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NASA astronaut Don Pettit to return to Earth after more than 200 days in space
Astronaut Don Pettit, who has been at the International Space Station since September, is set to land Saturday in Kazakhstan ...
NASA Wants to Track Earth’s Gravity With a Cloud of Floating Atoms in Space
A suitcase-sized quantum sensor could soon reveal hidden water, oil, and even underground mountains—all by tracking how atoms ...
NASA's Lucy spacecraft to zoom past asteroid this weekend at 30,000 mph: "We don't know what to expect"
NASA's Lucy will venture as close as 596 miles to this asteroid, an estimated 2 ½ miles in length but much shorter in width. Scientists should have a better idea of its size and shape following the ...
NASA’s Quantum Sensor Could Revolutionize Gravity Mapping
NASA and partners are building the first quantum gravity sensor for space, a breakthrough instrument that uses ultra-cold ...
NASA's oldest astronaut Don Pettit set to return from space on his 70th birthday after 220 days - know date, time and other details
NASA astronaut Don Pettit celebrated his 70th birthday returning from a 220-day mission on the International Space Station.
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NASA and ESA want to bring Martian rocks to Earth. Here's what will happen to the samples once they get here
A mission will deliver rock and soil from Mars to laboratories on Earth in the 2030s. Mars Sample Return (MSR) is led by NASA ...