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NASA and Axiom Space Unveil Spacesuits for Artemis III Moon Mission
NASA and Texas-based company Axiom Space unveiled a prototype of the new spacesuits astronauts will wear during the Artemis III mission.
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NASA Unveils New Spacesuit for Artemis III
NASA unveiled a prototype of the new AxEMU spacesuits astronauts will wear during the Artemis III mission.
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NASA Webb Telescope Captures Star on Cusp of Death
The Webb Space Telescope has captured the rare and fleeting phase of a star on the cusp of death. NASA released the picture Tuesday at the South by Southwest conference in Austin, Texas.
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SpaceX Launches US, Russian and UAE Astronauts to International Space Station
SpaceX launched four astronauts to the International Space Station for NASA on Thursday, including the first person from the Arab world going up for an extended monthslong stay.
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Does the Moon Need a Time Zone?
The European Space Agency has been suggesting the formation of a time zone on the moon. Why do they think we need it and how exactly do they tell time on the moon?
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Highlighter: North Texas Students Help NASA Scientists
In this week’s Highlighter, Wayne Carter shines a light on students from all over North Texas who competed to help NASA scientists solve problems and innovate ideas in outer space.
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SpaceX Rocket Launch Postponed Due to Last-Minute Technical Issue
A last-minute technical problem forced SpaceX to postpone its rocket launch to the International Space Station Monday.
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Highlighter: NASA Balloons, Students' Futures and Keller ISD Financial Help
High school students and their parents are getting some help planning for college. Education Reporter Wayne Carter has that story and more in this week’s Highlighter.
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Look Up! A Green Comet Last in Our Solar System 50,000 Years Ago is Coming Back Our Way
The comet will be closest to Earth on Thursday.
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Asteroid to Zip Past Earth Thursday in One of Closest Approaches Ever
An asteroid the size of a delivery truck will whip past Earth on Thursday night, one of the closest encounters ever recorded.
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First Native American Woman in Space Steps Out on Her First Spacewalk
The first Native American woman in space has ventured out on her first spacewalk.
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James Webb Telescope Finds Its First Exoplanet
The planet is almost the same size as Earth, according to a research team led by astronomers at the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory.
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Watch the Skies for a Glowing Green Comet Last in the Solar System During the Ice Ages
It was last in the solar system during the Upper Paleolithic era of the Ice Ages.
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An Old Satellite NASA Sent Into Space in the '80s is Falling From Sky This Weekend
The space agency says the chance of wreckage falling on anybody is “very low,” although some pieces are expected to survive after most of it burns up upon reentry.
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Catch the Comet Passing Earth for First Time Since the Neanderthals
The comet, known as C/2022 E3 (ZTF), will pass Earth later this month for the first time since the Ice Age. Here’s what you need to know.
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Apollo 7 Astronaut Walter Cunningham Dead at 90
Walter Cunningham, the last surviving astronaut from the first successful crewed space mission in NASA’s Apollo program, has died. He was 90. NASA confirmed Cunningham’s death. A family spokesman says he “from complications of a fall.” Cunningham was one of three astronauts aboard the 1968 Apollo 7 mission, an 11-day spaceflight that beamed live television broadcasts as they orbited Earth,...
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Quadrantid Meteors Peak Overnight, Clouds Clearing Though Moonlight May Mar Viewing
January marks the annual arrival of the Quadrantid meteors, which peak overnight Jan. 3-4.
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NASA Retires Mars Lander InSight After Groundbreaking 4-Year-Long Mission
It could be the end of the red dusty line for NASA’s InSight lander on Mars. The lander has fallen silent after four years of operation.
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See the Launch of a New NASA Satellite to Map the World's Oceans, Lakes and Rivers
A U.S.-French satellite that will map almost all of the world’s surface water has rocketed into orbit. The predawn launch Friday from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California capped a highly successful year for NASA. The satellite will conduct the first global survey of its kind. Besides oceans and seas, it will measure the height and flow of water in...
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NASA Launches SWOT Ocean Research Mission
NASA launched its SWOT ocean research mission Friday morning atop a SpaceX rocket.