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September 24, 2024 at 1:11 PM
NASA set to launch $5 billion mission to Jupiter's moon Europa: What to know
NASA's Europa Clipper is set to launch on Oct. 10 from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida.
September 24, 2024 at 1:11 PM
September 19, 2024 at 10:26 PM
Asteroid to enter Earth's orbit temporarily: What to know about 'mini-moon'
The asteroid will orbit the Earth for about two months starting from Sept. 29.
September 19, 2024 at 10:26 PM
September 19, 2024 at 3:06 PM
Mars 'spiders' were a decades-old mystery. Now NASA says they recreated them in a lab
Dubbed "araneiform terrain," the Mars surface formations span over a half-mile long and have hundreds of branches that resemble spider legs, according to NASA.
September 19, 2024 at 3:06 PM
September 19, 2024 at 2:11 AM
NASA’s ‘Hidden Figures’ receive Congressional Gold Medal for historic work
The group of female mathematicians and engineers were honored in a ceremony.
September 19, 2024 at 2:11 AM
September 18, 2024 at 11:46 PM
NASA’s ‘Hidden Figures’ receive Congressional Gold Medals
Black female mathematicians, aeronautical engineers and human computers who worked for NASA during the 20th-century space race were awarded the Congressional Gold Medal on Capitol Hill.
September 18, 2024 at 11:46 PM
September 18, 2024 at 11:00 PM
NASA's 'Hidden Figures' awarded Congressional Gold Medal for groundbreaking work
The Black NASA female mathematicians and aeronautical engineers referred to as the "Hidden Figures" were awarded the Congressional Gold Medal this week.
September 18, 2024 at 11:00 PM
September 16, 2024 at 1:55 AM
Polaris Dawn mission ends successfully
The Space-X capsule splashed down in the Gulf of Mexico after a five-day trip that took its passengers further from Earth than anyone has traveled since NASA's Apollo missions half a century ago.
September 16, 2024 at 1:55 AM
September 14, 2024 at 3:35 PM
Astronauts 'Butch' and 'Suni' open up about their extended stay in space
Barry "Butch" Wilmore and Sunita "Suni" Williams are expected to return to earth in February in a SpaceX capsule.
September 14, 2024 at 3:35 PM
September 13, 2024 at 8:13 PM
NASA astronauts say they don't feel 'let down' by not returning on Boeing's Starliner
Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams said Friday they don't feel "let down" by Boeing's Starliner returning to Earth without them and waiting on the ISS until February.
September 13, 2024 at 8:13 PM
September 13, 2024 at 7:21 PM
NASA astronauts in good spirits despite being stranded
Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams held a news conference from the Boeing Starliner at the International Space Station on Friday.
September 13, 2024 at 7:21 PM
September 7, 2024 at 7:43 PM
Starliner capsule lands in Mexico without astronauts
The automated capsule landed in Mexico overnight without the American astronauts that were on board when it launched in June. They will return home with SpaceX when it flies to the ISS in February.
September 7, 2024 at 7:43 PM
September 7, 2024 at 6:53 PM
Boeing's Starliner spacecraft returns home, but without NASA astronauts
Boeing's Starliner undocked from the ISS on Friday and landed in New Mexico just after midnight.
September 7, 2024 at 6:53 PM
September 7, 2024 at 3:03 PM
NASA sends Starliner back to earth without astronauts
Due to safety concerns, Boeing's troubled Starliner space capsule returned to earth without crew.
September 7, 2024 at 3:03 PM
September 7, 2024 at 12:25 AM
Boeing's Starliner scheduled to return to Earth without astronauts
The Starliner spacecraft is scheduled to return to Earth from the International Space Station without astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams.
September 7, 2024 at 12:25 AM
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A university professor will fly into space for a first-of-its-kind experiment
A university professor is about to venture out of this world to carry out a science experiment decades in the making.
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NASA says Boeing's Starliner astronauts will remain on ISS until February
Astronauts Barry "Butch" Wilmore and Sunita "Suni" Williams arrived via Boeing Starliner in June, but will return in a different spacecraft. Their mission was slated to last eight days.
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NASA not risking the return of astronauts on Boeing’s Starliner
NASA officials said there was “too much uncertainty” about the Boeing Starliner to return astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams to Earth, stretching their eight-day mission into eight months.
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2 Boeing Starliner astronauts set to come back to Earth on a Space-X craft
NASA says astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams will go home February 2025 on a Space-X craft; Their return delayed another 6 months. Boeing's Starliner spacecraft will return to Earth unmanned.
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Boeing's Starliner astronauts will return to Earth on different spacecraft: NASA
NASA said Saturday the astronauts who flew Boeing's Starliner to the ISS have to return to Earth on a different spacecraft in 2025.
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Boeing Starliner astronauts stranded in space will not return until 2025: NASA
NASA said Saturday the astronauts that flew Boeing's Starliner to the ISS have to return to Earth on a different spacecraft in 2025.
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NASA weighs keeping two astronauts on ISS
NASA is weighing all options as two astronauts could be stranded on International Space Station until next year.
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NASA's Mars rover to begin 'most challenging' journey up crater rim
The Perseverance rover will begin the Crater Rim Campaign on Aug. 19.
