See It
The Eta Aquarids meteor shower, which occurs each year as the Earth passes through remnants of Halley’s comet, is expected to reach its peak this...
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ISS Space Debris Landed on a Florida Family’s Home
The risk of being injured by falling space debris is supposedly “under 1 in 100 billion,” according to the European Space Agency (ESA), but for...
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China Launches Satellite to Assist Exploration of Moon’s Far Side
China launched a lunar satellite designed to play a critical role in its competition with the U.S. to be the leader in exploration of the...
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Japanese Startup’s Rocket Explodes After Takeoff: Video
Space One Co., a Japanese startup backed by Canon Inc., failed to send its first rocket to space, a major setback in efforts to join...
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“Good Night, Odie”: Lunar Lander Odysseus Goes Silent After Falling
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — The first U.S. spacecraft to land on the moon since the Apollo astronauts fell silent Thursday, a week after breaking a...
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Why We Have Leap Years
It would seem awfully hard to lose track of 0.24219 of a day. That not-inconsiderable amount adds up to five hours, 48 minutes and 20...