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NASA cancels ISS spacewalk due to spacesuit coolant leak

NASA cancels ISS spacewalk due to spacesuit coolant leak | Space Quiz! In Europe, the Strawberry Moon has been known by what other name? | This Week In Space ep. 116 - Spreading the Good Word

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The Launchpad

NASA cancels ISS spacewalk due to spacesuit coolant leak

(NASA)

NASA astronauts Tracy Caldwell Dyson and Mike Barratt were told by Mission Control at 8:52 a.m. EDT (1252 GMT) to stop the planned 6.5-hour spacewalk outside the International Space Station, this morning. The pair had switched over to the internal power in their suits at 8:46 a.m. (1246 GMT), meaning the spacewalk had technically started. Astronauts opened the hatch into the ISS at 9:51 a.m. EDT (1351 GMT), officially ending the spacewalk for the day.

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Space Quiz! In Europe, the Strawberry Moon has been known by what other name?

Learn the answer here!

This Week In Space ep. 116 - Spreading the Good Word

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On Episode 116 of This Week In Space, Rod Pyle and Tariq Malik talk with the team behind the Space and Things podcast. In the world of space podcasts, the Space and Things podcast is a keeper (along with ours, of course). The brainchild of Emily Carney, founder of the Space Hipsters on Facebook, and singer/songwriter Dave Giles, Space and Things brings us some premiere guests in the space sector. Subjects are always compelling, and as we well know, that takes work.

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Skywatching

Sweet Strawberry Moon thrills stargazers around the world

(Costas Baltas/Anadolu via Getty Images)

The first full day of summer 2024 ended with the ultimate cherry on top, or, in this case, a strawberry. The Strawberry Moon of 2024, the full moon for the month of June, rose across the world just after sunset Friday night, delighting skywatchers around the globe.

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Spaceflight

NASA, Boeing delay Starliner astronaut landing again

(NASA)

The first astronaut mission of Boeing's Starliner capsule has been extended again. Starliner will remain docked with the ISS until at least July 2, roughly a week later than the previously stated target date of June 26. The extra time will allow Boeing and NASA more time to assess several issues that have arisen with the vehicle. "We are taking our time and following our standard mission management team process," Steve Stich, manager of NASA's Commercial Crew Program, said in an update on Friday evening (June 21).

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Science & Astronomy

JWST spies never-before-seen behavior in distant nebula

(NASA, ESA, CSA, K. Pontoppidan (NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory) and J. Green (Space Telescope Science Institute))

The James Webb Space Telescope has taken another extraordinary photo. The subject is the Serpens Nebula, which lies about 1,300 light-years from Earth. And the new JWST image showcases a very special phenomenon long theorized to exist, but never before observed.

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Technology

Could we launch resources from the moon with railguns?

(General Atomics Electromagnetic Systems)

Electromagnetic launches of material from the lunar surface can be more efficient than conventional rocket launches that rely on chemical fuels sent from Earth. But are they feasible?

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Search for Life

Perseverance digs into 'Bright Angel' rock formation

(NASA/JPL-Caltech)

Last week, after braving a field of sand dunes and traversing the desiccated remnants of an ancient river, NASA's Perseverance rover reached the shining rock outcropping on the Martian horizon that the rover's operators have named "Bright Angel." Perseverance has now begun its scientific investigation of a very unique place in its surroundings. Its first action: digging into the ground, scanning and imaging the Mars soil with X-rays. Over the coming months, scientists will parse the data that Perseverance sends back.

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Star Trek

'Star Trek: Prodigy' warps into Season 2 with new trailer

(Netflix)

Resurrected by Netflix and zooming onto their streaming platform starting on July 1, 2024, the award-winning animated children's series, "Star Trek: Prodigy," is cleared for launch and CBS Studios has just revealed the thrilling first trailer and key art for its next 20-episode mission.

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