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New ISS images showcase auroras, moon and space station in glorious photosThe moon's glow meets a stunning aurora in a new astronaut image taken from space.
By Elizabeth Howell Published
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How will the trapped Boeing Starliner astronauts perceive time after 6 months in space?The passage of time can slow to a crawl when you're waiting, and waiting, and waiting. How will the Boeing Starliner astronauts feel time move if they have to stay in space for another 6 months?
By Ruth Ogden Published
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NASA delays Boeing Starliner return flight again amid 'major discussion' about astronaut safetyNASA has once again pushed back the deadline for when the troubled Boeing Starliner spacecraft must leave the International Space Station. The agency expects to be ready to conduct a flight readiness review as soon as the end of next week.
By Ben Turner Published
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Boeing Starliner astronauts remain stuck on International Space Station with no set return date, NASA announcesAfter nearly two months of postponement, Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams are still on board the ISS. But NASA and Boeing say they still plan to return the two aboard Starliner.
By Ben Turner Published
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Antimatter detected on International Space Station could reveal new physicsEight years ago, the International Space Station detected weird antimatter particles that challenge our entire understanding of physics. Now, researchers have proposed that mysterious cosmic "fireballs" could help explain the detection.
By Andrey Feldman Published
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Fixing Boeing's leaky Starliner — and returning NASA's stranded astronauts to Earth — is much harder than it soundsAstronauts are stuck on the International Space Station after yet more problems with Boeing's beleaguered Starliner. Here's why an investigation into the issues is so difficult, even for NASA.
By Ian Whittaker Published
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Astronauts could ditch diapers on spacewalks thanks to new device that let's them drink their peeA new device may someday soon allow astronauts to drink purified water made from their filtered pee during spacewalks.
By Emily Cooke Published
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NASA astronauts say they're 'confident' Starliner will bring them home, despite no return date in sightButch Wilmore and Suni Williams say they are confident they will be able to return soon, but the exact date of their journey home remains unknown.
By Ben Turner Published
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Space junk: How broken satellites are creating a garbage crisis in the skyThousands of pieces of space debris, also known as space junk, are orbiting Earth, with tons more added each year. This orbital debris poses a significant threat to satellites, spacecraft, astronauts — and increasingly humans on Earth.
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