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Two astronauts are left behind in space as Boeing’s troubled capsule returns to Earth empty

September 7, 2024 at 2:46 a.m.

By MARCIA DUNN After months of turmoil over its safety, Boeing’s new astronaut capsule is set to depart the International Space Station on Friday without its crew. NASA’s two test...

NASA said Wednesday it’s still deciding whether to keep two astronauts at the International Space Station until early next year and send their troubled Boeing capsule back empty.

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NASA still deciding whether to keep 2 astronauts at space station until next year

August 14, 2024 at 1:43 p.m.

NASA said Wednesday it’s still deciding whether to keep two astronauts at the International Space Station until early next year and send their troubled Boeing capsule back empty.

Mars may be drenched beneath its surface, with enough water hiding in the cracks of underground rocks to form a global ocean, new research suggests.

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New Mars study suggests an ocean’s worth of water may be hiding beneath the red dusty surface

August 12, 2024 at 4:33 p.m.

Mars may be drenched beneath its surface, with enough water hiding in the cracks of underground rocks to form a global ocean, new research suggests.

A super Jupiter has been spotted around a neighboring star by the Webb Space Telescope — and it has a super orbit.

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NASA telescope spots a super Jupiter that takes more than a century to go around its star

July 24, 2024 at 5:49 p.m.

A super Jupiter has been spotted around a neighboring star by the Webb Space Telescope — and it has a super orbit.

Scientists have confirmed a cave on the moon, not far from where Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin landed 55 years ago, and suspect there are hundreds more that could house future astronauts.

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Scientists have confirmed a cave on the moon that could be used to shelter future explorers

July 15, 2024 at 11:28 a.m.

Scientists have confirmed a cave on the moon, not far from where Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin landed 55 years ago, and suspect there are hundreds more that could house...

A SpaceX rocket has failed for the first time in nearly a decade, leaving the company’s internet satellites in an orbit so low that they’re doomed to fall through the atmosphere and burn up.

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SpaceX rocket accident leaves company’s Starlink satellites in wrong orbit

July 12, 2024 at 3:51 p.m.

A SpaceX rocket has failed for the first time in nearly a decade, leaving the company’s internet satellites in an orbit so low that they’re doomed to fall through the...

The Webb Space Telescope has captured a pair of intertwined galaxies glowing in the infrared.

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Webb Space Telescope’s latest cosmic shot shows pair of intertwined galaxies glowing in infrared

July 12, 2024 at 2:23 p.m.

The Webb Space Telescope has captured a pair of intertwined galaxies glowing in the infrared.

Two astronauts who should have been back on Earth weeks ago said Wednesday that they’re confident that Boeing’s space capsule can return them safely, despite a string of vexing breakdowns.

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Astronauts confident Boeing space capsule can safely return them to Earth, despite failures

July 10, 2024 at 4:08 p.m.

Two astronauts who should have been back on Earth weeks ago said Wednesday that they’re confident that Boeing’s space capsule can return them safely, despite a string of vexing breakdowns.

Boeing has launched astronauts for the first time after years of delays. Two NASA test pilots blasted off aboard Boeing’s Starliner capsule from Cape Canaveral, Florida, on Wednesday. They’re headed to the International Space Station for a weeklong stay. It was their third launch attempt, coming after a pair of rocket-related delays. Starliner’s first test flight without a crew in 2019 failed to reach the space station, so Boeing had to repeat it. Then the company had to fix a slew of capsule problems. SpaceX has been launching astronauts since 2020, but NASA wants a backup taxi service.

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Boeing launches NASA astronauts for the first time after years of delays

June 5, 2024 at 12:06 p.m.

Boeing has launched astronauts for the first time after years of delays. Two NASA test pilots blasted off aboard Boeing’s Starliner capsule from Cape Canaveral, Florida, on Wednesday. They’re headed...

Mission managers say last-minute computer trouble has nixed the latest launch attempt for Boeing’s first astronaut flight. Two NASA astronauts were strapped into the company’s Starliner capsule and awaiting liftoff Saturday when the countdown was halted. With only a split second to take off, there was no time to work the latest trouble and the launch was called off. Officials say they could try again as early as Wednesday. If it doesn’t blast off this coming week, then that would be it until mid-June in order to move the rocket off the pad and replace batteries. NASA wants a backup to SpaceX, which has been flying astronauts since 2020.

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Boeing’s first astronaut flight called off at the last minute in latest setback

June 1, 2024 at 6:01 p.m.

Mission managers say last-minute computer trouble has nixed the latest launch attempt for Boeing’s first astronaut flight. Two NASA astronauts were strapped into the company’s Starliner capsule and awaiting liftoff...

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