If you see something unusual, don’t overlook it. It could just be an ancient discovery. Joël Lapointe from Quebec, Canada, was investigating the Côte-Nord region ahead of a camping trip using Google Maps when he found what could be a crater left behind by an ancient space rock. While using Google Map’s satellite feature, Lapointe came across a pit he …
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The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) is monitoring a “potentially hazardous” asteroid that is moving past Earth on Tuesday. NASA told Fox News Digital that the rocky object, which has been named 2024 ON, is 350 meters long by 180 meters wide,which roughly equals 1,150 feet by 590 feet – larger than previous estimates. NASA has deemed the asteroid …
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A conservative watchdog group launched a Freedom of Information Act probe against the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) seeking documents relating to the situation that has left two U.S. astronauts at the International Space Station (ISS) for several more months. The Oversight Project’s executive director told Fox News Digital on Monday he and his group have legally sought emails …
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Seeing the Northern Lights in the sky is a bucket list item for many. With the right conditions, and if you are in a prime viewing location, you may be able to scratch that item off your list. There are many international destinations that are popular places to go to see the Northern Lights, but there are plenty of places …
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The United States has led the world in science and innovation for most of its history, and that claim has been backed up by science. To cite one notable testament of leadership in global science: The U.S. boasts 411 winners of Nobel Prizes in physics and medicine. The number of Americans among Nobel Prize honorees dwarfs the U.K., which is …
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NASA astronauts Suni Williams and Butch Wilmoreassured folks Friday they’re not “fretting” over being delayed in returning to Earth by several months and that they are “grateful” for the extra time in space. “We’re not surprised when plans get changed,”Williams, her hair standing on end, told reporters in an afternoon press conference, a week after the troubled Boeing Starliner that …
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Space tourists experience some of the same body changes as astronauts who spend months in orbit, according to new studies published Tuesday. Those shifts mostly returned to normal once the amateurs returned to Earth, researchers reported. Research on four space tourists is included in a series of studies on the health effects of space travel, down to the molecular level. …
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In the shadow of Oregon’s majestic Mount Hood, a team of researchers from a consortium of universities and NASA’s Johnson Space Center have embarked on a groundbreaking project. Their mission? To prepare a dog-like robot named Spirit for the daunting task of navigating the moon’s unpredictable terrain. GET SECURITY ALERTS, EXPERT TIPS – SIGN UP FOR KURT’S NEWSLETTER – THE …
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A 59-year-old Russian cosmonaut has become the first person to spend 1,000 days in space, Russian space agency Roscosmos said Wednesday. Oleg Kononenko achieved the milestone on Tuesday, having made five journeys to the International Space Station dating back to 2008. His current trip to the ISS began Sept. 15, 2023, when he launched alongside NASA astronaut Loral O’Hara and …
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Whistleblowers at Boeing and one of its subcontractors continue to voice their concerns about airplane safety in the wake of the unexpected deaths of two of their colleagues who had also gone public. At least three have come forward publicly so far. Others are weighing the risks of adding their voices with concerns over the production of civilian and military …
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