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Solar storm may cause northern lights to be visible from New York to Idaho

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Solar storm may cause northern lights to be visible from New York to Idaho

July 23 (UPI) -- A solar storm could bring the northern lights to the northern United States this week, the National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration said.

NASA picks next 4 crew members for simulated Mars mission in Texas

Science News // 17 hours ago

NASA picks next 4 crew members for simulated Mars mission in Texas

Researchers may have halted an inherited form of blindness in dogs

Science News // 19 hours ago

Researchers may have halted an inherited form of blindness in dogs

Events commemorate 55th anniversary of moon landing

Science News // 2 days ago

Events commemorate 55th anniversary of moon landing

Decline in bees, other pollinating insects leads to shrinking crops

Science News // 3 days ago

Decline in bees, other pollinating insects leads to shrinking crops

Many plants, from crops to carnations, cannot bear fruit or reproduce without bees, beetles, butterflies and other insects to pollinate them.

Science explains mind-altering effects of 'magic' mushrooms

Science News // 5 days ago

Science explains mind-altering effects of 'magic' mushrooms

"Magic" mushrooms achieve their psychedelic effects by temporarily scrambling a brain network involved in introspective thinking like daydreaming and remembering, a new study reports.

NASA nixes VIPER lunar rover project

Science News // 5 days ago

NASA nixes VIPER lunar rover project

July 17 (UPI) -- NASA is ending its VIPER lunar rover project created in partnership with Lockheed Martin and General Motors, the space agency announced Wednesday.

NASA ships critical rocket stage to Florida for Artemis II mission to moon

Science News // 5 days ago

NASA ships critical rocket stage to Florida for Artemis II mission to moon

July 17 (UPI) -- NASA on Tuesday rolled out from Louisiana a crucial rocket stage on the way to Florida as part of NASA's Artemis II mission to send humans on the moon again.

Researchers develop 'jelly-like' batteries to power wearable devices, brain implants

Science News // 5 days ago

Researchers develop 'jelly-like' batteries to power wearable devices, brain implants

July 17 (UPI) -- Cambridge University said its researchers have developed an electric-eel-inspired, jelly-like, battery for use in wearable devices and potentially for brain implants to treat neurological conditions.

NASA: Meteor flew over New York City, Statue of Liberty

Science News // 6 days ago

NASA: Meteor flew over New York City, Statue of Liberty

July 17 (UPI) -- A meteor traveling 34,000 mph blasted through Earth's atmosphere before breaking up above midtown Manhattan on Tuesday morning, NASA said.

Science of smell might help make food in space more appealing

Science News // 6 days ago

Science of smell might help make food in space more appealing

Food tends to taste bland in space, making it tough for astronauts to eat enough to stay healthy. Focusing on foods' smell might help overcome this problem, a new study says.

NASA Johnson Space Center to dedicate building to Dorothy Vaughan, women of Apollo

Science News // 1 week ago

NASA Johnson Space Center to dedicate building to Dorothy Vaughan, women of Apollo

July 15 (UPI) -- NASA's Johnson Space Center in Houston will name a building after legendary human computer Dorothy Vaughan and the women of the Apollo program on Friday, one day before the 55th anniversary of the Apollo 11 moon landing.

Newly discovered moon cave could house future lunar explorers, researchers say

Science News // 1 week ago

Newly discovered moon cave could house future lunar explorers, researchers say

July 15 (UPI) -- New findings published Monday suggest a recently discovered cave on the moon could be a good place for future explorers to find shelter from outside elements in a possible base location, according to Italian researchers.

NASA events commemorate 55th anniversary of Apollo 11 moon landing

Science News // 1 week ago

NASA events commemorate 55th anniversary of Apollo 11 moon landing

July 15 (UPI) -- NASA will be recognizing the 55th anniversary of the Apollo Moon landing this month with a variety of events and engagements that started on Monday.

What would it take to turn Mars into another Earth?

Science News // 1 week ago

What would it take to turn Mars into another Earth?

Could people turn Mars into another Earth? Here's what it would take to transform its barren landscape into a life-friendly world.

Cornell researchers unveil urine collection, filtration system for astronaut spacesuits

Science News // 1 week ago

Cornell researchers unveil urine collection, filtration system for astronaut spacesuits

July 12 (UPI) -- Space crews on NASA's upcoming mission to the moon and beyond may have a solution to the age-old problem of urinating while suited up thanks to a novel U.S.-developed system that recycles urine back into drinking water.

SpaceX rocket suffers anomaly, deploys Starlink satellites into low orbit

Science News // 1 week ago

SpaceX rocket suffers anomaly, deploys Starlink satellites into low orbit

July 12 (UPI) -- SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket suffered an anomaly, resulting in its payload of 20 Starlink satellites being deployed into orbit lower than intend

SpaceX launches 20 satellites atop Falcon 9 into orbit

Science News // 1 week ago

SpaceX launches 20 satellites atop Falcon 9 into orbit

July 11 (UPI) -- SpaceX launched a Falcon 9 rocket carrying a cluster of 20 Starlink satellites from Launch Complex 4 East at Vandenberg Space Force Station in California at 7:39 pm PT Thursday, the 364th SpaceX mission.

NASA to strengthen ties with Japan, South Korea during week of meetings

Science News // 1 week ago

NASA to strengthen ties with Japan, South Korea during week of meetings

July 10 (UPI) -- NASA is working to strengthen ties with Japan and South Korea, as the space agency prepares to meet this week with government officials in both countries.

NASA astronauts say they are confident in Boeing Starliner abilities despite spacecraft's issues

Science News // 1 week ago

NASA astronauts say they are confident in Boeing Starliner abilities despite spacecraft's issues

July 10 (UPI) -- NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams said during a Wednesday press conference that they're confident the troubled Boeing Starliner spacecraft can carry them safely back home to Earth.

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