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Solar power is better than nuclear for astronauts on Mars

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Researchers found that a six-person Red Planet mission could be sufficiently powered by photovoltaic systems, adding on to decades of research on the benefits of solar power as used by robotic NASA Mars explorers such as the Spirit and Opportunity rovers and the InSight lander.

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Rocket Lab catches dummy booster with helicopter in dramatic video

Rocket Lab will try to pluck a falling rocket booster out of the sky with a helicopter for the first time ever this week, and a new video shows how it's all supposed to go down.

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SpaceX launches Crew-4 astronauts to space station onFreedom Dragon

The new SpaceX Dragon capsule Freedom carrying the Crew-4 astronauts lifted off from historic Launch Pad 39A here at NASA's Kennedy Space Center atop a two-stage Falcon 9 rocket today at 3:52 a.m. EDT (0752 GMT).

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Spaceflight

NASA astronaut Jessica Watkins to become first Black woman on ISS crew

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NASA astronaut Jessica Watkins is making history as the first Black woman to be on an International Space Station crew and she might even make it to the moon in the future.

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Meet the astronauts of SpaceX's Crew-4 mission

The four astronauts include two spaceflight veterans and two rookies, who are slated to spend about six months on the International Space Station performing 200 experiments. Here is who just launched to space.

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These 8 NASA missions just got more time to explore Mars, asteroids and the solar system

NASA extended these the work of these missions "due to their scientific productivity and potential to deepen our knowledge and understanding of the solar system and beyond."

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Science & Astronomy

Mysterious dunes on Jupiter's volcanic moon Io formed by lava

(NASA/JPL/University of Arizona)

"Our studies point to the possibility of Io as a new 'dune world,'" George McDonald, first author of the study and an astronomer at Rutgers University in New Jersey, said in a statement.

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Largest Hubble telescope survey ever reveals what makes exoplanets hot

In a new study, a team of scientists analyzed the atmospheres of 25 so-called hot Jupiters, exoplanets about as big as Jupiter. These planets, however, orbit extremely close to their parent stars, even closer than Mercury orbits to the sun, making them extremely hot.

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Mars crater looks just like a human fingerprint in incredible image

The crater in the photo is known as Airy-0, a 0.3-mile-wide (0.5 kilometer) depression that sits within the much larger Airy crater, which is around 27 miles (43.5 km) wide.

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Technology

This NASA 'lunar backpack' will help Artemis astronauts explore the moon

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The backpack will use lidar, or light detection and ranging laser light, to generate centimeter-level 3D maps of the moon's surface as Artemis program astronauts do their activities. Lidar will especially be a benefit even in low lighting conditions such as what astronauts will encounter near the south pole, their planned landing zone.

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Skywatching

How to watch the April 2022 solar eclipse online

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The first solar eclipse of 2022 arrives this week across parts of the Southern Hemisphere - here's how you can watch the event live online from other parts of the world.

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Save up to 88% on solar eclipse glasses at Amazon ahead of the 1st eclipse of 2022

The coming solar eclipse is due to happen on April 30, so now is the time to go and grab those glasses to protect your eyes if you happen to be in the region of visibility across South America or the Pacific Ocean. You can get glasses made by a NASA-approved manufacturer for either $11.99 (10 pack) or $5.99 for two.

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Star Trek

'Star Trek: Voyager' stars in crowdfunded documentary 'To the Journey'

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A new teaser video for the crowdfunded "To the Journey: Looking Back at Star Trek: Voyager" is just a taste of a new documentary on the iconic show, which ran from 1995 to 2001 and lasted for 172 episodes.

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Beam up these 'Star Trek: Strange New Worlds' Starfleet boots from John Fluevog

Thanks to designer John Fluevog, Star Trek fans will be able to trek down the boulevards sporting the same awesome officers' boots that stars Anson Mount, Rebecca Romijn and Ethan Peck showcased in Star Trek: Strange New Worlds.

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