NASA spotted a big asteroid that may hit Earth — what you should know
It's actually good news that NASA spotted a sizable asteroid with a (small) chance of hitting Earth in 2032. It means our ...
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St. Croix Educational Complex Team Earns Spot in NASA TechRise Challenge with Solar Energy Experiment
The Challenge, which was open to 6th to 12th graders in schools across the nation, asked teams to design experiments that would then be taken on either a high-altitude balloon or a rocket-powered ...
This week in Jewish history: Israel's first astronaut, invention of cardioverter-defibrillator
All of its crew perished, including Israel’s first astronaut, Ilan Ramon. A former combat pilot in the Israeli Air Force, he ...
On This Day: Apollo 14 blasts off for moon
Apollo 14, the third U.S. mission to land on the moon, blasted off using a Saturn V rocket from Kennedy Space Center in Florida.
Astronomers have spied an asteroid that may be heading for Earth. Here’s what we know so far
On 27 December last year, astronomers using the ATLAS survey telescope in Chile discovered a small asteroid moving away from ...
Axiom Space’s 4th commercial astronaut mission launches this spring
Once docked, the private astronauts plan to spend up to 14 days aboard the orbiting laboratory, conducting a mission comprised of science, outreach, and commercial activities.
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GHS grad will be honored as ‘Distinguished South Carolina Public School Graduate’
A Gaffney High School graduate will be honored in April by the South Carolina Foundation for Educational Leadership. Charlie Blackwell- Thompson serves as launch director for NASA’s Exploration Ground ...
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NASA’s Asteroid Bennu Sample Reveals Mix of Life’s Ingredients
Studies of asteroid Bennu delivered to Earth by NASA’s OSIRIS-REx spacecraft have revealed molecules that, on our planet, are key to life.
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NASA Set to Welcome Fourth Axiom Space Mission to International Space Station
NASA and its international partners have approved the crew for Axiom Space’s fourth private astronaut mission to the International Space Station, launching from the agency’s Kennedy Space Center in ...
3 BRILLIANT MINUTES: Life on the rocks
The planet that the asteroid was once a part of contained a salty ocean. Scientists found 11 minerals in the samples, but more importantly, they found 14 out of 20 key building blocks for life -- at ...
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Black Holes Prepare Their Own Meals: Study
Data from NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory reveals that black holes can cool gas to the proper temperature for a cosmic feast ...