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NASA's Orion capsule to leave distant retrograde orbit, return to Earth

Science News // 8 hours ago

NASA's Orion capsule to leave distant retrograde orbit, return to Earth

Nov. 30 (UPI) -- NASA's Orion space capsule is scheduled to leave its current distant retrograde orbit on Thursday, as the spacecraft begins the process of returning home to Earth, Artemis 1 mission management leaders said in a briefing.

Scientists discover two new minerals in meteorite

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Scientists discover two new minerals in meteorite

Mauna Loa, Kilauea volcanos erupting at same time in Hawaii

U.S. News // 11 hours ago

Mauna Loa, Kilauea volcanos erupting at same time in Hawaii

Harris, Macron get first look at new James Webb images

Science News // 13 hours ago

Harris, Macron get first look at new James Webb images

NASA awards contract for 3D-printed construction on moon, Mars

Science News // 1 day ago

NASA awards contract for 3D-printed construction on moon, Mars

Nov. 29 (UPI) -- Texas-based startup ICON has landed a five-year, $57 million contract from NASA to 3D-print landing pads, roads and shelter on the moon and on Mars.

China launches 3 astronauts to Tiangong space station

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China launches 3 astronauts to Tiangong space station

Nov. 29 (UPI) -- China on Tuesday launched its six-month Shenzhou 15 mission, carrying three astronauts to the country's newly completed space station.

U.S. classifies northern long-eared bat as an endangered species

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U.S. classifies northern long-eared bat as an endangered species

Nov. 29 (UPI) -- The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service on Tuesday reclassified the northern long-eared bat as an endangered species, calling the need to increase the protection level for the species an "alarm bell."

NASA Orion capsule reaches farthest distance from Earth in lunar orbit

Science News // 2 days ago

NASA Orion capsule reaches farthest distance from Earth in lunar orbit

Nov. 28 (UPI) -- NASA's Orion space capsule reached its farthest distance from Earth on Monday, successfully completing the first half of a mission that aims to ultimately return American astronauts to the moon.

SpaceX resupply cargo capsule docks with International Space Station

Science News // 3 days ago

SpaceX resupply cargo capsule docks with International Space Station

Nov. 27 (UPI) -- SpaceX's 26th resupply mission for NASA docked successfully at the International Space Stattion on Sunday morning, a day after liftoff aboard the Falcon 9 rocket from the Kennedy Space Station in Florida.

NASA's Orion spacecraft set to enter lunar orbit

Science News // 5 days ago

NASA's Orion spacecraft set to enter lunar orbit

Nov. 25 (UPI) -- NASA's Artemis 1 Orion spacecraft is expected to begin its orbit around the moon on Friday afternoon, following its launch earlier in the week.

Astronomer, eclipse expert Jay Pasachoff dies at 79

Science News // 1 week ago

Astronomer, eclipse expert Jay Pasachoff dies at 79

Nov. 23 (UPI) -- Astronomer and globetrotting solar eclipse expert Jay Pasachoff died Sunday at 79 years old.

NASA temporarily loses communication with Orion spacecraft

Science News // 1 week ago

NASA temporarily loses communication with Orion spacecraft

Nov. 23 (UPI) -- Communication between NASA's Mission Control Center in Houston and the Artemis I moon mission spacecraft was lost for 47 minutes Wednesday morning. A ground side reconfiguration resolved it, according to NASA.

Study says the heaviest flying bird seems to self-medicate with plants

Science News // 1 week ago

Study says the heaviest flying bird seems to self-medicate with plants

Nov. 23 (UPI) -- The great bustard actively seeks out medicinal plants that can kill pathogens, according to a study published Wednesday in Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution. The study suggests the large birds may be self-medicating.

SpaceX Falcon 9 carries Eutelsat communications satellite in final launch

Science News // 1 week ago

SpaceX Falcon 9 carries Eutelsat communications satellite in final launch

Nov. 23 (UPI) -- A SpaceX rocket carrying a communications satellite blasted off from Cape Canaveral Tuesday night on a mission that will allow improved internet connectivity for passengers aboard ships and planes.

Healthy wildlife populations reduce risk of pandemic

Science News // 1 week ago

Healthy wildlife populations reduce risk of pandemic

Research in wild bats is reinforcing a notion crucial to stopping future pandemics: When wildlife populations stay healthy, the odds of "crossover" viruses infecting humans subsides.

SpaceX Dragon supply ship launch scrubbed by bad weather

Science News // 1 week ago

SpaceX Dragon supply ship launch scrubbed by bad weather

Nov. 22 (UPI) -- The launch of a SpaceX Dragon spacecraft to resupply the International Space Station was scrubbed Tuesday afternoon because of bad weather, NASA officials said.

Europe's space agency reviewing space-based solar power

Science News // 1 week ago

Europe's space agency reviewing space-based solar power

Nov. 22 (UPI) -- Solar power could be easier to harness from space, though the technology needed to beam it back to Earth is still in the developmental stage.

With new supplies, space station astronauts to research mending broken bones

Science News // 1 week ago

With new supplies, space station astronauts to research mending broken bones

Nov. 21 (UPI) -- The 26th SpaceX Commercial Resupply mission to the International Space Station will deliver a payload of research materials such as implantable drug delivery devices and an adhesive that stimulates bone growth.

Auction of T. rex skeleton canceled after paleontologist raised concerns

Science News // 1 week ago

Auction of T. rex skeleton canceled after paleontologist raised concerns

Nov. 21 (UPI) -- The sale of a T. rex skeleton by the British auction house Christie's was canceled Monday after a paleontologist raised concerns that the bones belonged to another dinosaur.

NASA's Orion spacecraft comes within 81 miles of moon's surface

Science News // 1 week ago

NASA's Orion spacecraft comes within 81 miles of moon's surface

Nov. 21 (UPI) -- NASA's Orion spacecraft on Monday morning came within 81 miles of the moon's surface in its closest flyby yet in a critical test of the vehicle.

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