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NASA's Mars rover to begin 'most challenging' journey up crater rim
The Perseverance rover is the centerpiece of NASA's Mars 2020 mission, working to collect data in preparation for future human exploration of the Red Planet.
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Boeing’s Starliner astronauts could be in space until 2025
Former astronaut Cady Coleman explains how the astronauts will be able to survive in space in the coming months and what the potential plan could be to bring them home.
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NASA says Boeing's Starliner may not be able to bring astronauts home
NASA officials said during a press conference on Wednesday that the astronauts who flew on Boeing's Starliner may have to come home on a different spacecraft.
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Boeing's Starliner astronauts may have to come home on different spacecraft
NASA officials announced that the two astronauts who traveled to the International Space Station (ISS) aboard Boeing's Starliner may need to return to Earth on a different spacecraft.
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New images reveal what NASA learned from colliding a spacecraft into an asteroid
New images released from NASA’s mission to intentionally collide with an asteroid in 2022 have revealed information on the origins of the asteroid system.
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Boeing capsule astronauts remain at Space Station with no return date, NASA says
Veteran NASA astronauts Barry "Butch" Wilmore and Sunita "Suni" Williams' return to Earth delayed until at least August, officials said Thursday.
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Boeing capsule astronauts remain at Space Station with no return date, NASA says
Veteran NASA astronauts Barry "Butch" Wilmore and Sunita "Suni" Williams' return to Earth delayed until at least August, officials said Thursday.
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NASA says mystery boom was caused by meteor
ABC News' Rhiannon Ally reports on the rare fireball seen and felt yesterday in the Northeast.
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NASA celebrates 2nd anniversary of the James Webb Telescope
To celebrate the two-year milestone of the James Webb Space Telescope capturing and sending images back to Earth, NASA released another stunning image the revolutionary space telescope took.
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NASA hopes for Mars mission in 2030s: Here's how
NASA's yearlong simulated Mars mission at the Johnson Space Center in Houston is helping pave the way for an astronaut-crewed Mars mission in the coming decades.
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NASA hopes to send astronauts to Mars in the 2030s; here's how they will get there
NASA's yearlong simulated Mars mission at the Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas is helping pave the way for an astronaut-crewed Mars mission in the coming decades.
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NASA astronauts say they feel 'confident' Boeing's Starliner can bring them home
NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams said during a press conference on Wednesday they feel 'confident' Boeing's Starliner can bring them home.
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4 volunteers emerged after spending over a year in NASA’s Mars simulator
Kelly Haston, Anca Selariu, Ross Brockwell and Nathan Jones were greeted by a round of applause as they emerged from the 1,700-square-foot, 3D-printed habitat.
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Crew of NASA's earthbound simulated Mars habitat emerge after a year
The crew of a NASA mission to Mars emerged from their craft after a yearlong voyage that never left Earth.
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NASA astronauts stuck waiting aboard ISS amid issues with Boeing's Starliner
Two NASA astronauts have no set date to return to Earth and are stuck waiting aboard the ISS due to several mechanical issues with Boeing's Starliner spacecraft.
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NASA says star studied for decades is actually this: 'Our jaws dropped'
The newly discovered twins both emit jets of gas from their north and south poles and are among a group of stars called WL 20.
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Despite helium leaks and thruster issue, Boeing's Starliner docks at ISS
Boeing's Starliner successfully docked at the International Space Station after managing three helium leaks and a thruster issue,
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Boeing Starliner prepares to dock at International Space Station
The Boeing Starliner is orbiting Earth and will be docking at the ISS on Thursday after a delayed launch.
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Successful launch of Boeing's Starliner following several delays
Now if the mission is successful, NASA could certify the spacecraft to perform routine missions to and from the ISS.
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Boeing's Starliner launches historic 1st astronaut-crewed test flight
Boeing's Starliner launched its first astronaut-crewed flight into space on Wednesday after several delays.
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Boeing's Starliner spacecraft launches first ever crewed test flight
NASA hired Boeing along with SpaceX after the space shuttles retired to transport astronauts to and from the International Space Station.
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Urgent plumbing problem in space
The launch of Boeing's Starliner this week will deliver a replacement toilet pump, essential to keeping water clean on the International Space Station. ABC News' Andrew Dymburt explains.
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NASA sets launch date for Boeing Starliner's 1st astronaut-crewed flight after delays
After several delays, Boeing's Starliner will launch on Wednesday, June 5.
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Anticipated Boeing Starliner launch scrubbed
Minutes before takeoff, the anticipated Starliner launch was scrubbed due to a ground computer issue.
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NASA announces new launch date for Boeing's Starliner astronaut-crewed mission after
NASA announced that Boeing Starliner's first crewed mission will be launching on June 1 after several delays, the most recent being due to a small helium leak.
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NASA announces new launch date for Boeing's Starliner astronaut-crewed mission
NASA announced that Boeing Starliner's first crewed mission will be launching on June 1 after several delays, the most recent being due to a small helium leak.
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Black astronauts say 90-year-old Ed Dwight's 1st trip to space was 'justice'
Following his historic first trip to space, 90-year-old Ed Dwight sat among three Black NASA astronauts who thanked him for pathing their way to orbit.
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Blue Origin launches historic flight to space
Blue Origin launched New Shepard NS-25, its seventh human flight, to space Sunday carrying 90-year-old Ed Dwight, the United States' first Black astronaut candidate.
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