The Boeing Starliner spacecraft designed to ferry astronauts has started to come home empty. Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams, the crew members Boeing had hoped to take back to Earth, will return to the International Space Station (ISS) and fly home on …
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Recent findings indicate that Mars currently holds water beneath the surface. At a depth of between 11.5 and 20 kilometers down, an immense aquifer was uncovered by the NASA probe Mars Insight Lander. The idea of life on Mars has just …
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Half a century after the first mobile phone call, the handheld device we keep in our pocket is poised to play a pivotal role in earthquake detection. On 25 October 2022, a 5.1-magnitude earthquake struck the Bay Area of California. The shaking …
Read More »A Trip To Space For Eight Days Turned Out To Be Eight Months
Two American astronauts were on an eight-day trip to the International Space Station (ISS) but are now stuck due to issues with their returning spacecraft. NASA is trying to return the two astronauts safely but claims they could be trapped until February …
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