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Mysterious object that crashed through Florida home was likely space junk from the International Space StationThe mysterious cylinder crashed through the home of Alejandro Otero on March 8.
By Ben Turner Published
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1st detection of 'hiccupping' black hole leads to surprising discovery of 2nd black hole orbiting around itScientists found a monster black hole that 'hiccups' every 8.5 days, and a smaller black hole that keeps punching through its accretion disk may be to blame.
By Sharmila Kuthunur Published
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Why ISS astronauts don't know where to look for the April 8 total solar eclipseThe cameras aboard the International Space Station may be ready, but it's still not clear where to point them in order to capture the April 8 total solar eclipse.
By Elizabeth Howell Published
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Could mini space-grown organs be our 'cancer moonshot'?Scientists say they're growing "organoids" in space to better understand cancer, neurological diseases and aging, and to hopefully uncover treatments.
By Emily Cooke Published
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Russian cosmonaut Oleg Kononeko breaks record for longest time spent in space — and he still has 6 months to goOleg Kononeko has broken the record for most cumulative time spent in space after spending his 878th non-continuous day onboard the International Space Station. But he won't return to Earth until September.
By Harry Baker Published
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Robot surgeon sent to the International Space Station to dissect simulated astronaut tissueA small robotic surgeon was successfully launched to the International Space Station last week. It was joined by a bunch of equally impressive experiments, including machine learning devices and artificial retina prototypes.
By Monisha Ravisetti Published
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See Earth's atmosphere glow gold in gorgeous photo taken from the International Space StationA new photo taken by an astronaut aboard the International Space Station reveals a golden glow surrounding our planet in a phenomenon known as airglow.
By Samantha Mathewson Published
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NASA astronauts finally find 1-inch tomato that was 'lost in space' for 8 monthsNASA astronaut Frank Rubio spent hours looking for a tomato that floated away on the International Space Station. Eight months later, his colleagues finally found it.
By Elizabeth Howell Published
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'Lightning-like energy bursts' could be used to track the 99% of space junk that can't be seen from EarthCurrent methods of tracking space junk in Earth's orbit only follow objects bigger than a softball. A new technique could trace the 99% of junk that's smaller.
By Stephanie Pappas Published
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