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NASA and SpaceX target October 5 to launch Crew-5 astronauts after Ian delays

NASA and SpaceX target October 5 to launch Crew-5 astronauts after Ian delays

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The sun sets behind a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket and Dragon spacecraft at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida before the launch of Astronaut Crew-5. (Picture: SpaceX) KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Florida – Operations at the Florida Spaceport are returning to normal after Hurricane Ian was unleashed across the state. NASA and SpaceX are now aiming …

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CIA invests in Woolly Mammoth Resurrection technology

CIA invests in Woolly Mammoth Resurrection technology

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The CIA, along with several other entities, has helped fund biotech firm Colossal Biosciences, which is trying to bring the woolly mammoth back from extinction, reports The Intercept. “Biotechnology and the broader bioeconomy are essential for humanity to grow further. It’s important that all facets of our government develop them and understand what’s possible,” said …

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NASA and SpaceX target October 5 to launch Crew-5 astronauts after Ian delays

NASA and SpaceX target October 5 to launch Crew-5 astronauts after Ian delays

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The sun sets behind a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket and Dragon spacecraft at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida before the launch of Astronaut Crew-5. (Picture: SpaceX) KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Florida – Operations at the Florida Spaceport are returning to normal after Hurricane Ian was unleashed across the state. NASA and SpaceX are now aiming …

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After 8 Years Of Hard Work, India

After 8 years of hard work, India’s ‘Mangalyaan’ runs out of fuel: report

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The Rs 450 crore Mars Orbiter mission was launched aboard PSLV-C25 in 2013. (File) Bengaluru: India’s Mars Orbiter craft has run out of propellant and its battery has run out beyond the safe limit, fueling speculation that the country’s first interplanetary mission “Mangalyaan” may finally be over its long sleeves. The Rs 450 crore Mars …

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Super-Earths are more common and more habitable than Earth. Astronomers find more than billions there.

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Astronomers believe the most likely place to find life in the galaxy is on super-Earths, like Kepler-69c, seen in this artist’s rendering. (Image credit: NASA Ames/JPL-CalTech) This article was originally published on The conversation. (opens in a new tab) The publication contributed the article to Space.com’s Expert Voices: Editorials and Perspectives. Astronomers now routinely discover …

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A missing element to life could be present in the ocean of Saturn’s moon Enceladus

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The ocean inside Saturn’s moon Enceladus may be enriched with phosphorus, an element important for life as we know it, new research reveals. Phosphorus is a vital component in the biochemistry of life. For example, it joins with sugars to provide a “backbone” to DNA, linking the four nucleobases to the double helix. Phosphorus is …

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Crew flies to Florida before launch to International Space Station

Crew flies to Florida before launch to International Space Station

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Two NASA astronauts, a Japanese space veteran and Russia’s only female cosmonaut, flew to Kennedy Space Center on Saturday to prepare for launch Wednesday during a flight to the International Space Station aboard a SpaceX Crew Dragon capsule. Their Falcon 9 rocket rolled atop historic Platform 39A before dawn Saturday and spun vertically just after …

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Crew flies to Florida before launch to International Space Station

Crew flies to Florida before launch to International Space Station

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Two NASA astronauts, a Japanese space veteran and Russia’s only female cosmonaut, flew to Kennedy Space Center on Saturday to prepare for launch Wednesday during a flight to the International Space Station aboard a SpaceX Crew Dragon capsule. Their Falcon 9 rocket rolled atop historic Platform 39A before dawn Saturday and spun vertically just after …

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Hubble Space Telescope detects protective shield defending pair of dwarf galaxies

Hubble Space Telescope detects protective shield defending pair of dwarf galaxies

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The scientists used spectroscopic observations of quasar ultraviolet light to detect and map the Magellanic Corona, a diffuse halo of hot, supercharged gas surrounding the Small and Large Magellanic Clouds. Depicted in purple, the corona extends more than 100,000 light-years out from the main mass of stars, gas and dust that make up the Magellanic …

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