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Auction offers Neil Armstrong’s reply to NASA engineer’s Apollo 11 mission patch ideas

Neil Armstrong was appreciative, but as explained in his handwritten letter, it was too late. The Apollo 11 commander and…

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NASA and General Atomics test nuclear fuel for future moon and Mars missions

The first humans to Mars might someday ride a rocket propelled by a nuclear reactor to their destination. But before…

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Space weather scales are outdated and confusing. Here’s what NOAA scientists are doing about it.

NEW ORLEANS — Scientists continue to advance the process of updating the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s (NOAA) Space Weather…

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Ancient Europeans ate the brains of their dead enemies 18,000 years ago, researchers discover

Human remains discovered in a cave in Poland have revealed that ancient European groups cannibalized the dead in an act…

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‘I encountered the terror of never finding anything’: The hollowness of AI art proves machines can never emulate genuine human intelligence

The concepts of “sentience” and “agency” in machines are muddled, particularly given that it’s difficult to measure what these concepts…

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See Mars next to a nearly full moon in the sky tonight

The moon makes for an excellent guide to see Mars in the night sky tonight. As the sun sets this…

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Space photo of the week: Dry ice ‘geysers’ erupt on Mars as spring hits the Red Planet

What it is: Geysers of gas and dust on Mars Where it is: The south polar region of Mars When…

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Would a fallout shelter really protect you in a nuclear blast?

No other human-made catastrophes can wreak more destruction than a nuclear bomb. Luckily, bomb shelters and bunkers can protect us,…

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NASA will beam Super Bowl LIX to orbit for astronauts aboard the International Space Station

Are you ready to catch the big game? On Sunday (Feb. 9), across the United States and around the world,…

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This Week In Space podcast: Episode 147 — Not As They Seem

Not As They Seem – Mick West on UFOs, Conspiracy Theories, and Pseudoscience – YouTube Watch On On Episode 147…

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