NASA set for first crewed moon return in over half a century
The mission is the first crewed test flight in NASA's Artemis program, the flagship US effort to begin regular flights to the moon, at an estimated cost of at least $93 billion since 2012.
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NASA shakes up moon program with Artemis test mission before astronaut lunar landing
NASA may roll back Artemis II rocket after helium flow issue, March launch at risk
'Unprofessional behavior': NASA report rips into astronaut-stranding Starliner mission
Standard model debunked? Scientists say dark matter is impossible, never existed - study
Dark matter is supposed to be vital to the universe. A study by uOttawa's Prof. Rajendra Gupta claims that it isn't real and never existed, shattering the standard model of cosmology.
Asteroid the size of 16.5 John Cenas to pass Earth on Friday, March 15 - NASA
Asteroid 2024 EK3, around the size of three and a half adult female American bison (aka buffalo), and 2020 FU, the size of 16.5 John Cenas will pass Earth on the day Julius Caesar was killed.
Scientists witness the 'winds' dispersing the gas of planetary formation - study
The discovery sheds light on the age-old mysteries of how planets are formed, and in particular how much time young worlds have to consume gas before it drifts away.
Earth used as test subject for mission to study exoplanets for life - study
Researchers in Switzerland used NASA to study Earth as if they were 30 light years away as a test for the LIFE mission to study exoplanets.
Researchers find 'excessively' large red supermassive black hole in early universe - study
A large and red supermassive black hole was found in a distant galaxy during the early years of the universe is excessively big for its galaxy, raising more questions about early galaxy formation.
NASA wanted to change an asteroid's orbit. It also changed the asteroid's shape - study
NASA sent the DART mission to hit an asteroid to try and change its orbit.
US achieves first moon landing in half century with private spacecraft
The proliferation of commercial space ventures has itself been driven by leaps in technology in recent decades.
Scientists find neutron star in heart of supernova, solving decades-old puzzle - study
The discovery of the neutron star at the center of the supernova finally puts to an end a mystery that has puzzled scientists for over three decades.
Dwarf planets at Solar System's fringes may be geologically active - study
The dwarf planets in question, Eris and Makemake, are both found in the Kuiper Belt past Neptune's orbit and are far from the Sun's warmth, similar to fellow dwarf planet Pluto.
Private US moon lander reaches lunar orbit ahead of touchdown attempt
In a first, a private American company's moon lander achieved lunar orbit.
