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Artemis lunar mission expected to land back on Earth on Friday
NASA and the Navy are preparing to recover the astronauts and their Orion spacecraft, who will be recovered by the amphibious dock ship U.S.S. John P. Murtha.
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Artemis II crew breaks record for furthest distance humans have traveled from Earth
Mission specialist Jeremy Hansen honored the legacy of the Apollo missions in a message after the crew broke Apollo 13's record. The crew has traveled over 252,000 miles now.
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NASA shares new image of moon from lunar flyby mission
The photo includes the Orientale Basin, which is the first time humans have seen the entire lunar feature.
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NASA's most powerful rocket launches toward the moon
Within seconds of launching, the rocket hit 100 mph.
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Astronomers announce discovery of black hole, the closest to Earth ever discovered
"Dormant" black hole "three times closer" than second-closest discovery.
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NASA confirms it shifted nearby asteroid's orbit in first-ever planetary defense test
Test was "humanity's first time purposely changing the motion of a celestial object."
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NASA rocket collides with asteroid
The Double Asteroid Redirection Test (DART) spacecraft successfully collided with the asteroid Dimorphos at 7:15 p.m. EST travelling at a speed of 14,000 miles per hour.
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Columbia University study finds roughly 10% of Americans experiencing depression
Rate is even higher among younger Americans.
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Scientists say ‘single amino acid’ may explain major cognitive shift from neanderthals to humans
Explanation for greatly increased brain function has eluded science for years
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Images from James Webb telescope capture thousands of young stars
The stellar nursery of 30 Doradus includes thousands of previously unviewed developing stars
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Failure to launch: NASA Artemis mission postponed due to leaky fuel connection
Second time this week that launch has been postponed.
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Report: No named Atlantic hurricanes through nearly all of July and August, first time since 1941
August will likely finish as the first in 25 years with no named hurricanes.
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'TikTok channel for cosmic gendersmurfs': Science journals bow to woke orthodoxy, provoke ridicule
Quillette editor roasts Scientific American, as Harvard cognitive scientist Steven Pinker says he won't referee or cite Nature journal following its new submission criteria designed to stop "harm."