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NASA Astronauts Recount Epic All-Woman Spacewalk in Washington Post Op-Ed

"Echoes of a bygone era" that favored larger body types were one of the factors that delayed the first all-woman spacewalk — although NASA found a way to solve the problem, the women who completed the spacewalk said in a recent Washington Post ...

Astronauts on Space Station Pay Tribute to Apollo 12's 50th Anniversary

The astronauts on board the International Space Station paid tribute to the second mission to land humans on the moon — 50 years to the day after the Apollo 12 crew launched. Expedition 61 commander Luca Parmitano of the European Space Agency ...

Regular Crew Launches by SpaceX, Boeing Likely Won't Start Until Summer 2020, NASA Inspector General Says

NASA's regular crew launches to the International Space Station on private vehicles built by SpaceX and Boeing likely won't begin until summer 2020, warns a new report from the space agency's Office of Inspector General (OIG). The report also criticizes ...

Leonid Meteor Shower 2019 Peaks Soon: Here's What to Expect

It's going to be a poor year for one of the most famous meteor showers, the Leonids. This year's Leonids, which peak on Monday morning (Nov. 18), are likely to be a big downer for two reasons. The shower itself is expected to be mild, and there will be a ...

Space Ballet: 2 Neptune Moons Perform an Unusual Pas de Deux

Neptune's two innermost moons are locked in an unusual "dance of avoidance," with their perfect choreography ensuring the moons never get too close to each other. That's a tricky feat, since their orbital paths are separated by just 1,150 miles (1,850 ...

Long Space Missions Can Change Astronaut Brain Structure and Function

Spaceflight changes astronauts' brain structure and function, a new study shows. Researchers from the Medical University of South Carolina looked at how the human brain adapts to the microgravity environment of space. Using magnetic resonance imaging ...

Astronauts on spacewalk prepare AMS cosmic ray detector for repair

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Astronauts working outside of the International Space Station have completed the first in a series of at least four complex spacewalks to repair a state-of-the-art cosmic ray detector. Italian astronaut Luca Parmitano of the European Space Agency and astronaut ...

Watch China Simulate a Mars Landing for 2020 Mission to Red Planet (Video)

China just tested out its brand-new facility for simulating Mars landings, marking a big step in the nation's planned march to the Red Planet. The facility in northern China's Hebei Province includes a tower nearly 460 feet (140 meters) tall, a servo system and a ...

Research reveals new state of matter: a Cooper pair metal

For years, physicists have assumed that Cooper pairs, the electron duos that enable superconductors to conduct electricity without resistance, were two-trick ponies. The pairs either glide freely, creating a superconducting state, or create an insulating state by ...

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An international team of scientists, including three researchers from New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT), has shed new light on one of the central mysteries of solar physics: how energy from the Sun is transferred to the star's upper atmosphere, heating it ...