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NASA's Europa Clipper spacecraft will scour Jupiter moon for the ingredients for life
A massive NASA spacecraft is ready to set sail for Jupiter and its moon Europa. The craft named Europa Clipper will peer beneath the moon’s icy crust and determine whether conditions there could support life. Scientists are pretty sure there’s a vast hidden ocean at Europa, making the moon one of the best bets for finding life beyond Earth. Due...
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Stuck NASA astronauts welcome SpaceX capsule that'll bring them home next year
The two astronauts stuck at the International Space Station since June are welcoming their new ride home.
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SpaceX launches rescue mission for 2 NASA astronauts stuck in space
SpaceX has launched a rescue mission for the two stuck astronauts at the International Space Station. A Falcon rocket blasted off from Cape Canaveral, Florida, on Saturday, sending up a downsized crew and two empty seats.
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Can someone get this astronaut stuck in space a fresh New England apple?
For people from the Boston area, you really find out how much you like them apples when you’re stuck in space for apple-picking season.
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Stranded astronauts plan to vote in the 2024 election from space
The two American astronauts stuck on the International Space Station through February will still be able to cast their ballots while in orbit.
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‘Go Pats!' Astronaut Suni Williams shares her New England cheer while stuck in space
Astronaut Suni Williams sends some love back home to New England while she is spending extra time aboard the International Space Station.
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Boeing's troubled Starliner capsule lands without astronauts in New Mexico
Boeing’s first astronaut mission ended Friday night with an empty capsule landing and two test pilots still in space, left behind until next year because NASA judged their return too risky.
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Small, harmless asteroid burns up in Earth's atmosphere over the Philippines
NASA says a small, harmless asteroid has burned up in Earth’s atmosphere. The asteroid dubbed 2024 RW1 was spotted by astronomers in Arizona on Wednesday and disintegrated several hours later over the coast of the Philippines.
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NASA cuts 2 from next SpaceX flight to make room for astronauts stuck at space station
NASA has cut two astronauts from the next crew to make room on the return trip for the two stuck at the International Space Station.
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Who are the two NASA astronauts stranded at the International Space Station?
The two astronauts who will spend extra months at the International Space Station have both flown long space missions before.
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NASA extends Starliner astronauts' mission to 2025
Needham, Massachusetts native Suni Williams is one among two veteran NASA astronauts that have been stuck at the International Space Station since the beginning of June.
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Needham astronaut aboard Starliner capsule won't return to Earth until February 2025
Needham, Massachusetts, native Suni Williams, 58, is one among two veteran NASA astronauts that have been stuck at the International Space Station since the beginning of June. Now the team has learned they’ll have to wait until next year for a ride home with SpaceX. The two astronauts — Wiliams and and Butch Wilmore — blasted off aboard Boeing’s Starliner capsule…
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NASA decides to keep 2 astronauts in space until February, nixes return on troubled Boeing capsule
NASA has decided it’s too risky to bring two astronauts back to Earth in Boeing’s troubled new capsule. They’ll have to wait until February for a ride home with SpaceX.
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NASA will decide Saturday if Boeing's new capsule is safe enough to fly 2 astronauts back from space
Astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams launched aboard Boeing’s Starliner on June 5 for what was suppose to be an eight-day mission.
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Stranded astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams' families speak out
After Starliner astronauts Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore became stranded on the International Space Station, their families spoke out about their predicament.
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NASA still deciding whether to keep 2 astronauts at space station until next year
NASA said Wednesday it’s still deciding whether to keep two astronauts at the International Space Station until early next year and send their troubled Boeing capsule back empty.
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New Mars study suggests an ocean's worth of water may be hiding beneath the red dusty surface
A new study suggests Mars may be drenched beneath its surface, with enough water hiding in the cracks of underground rocks to form a global ocean.
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Could 2 NASA astronauts be stuck at the space station until next year? Here's what to know
NASA is wrestling over how and when to bring two astronauts back from the International Space Station after running into trouble with their new Boeing capsule. Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams have been up there since early June, two months longer than planned. Their stay could now stretch into next year, if NASA decides the thrusters on Boeing’s Starliner cannot...
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Needham astronaut stranded in space may not return until 2025
Two astronauts who went into space in June on Boeing’s Starliner were supposed to be back in eight days, but might not return to Earth until February.
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Needham astronaut aboard Boeing Starliner stranded in space as NASA works on solution
Two astronauts, including one from Massachusetts, are waiting to come home from the International Space Station. Needham native Sunita Williams went into space aboard Boeing’s Starliner with fellow astronaut Butch Wilmore. They were supposed to be back on Earth in June, but their eight-day journey has turned into two months after issues with their spacecraft prevented a return. Then...