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NASA’s First Crewed Lunar Landing Since Apollo May Not Happen Until 2027
Fresh footprints on the Moon aren’t likely to happen in 2025 as NASA hoped. A new report warns of significant delays to the Artemis 3 mission, the result of two key contractors—SpaceX and Axiom Space—not being able to deliver the goods on time. The latest Government Accountability Office (GAO) report, published November 30, highlights major…
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Scientists Grow Mouse Embryos in Space for the First Time
As part of the next phase of human spaceflight beyond Earth, one question remains when it comes to the exploration, and possible colonisation, of another world: Can we have babies in space? In a new experiment, mouse embryos were grown on board the International Space Station (ISS) in what is possible indication that humans may…
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Quasi-Planets Called JuMBOs Are Bopping Around in Space
A team of astronomers have detected over 500 planet-like objects in the inner Orion Nebula and the Trapezium Cluster that they believe could shake up the very definition of a planet. The 4-light-year-wide Trapezium Cluster sits at the heart of the Orion Nebula, or Messier 42, about 1,400 light-years from Earth. The cluster is filled…
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NASA Admits Its Moon Rocket Is ‘Unaffordable’
A new report accuses the space agency of a lack of transparency regarding the cost of its SLS program.