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Here's how to watch SpaceX launch the Crew-1 astronaut mission for NASA this week

Crew-1 will carry four astronauts to the International Space Station (ISS), one more than the standard three-person crew of a Russian Soyuz. Participating Crew-1 astronauts are Crew Dragon commander Michael ...

NASA chief Jim Bridenstine won't stay on under new president

A source familiar with the matter confirmed Bridenstine's plans to CNN Business. The news comes as a surprise to the space community, as many stakeholders who had been pressing for the Biden camp to keep Bridenstine in his role.

Jupiter's ocean moon Europa probably glows in the dark

The icy Jupiter moon Europa is an astrobiological beacon, quite literally glowing in the deep darkness far from the sun, a new study suggests. Jupiter's intense radiation environment likely lights up Europa's icy shell, which overlies a huge, potentially habitable ...

The UAE's 1st Mars probe will reach the Red Planet on Feb. 9

The United Arab Emirates' first mission to Mars will reach the Red Planet on Feb. 9, 2021, Emirates government officials said Sunday (Nov. 8). The mission's Hope orbiter should arrive at Mars in the same year as the 50th anniversary of the country's formation, ...

Uncovering novel genomes from Earth's microbiomes

Artistic interpretation of how microbial genome sequences from the GEM catalog can help fill in gaps of knowledge about the microbes that play key roles in the Earth's microbiomes. Credit: Rendered by Zosia Rostomian, Berkeley Lab. Despite advances in ...

Independent review indicates NASA prepared for Mars sample return campaign

NASA released an independent review report Tuesday indicating the agency is well positioned for its Mars Sample Return (MSR) campaign to bring pristine samples from Mars to Earth for scientific study. The agency established the MSR Independent Review ...

Rare NASA photos up for auction, including the only photograph of Neil Armstrong on the moon

Neil Armstrong on the moon next to an American flag. Laika the dog sitting in a space capsule, shortly before before becoming the first animal to orbit the Earth. Buzz Aldrin taking a selfie, our planet a blue curve behind him, in the first-ever self portrait ...

Fireballs will light up the sky during Northern Taurid meteor shower this week

(CNN) Dazzling fireballs will light up the night sky in the coming days, making it a great time to grab a lawn chair and gaze at the stars. The Northern Taurid meteor showers have been spotted in the sky since October, but the annual shower will peak on ...

Researchers model source of eruption on Jupiter's moon Europa

On Jupiter's icy moon Europa, powerful eruptions may spew into space, raising questions among hopeful astrobiologists on Earth: What would blast out from miles-high plumes? Could they contain signs of extraterrestrial life? And where in Europa would they ...

Making 3-D nanosuperconductors with DNA

Three-dimensional (3-D) nanostructured materials—those with complex shapes at a size scale of billionths of a meter—that can conduct electricity without resistance could be used in a range of quantum devices. For example, such 3-D superconducting ...