Space Station News
May 21, 2024
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May 8, 2024 After starting science operations in February, Japan-led XRISM (X-ray Imaging and Spectroscopy Mission) studied the monster black hole at the center of galaxy NGC ...
Apr. 29, 2024 Samples reveal evidence of changes experienced by the surface of asteroid Ryugu, some probably due to micrometeoroid ...
Apr. 17, 2024 Scientists have developed a new method using knot theory to find the optimal routes for future space missions without the need to waste ...
Mar. 21, 2024 A challenge to space scientists to better understand our hazardous near-Earth space environment has been set in a new ...
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Apr. 22, 2024 Simulated effects of microgravity significantly affect rhythmicity and sleep in humans, a new study finds. Such disturbances could negatively affect the physiology and performance of astronauts in ...
Mar. 20, 2024 Astronauts have been able to track their muscle health in spaceflight for the first time using a handheld device, revealing which muscles are most at ...
Mar. 19, 2024 Simulated effects of microgravity, created by 60 days of constant bed rest, severely disrupts rhythmic gene expression in humans, according to a new ...
Mar. 13, 2024 Space travel and zero gravity can take a toll on the body. A new study has found that astronauts with no prior history of headaches may experience migraine and tension-type headaches during long-haul ...
Mar. 8, 2024 As more people seek to go where no man has gone before, researchers are exploring how forensic science can be adapted to extraterrestrial environments. A new study highlights the behavior of blood in ...
Mar. 5, 2024 Space weather experts are urging regulators and space tourism innovators to work together to protect their passengers and crews from the risks of space weather radiation ...
Feb. 16, 2024 A new paradigm is taking shape in the space industry as the countries and entities accessing space continue to grow and diversify. This dynamic landscape creates both competition and potential for ...
Jan. 2, 2024 Imagine blasting off on a multiyear voyage to Mars, fueled by a diet of bland, prepackaged meals. As space agencies plan for longer missions, they're grappling with the challenge of how to best feed ...
Dec. 21, 2023 Analysis of organic compounds -- called polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) -- extracted from the Ryugu asteroid and Murchison meteorite has found that certain PAHs likely formed in the cold ...
Dec. 21, 2023 In November 2023, NASA's James Webb Space Telescope observed a massive cluster of galaxies named MACS J0138.0-2155. Through an effect called gravitational lensing, first predicted by Albert ...
Earlier Headlines
Dec. 4, 2023 Satellite and spacecraft operators may finally be able to detect small pieces of debris orbiting Earth using a new approach. Colliding pieces of space debris emit electric signals that could help ...
Nov. 29, 2023 While life on Earth is relatively new, geologically speaking, the ingredients that combined to form it might be much older than once thought. The simplest amino acid, carbamic acid, could have formed ...
Nov. 21, 2023 Researchers have discovered solar-wind hydrogen in lunar samples, which indicates that water on the surface of the Moon may provide a vital resource for future lunar bases and longer-range space ...
Nov. 9, 2023 Scientists have discovered 14 new transient objects during their time-lapse study of galaxy cluster MACS0416 -- located about 4.3 billion light years from Earth -- which they've dubbed as the ...
Oct. 30, 2023 Research into how 3D printing works in a weightless environment aims to support long-term exploration and habitation on spaceships, the moon or ...
Oct. 24, 2023 It's viable to produce low-cost, lightweight solar panels that can generate energy in space, according to new ...
Sep. 28, 2023 Before human research is conducted during commercial spaceflights, it should be 'ethically cleared to launch,' according to a global team of scientists, health policy experts and commercial ...
Sep. 18, 2023 Mice treated aboard the International Space Station showed significantly reduced bone ...
Sep. 7, 2023 In experiments aboard the International Space Station, a surface treatment developed engineers prevented the growth of microbial biofims. These films can damage equipment and potentially cause ...
Aug. 25, 2023 A new study has examined how T cells of the immune system are affected by weightlessness. The results could explain why astronauts' T cells become less active and less effective at fighting ...
Aug. 8, 2023 Concentrations of potentially harmful chemical compounds in dust collected from air filtration systems on the International Space Station (ISS) exceed those found in floor dust from many American ...
July 21, 2023 The material record that currently exists on the moon is rapidly becoming at risk of being destroyed if proper attention isn't paid during the new space era, scientists say. They propose a new ...
July 17, 2023 A team has found that NASA's Juno spacecraft orbiting Jupiter frequently encounters giant swirling waves at the boundary between the solar wind and Jupiter's magnetosphere. The waves are an ...
July 11, 2023 Researchers have tested the software of three satellites. And they found many standard security mechanisms ...
June 9, 2023 Researchers are working on sustainable technology to harvest solar power in space -- which could supplement life support systems on the Moon and ...
June 8, 2023 A study looking at how the human brain reacts to traveling outside Earth's gravity suggests frequent flyers should wait three years after longer missions to allow the physiological changes in ...
June 5, 2023 A delicate tracery of dust and bright star clusters threads across this image from the James Webb Space Telescope. The bright tendrils of gas and stars belong to the barred spiral galaxy NGC 5068, ...
May 25, 2023 The latest observations from Low Earth Orbit with the International Space Station provide further evidence of spectral hardening and softening of cosmic ray ...
May 4, 2023 The young star TW Hydrae is playing 'shadow puppets' with scientists observing it with NASA's Hubble Space Telescope. In 2017, astronomers reported discovering a shadow sweeping across ...
Apr. 23, 2023 A study using data from telescopes on Earth and in the sky resolves a problem plaguing astronomers working in the infrared and could help make better observations of the composition of the universe ...
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- Hubble Captures Three Faces of Evolving Supernova in Early Universe
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- NASA's Webb Takes Star-Filled Portrait of Pillars of Creation
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- NASA's Swift, Fermi Missions Detect Exceptional Cosmic Blast
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- MAVEN and EMM Make First Observations of Patchy Proton Aurora at Mars
- Researchers Find Spaceflight May Be Associated With DNA Mutations and Increased Risk of Developing Heart Disease and Cancer
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- Floating in Space Might Be Fun, but Study Shows It's Hard on Earthly Bodies
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- Bacterial Cellulose Could Enable Microbial Life on Mars
- Hubble Space Telescope Captures Largest Near-Infrared Image to Find Universe's Rarest Galaxies
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- Physicists Develop Ideal Testing Conditions of Solar Cells for Space Applications
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