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  ISS Captures Stunning Ring-Shaped Mountain Structures In Libya's Sahara Desert

  The ISS Crew Earth Observations Facility and NASA's Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit (Johnson Space Center) collaborate on this project.

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  Nasa Expels Chinese Nationals Over Espionage Fears

  NASA has announced new restrictions barring Chinese nationals holding US visas from accessing its facilities, research programs, and internal networks.

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  NASA’s Orion Control Room Prepares for Artemis II Lunar Mission

  NASA is preparing for Artemis II, the first crewed mission to the Moon since Apollo, with a new control hub at Johnson Space Center. The Orion Mission Evaluation Room (MER) will support flight controllers by monitoring Orion’s systems in real time during the 10-day mission. Staffed 24/7, the MER will compare telemetry with expected performance, t...

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  NASA Sets Up Orion Mission Evaluation Room to Safeguard Artemis II Astronauts

  NASA has unveiled the Orion Mission Evaluation Room at Johnson Space Center to support Artemis II. Staffed by engineers from NASA, Lockheed Martin, ESA, and Airbus, the facility will provide round-the-clock oversight of Orion’s performance as it carries astronauts around the Moon. The new center ensures real-time monitoring, rapid problem-solving...

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  SpaceX Reschedules Planned Starship Test Flight Launch Due to Equipment Glitch

  SpaceX has postponed the highly anticipated 10th test flight of its Starship megarocket after engineers discovered a glitch in the launch pad’s ground systems. The launch was originally set for Sunday, Aug. 24, from the company’s Starbase facility in South Texas but was halted just 17 minutes before liftoff. The countdown was paused to allow tr...

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  NASA Artemis II Orion Spacecraft Prepares for Historic Crewed Moon Mission with Safety Systems Installed

  NASA’s Artemis II Orion spacecraft has taken another major step toward launch. After being fueled, it was moved to the Launch Abort System Facility at Kennedy Space Centre, where engineers are integrating a 44-foot-tall escape system to protect astronauts during liftoff. The mission will see four astronauts, including one from Canada, fly around ...

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  SpaceX Starship Rocket Explodes During Ground Test at Texas Launch Pad

  A SpaceX Starship rocket exploded during a static fire test at the Starbase facility in Texas, causing significant damage but no injuries. Preliminary findings suggest a pressurised tank failure in the rocket’s nosecone. Despite recent setbacks, SpaceX remains committed to its Mars mission, backed by NASA and a newly approved expansion in Starshi...

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  NASA’s IMAP Spacecraft Prepares to Map the Solar System’s Edge

  NASA’s Interstellar Mapping and Acceleration Probe (IMAP) has been delivered to the Astrotech facility near Kennedy Space Center for final preparations ahead of a tentatively planned launch in fall 2025. IMAP will map the heliosphere — the solar wind-driven bubble that shields our solar system from cosmic radiation. It is to orbit near Lagrange...

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  Hubble Captures First-Ever Rogue Black Hole Devouring a Star Outside Galactic Core

  Astronomers led by Dr. Yuhan Yao have discovered the first offset tidal disruption event (TDE), where a rogue black hole outside a galaxy's core ripped apart a star. Spotted by the Hubble telescope and Zwicky Transient Facility, this marks historic evidence of a wandering supermassive black hole in action.

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  NASA’s X-59 Jet Conducts Afterburner Test for Supersonic Flight Performance

  NASA’s X-59, part of the Quiet SuperSonic Technology (Quesst) programme, has successfully completed afterburner tests, bringing it closer to achieving quieter supersonic flight. Built by Lockheed Martin, the X-59 is designed to break the sound barrier without generating the disruptive sonic booms typically associated with supersonic travel. The r...