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Former NASA Astronaut Puzzled by Metallic Orbs He Encountered While Flying
Former NASA astronaut Leroy Chiao had a baffling — and seemingly terrifying — encounter when he was flying his private four-seat airplane in 2023. At an altitude of 9,000 feet over Houston, Texas, the former Space Shuttle commander had two "perfectly smooth" and "shiny" spheres,
NASA is calibrating new clocks so people can live on the moon
Researchers at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) have calculated a new system for measuring lunar time. While not needed for most people’s daily schedules, establishing time on the lunar surface as compared to time on Earth is vital to realizing a permanent human presence on the moon.

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Elon Musk Trying to Scrap NASA's Moon Program
Elon Musk Calls Out NASA’s Moon Ambitions: ‘We’re Going Straight to Mars’
Elon Musk is wading into more countries' politics
In recent weeks, Musk has also weighed in on Canada and Germany’s political fights, elevating far-right figures in those countries. Musk’s approach, The Washington Post noted, is “similar to the one he used to disrupt American politics ” last year,
NASA Found a Black Hole Knocked Over on Its Side. That Probably Shouldn't Happen.
This suggests that NGC 5084 is host to a supermassive black hole tipped on its side, and scientists think it could be evidence of a galactic collision in NGC 5084’s recent past.
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Desert planets like those in 'Dune' and 'Star Wars' unlikely to host life, NASA says
"Even if a planet is in the habitable zone, if it has too small a water inventory, it transitions to an uninhabitable state."
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NASA will announce update to Mars sample return plans on Jan. 7. Here's how to listen in
NASA's beleaguered Mars Sample Return program currently faces extreme costs of up to $11 billion and a timeline that could reach 2040.
Ex-NASA astronaut who nearly collided with two ‘metallic orbs’ while piloting plane reveals they had ‘no visible means of propulsion’
The former NASA astronaut who nearly collided with a pair of metallic orbs while flying his plane remains befuddled by the mysterious objects, revealing to The Post they showed “no visible means
NASA’s new mobile launcher tower enters growth spurt phase
NASA’s new mobile launcher under construction at Kennedy Space Center to support future Artemis moon missions grew up a little in the new year.
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Can NASA's troubled Mars Sample Return mission be saved?
NASA wants to return Mars samples to Earth, but budget problems and technical woes have the mission caught between a rock and the Red Planet.
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NASA To Make Announcement On Troubled Mars Sample Return Mission
Nelson has previously acknowledged the issues at a public announcement, saying: “Mars Sample Return will be one of the most complex missions NASA has ever undertaken. The bottom line is, an $11 billion budget is too expensive, and a 2040 return date is too far away.”
Did NASA Reject Young Hillary Clinton's Dream of Being an Astronaut?
Clinton claimed she wrote a letter to the space agency as a child, wishing to be an astronaut at a time when there were no women astronauts.
NASA's Martian helicopter promises unprecedented views of the red planet
NASA's Ingenuity helicopter, which flew on Mars in April 2021, became the first aircraft to achieve powered, controlled flight on a planet other than Earth.