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Students in Missouri will hear from NASA astronauts Jessica Meir and Jack Hathaway as they answer prerecorded science, technology, engineering, and mathematics …
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Science news this week: Atlantic current edges closer to collapse, scientists make artificial-neuron breakthrough, and a copy of the “Iliad” is found inside an Egyptian mummy
by AiNewsBlogby AiNewsBlogWe celebrated Earth Day this week, and the science news was filled with troubling implications for the pale blue dot we call …
This shimmering region of star-formation, a close-up of the Trifid Nebula about 5,000 light-years from Earth, was captured in intricate detail by …
Listen to this audio excerpt from Peter Rossoni, Orion Artemis II Optical Communications System flight manager: As a child, Peter Rossoni watched …
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18 States Will See Regulus Swallowed By The Moon Saturday: Exact Times
by AiNewsBlogby AiNewsBlogTopline On the evening of Saturday, April 25, skywatchers in 18 eastern U.S. states, as well as in parts of Mexico and …
The National Space Club & Foundation announced its annual award recipients March 13, 2026, in Washington, D.C. Two dedicated leaders from NASA’s Johnson Space …
The Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan signed the Artemis Accords Thursday during a ceremony hosted by NASA at the agency’s headquarters in Washington, becoming the latest nation to commit to …
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Artemis moon landing could face long delay while NASA waits for next-generation spacesuits
by AiNewsBlogby AiNewsBlogNASA’s next-generation spacesuits still aren’t ready, and the delay could push back the Artemis moon landings by more than three years, an …
In case you missed Tuesday’s NYT Mini, you can find the answers here: Forbes‘NYT Mini’ Clues And Answers For Tuesday, April 21By …
NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope team now is targeting as soon as early September 2026 for launch, ahead of the agency’s …
In the aftermath of the successful Artemis II mission, NASA is moving forward with the next steps of its plans to establish …
On April 1, 2026, Artemis II launched on a nearly 10-day voyage around the Moon, marking the first crewed flight of NASA’s Orion spacecraft. NASA astronauts Reid …
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NASA shuts off another Voyager 1 instrument as humanity’s most distant spacecraft prepares for risky ‘Big Bang’ maneuver to save power
by AiNewsBlogby AiNewsBlogAfter nearly half a century in space, the Voyager 1 spacecraft just shut down one of its last remaining science instruments in …
Today’s story is the answer to the April 2026 puzzler. With its abundance of naturally occurring gas seeps and fires, Azerbaijan …
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A giant ‘shadow’ has been creeping across Mars for 50 years — and scientists aren’t sure why
by AiNewsBlogby AiNewsBlogA massive dark patch lurking within a giant Martian crater has been creeping across the Red Planet’s surface since the feature was …
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NASA Invites Media to SpaceX’s 34th Resupply Launch to Space Station
by AiNewsBlogby AiNewsBlogMedia accreditation is open for the next U.S. launch to deliver NASA science investigations, supplies, and equipment to the International Space Station. …
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Science news this week: Physicists witness faster-than-light darkness pinpricks, humans are still evolving, and some polar bears are getting fatter than ever
by AiNewsBlogby AiNewsBlogThis week’s science news followed last week’s climactic splashdown of the Artemis II mission with a flurry of space and physics news …
An observation made by NASA’s SPHEREx (Spectro-Photometer for the History of the Universe, Epoch of Reionization, and Ices Explorer) shows the chemical …
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Lyrid meteor shower 2026: See spring’s first rain of ‘shooting stars’ peak in moonless skies
by AiNewsBlogby AiNewsBlogThe night sky is set to deliver one of spring’s most anticipated celestial events as the Lyrid meteor shower returns this week. …
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Quality Assessment Report Evaluates Tomorrow.io Precipitation Radar Data
by AiNewsBlogby AiNewsBlogA new quality assessment report from NASA’s Commercial Satellite Data Acquisition (CSDA) program approves the use of precipitation radar data from Tomorrow.io …
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How a Japanese poet’s diary helps scientists reconstruct solar cycles : NPR
by AiNewsBlogby AiNewsBlogResearchers used a Japanese poet’s diary to track solar events that took place over 800 years ago. SCOTT SIMON, HOST: An ancient …
NASA and the U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM) launched the NASA Force website on Friday, opening applications for roles aimed at recruiting the nation’s top engineers and …
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Bright-green fireball meteor spotted exploding above Lindisfarne Castle, famous Viking raid site in UK
by AiNewsBlogby AiNewsBlogA photographer snapped a bright-green fireball streaking across the starry sky above an iconic castle and famous Viking raid site in northeast …
NASA’s Human Research Program (HRP) uses research to develop methods to protect the health and performance of astronauts in space. In support …
The Republic of Latvia will sign the Artemis Accords during a ceremony at 9 a.m. EDT Monday, April 20, at NASA Headquarters …
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Astronomers spotted a pair of monster black holes that could collide in just 100 years — and Earth will feel it
by AiNewsBlogby AiNewsBlogAstronomers may have discovered an extreme pair of light-spewing black holes that are spiraling toward an enormous collision — the effects of …
On a calm day, a light breeze might barely ripple the surface of a lake on Earth. But on Saturn’s largest moon …
In a remote part of northern Mauritania on the Adrar Plateau lies a desert landscape rich in human history. This region of …
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‘Something’s missing’: Most thorough-ever study of the cosmos proves we still can’t explain how the universe is expanding
by AiNewsBlogby AiNewsBlogThere’s a central crisis in cosmology: Different measurements yield different values for the expansion rate of the universe. Now, a comprehensive analysis …
