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How long will the 1st astronauts to ride SpaceX's Crew Dragon be in space? No one knows exactly (yet).

Two NASA astronauts will make history this month when they become the first crew to fly to the International Space Station in a private spacecraft. But exactly how long their historic mission will last has yet to be determined. On May 27, astronauts Doug Hurley ...

Tiny asteroid's super-close Earth flyby shows planetary protection in action, scientists say

It was a bright speck in the night. On April 27, something caught the eyes of astronomers poring through data gathered by the Pan-STARRS Observatory in Hawaii: a previously unknown space rock, and one that was very, very close to Earth. Coincidentally ...

Meet the NASA astronauts who will fly on historic SpaceX mission

CNN

CNN

New York (CNN Business) NASA astronauts Robert Behnken and Douglas Hurley will make history later this month: On their next mission, slated to take off May 27, they will be the first crew to fly in SpaceX's Crew Dragon capsule. The flight has been years in ...

Building satellites amid COVID-19

With liftoff still scheduled for the end of 2020, the Copernicus Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich satellite is currently being tested to ensure that it will withstand the rigours of launch and the harsh environment of space during its life in orbit around Earth.

Study: Could dark matter be hiding in existing data?

This image was produced by a simulation showing the evolution of dark matter in the universe. Credit: Milennium-II Simulation. Dark matter has so far defied every type of detector designed to find it. Because of its huge gravitational footprint in space, we know ...

'Magnetic Star' Radio Waves Could Solve the Mystery of Fast Radio Bursts

Scientific American

Scientific American

In recent weeks, astronomers have been monitoring strange, high-energy emissions from the corpse of a long-dead star some 30,000 light-years away. Within the emissions, they found something surprising: a powerful blast of radio waves that lasted mere ...

Mapping methane emissions on a global scale

This image shows a sample of abnormal methane concentrations over 2019. The size and colour of the circles indicate the size and intensity of the plume detected. The redder the colour, the higher the concentration of the methane plume. Credit: contains ...

Life might survive, and thrive, in a hydrogen world: study

As new and more powerful telescopes blink on in the next few years, astronomers will be able to aim the megascopes at nearby exoplanets, peering into their atmospheres to decipher their composition and to seek signs of extraterrestrial life. But imagine if, in ...

China launches next-generation space capsule on Long March 5B rocket test flight

China space agency completed a vital test launch today (May 5) when the first launch of its heavy-lift Long March 5B rocket went off without a hitch. The Long March 5B rocket is a cornerstone of China's space exploration plans. The same vehicle will carry the ...

China launches new experimental crew spacecraft, testing out its deep-space ambitions

The Verge

The Verge

Early this morning, China launched a pivotal new rocket, carrying a prototype deep-space spacecraft. China declared the launch a success, and it now paves the way for a slew of critical launches over the next year. This latest launch from the Wenchang ...