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You Need to See NASA’s Best Photos of the Year
NASA is a proud boomer that loves posting a good photo album. The space agency released 100 of its best 2023 photos on flickr, which go through the exciting highlights of the previous year. From asteroid samples landing on Earth to selecting the first crew of astronauts to go to the Moon since Apollo, this…
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The U.S. Will Put a Japanese Astronaut on the Moon in Historic First
NASA’s upcoming Artemis missions will include an astronaut from Japan as part of an agreement between the two nations.
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Tiny Robot Surgeon Will Slice Through Fake Human Flesh on the ISS
Earth orbit is getting its own space doctor in the form of a small cyborg arm reaching out for the scalpel. A surgical robot is launching to the International Space Station (ISS) to test its ability to slice through human flesh in a microgravity environment. The robot surgeon is part of NASA’s Northrop Grumman 20th…
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We Finally Saw That Missing Space Tomato and Wish We Hadn’t
For a year, a rogue tomato was missing in action on board the International Space Station (ISS), sparking rumours that an astronaut may have eaten it during a moment of weakness. It turns out that there were actually two missing tomatoes, not just one, found squished in a tiny ziplock bag, and they’re looking a…