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Soon on NASA+: SpaceX Crew-10 Making Their Way to Station
- NASA's SpaceX Crew-10 crew members are on their way to the International Space Station with docking targeted on March 16.
- The crew will join the Expedition 72 crew upon docking and open hatches for a long-duration science mission.
- Dragon will dock autonomously to the port of the station's Harmony module.
- Follow the commercial crew blog and space station blog for more information on the mission and station activities respectively.
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SpaceX will launch Tesla’s humanoid Optimus robot to Mars next year
- SpaceX plans to launch Tesla's humanoid Optimus robot to Mars on its flagship Starship rocket by the end of 2026.
- CEO Elon Musk mentioned that if the landings go well, human landings may start on Mars as soon as 2029.
- Tesla introduced a refined version of the Optimus robot in 2024, remotely operated by humans.
- The success of sending the Optimus robot to Mars would depend on the technical success of the Starship's uncrewed mission to Mars by the end of 2026.
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Rocket blasts off to bring stranded US astronauts home from the ISS at long last
- A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket has been launched from Nasa's Kennedy Space Center in Florida to bring home US astronauts Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore who have been stranded on the International Space Station for nine months due to technical problems with the experimental spacecraft.
- Four astronauts have been sent on the mission to replace Williams and Wilmore, with the new crew scheduled to arrive early on Sunday. Williams, Wilmore, Nasa astronaut Nick Hague, and Russian cosmonaut Aleksandr Gorbunov are expected to return to Earth on Wednesday.
- The mission faced controversy with claims from President Donald Trump and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk, without evidence, that former president Joe Biden had abandoned the astronauts on the station for political reasons. Williams and Wilmore rejected this accusation.
- The astronauts arrived at the ISS in June 2024 on a Starliner spacecraft, but technical issues with the craft's thrusters and propulsion system led to the decision not to use it for the return journey. Instead, the astronauts remained on the ISS while the empty spacecraft was flown back to Earth for a landing in the New Mexico desert.
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Humanity’s fascination with the cosmos has propelled us to reach for the stars, transforming…
- Humanity's fascination with the cosmos is driving us towards a new era where artificial intelligence (AI) plays a crucial role in space exploration.
- AI tackles challenges like communication delays, hostile environments, data overload, complex mission planning, and resource constraints in space missions.
- Key AI solutions include autonomous navigation, intelligent data analysis, optimized mission planning, predictive analytics, robotics, and enhanced communication systems.
- These AI implementations lead to cost reduction, improved safety, accelerated scientific discovery, more ambitious missions, and sustainable resource utilization in space exploration.
- Examples like NASA's Perseverance Rover, ESA's Mars Express, SpaceX's Starship, and SETI Institute's Signal Analysis demonstrate AI's transformative impact in space missions.
- The future envisions expanded autonomous missions, space resource utilization, exoplanet discovery, astronaut support, and advanced spacecraft design through AI integration.
- AI revolutionizes spacecraft design, optimizes mission efficiency, enhances safety, accelerates scientific discovery, and enables exploration of distant celestial bodies.
- The continued development and integration of AI in space exploration will unlock new frontiers, expand human knowledge, and inspire future generations to explore the universe.
- AI's role in space exploration is vital for pushing the boundaries of human understanding, from autonomous navigation on Mars to searching for habitable exoplanets.
- The integration of AI in space missions holds the promise of safer, more efficient, and more successful explorations, shaping the future of space exploration.
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SpaceX launches astronauts for long-awaited International Space Station crew swap
- SpaceX successfully launched four people into space on Friday for the Crew-10 mission, allowing astronauts Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore to return to Earth from the International Space Station after a nine-month stay.
- The SpaceX Dragon spacecraft is scheduled to dock with the ISS on Saturday, adding to the existing crew before Williams and Wilmore return to Earth, possibly on March 19.
- The Crew-10 mission is significant due to the previous journey of Williams and Wilmore on Boeing's Starliner, which experienced delays and issues, leading to an extended stay on the ISS.
- SpaceX CEO Elon Musk has claimed that he offered to bring the astronauts back earlier, but Biden allegedly refused for political reasons, although no evidence has been provided to support this.
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Watch SpaceX launch a relief crew for ‘stuck’ Starliner astronauts
- Four astronauts have launched in a SpaceX Dragon spacecraft to the International Space Station (ISS) as part of the Crew-10 mission.
- The crew includes NASA astronauts Anne McClain and Nichole Ayers, JAXA astronaut Takuya Onishi, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Kirill Peskov.
- The Crew-10 members will replace the current Crew-9 on the ISS, including the Starliner astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams.
- The Crew-9 astronauts will return to Earth after a short handover period with the arrival of Crew-10 at the ISS.
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NASA’s EZIE Launches on Mission to Study Earth’s Electrojets
- NASA's EZIE (Electrojet Zeeman Imaging Explorer) mission launched aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket at 11:43 p.m. PDT on March 14 from Vandenberg Space Force Base.
- The mission consists of three small satellites that will map the auroral electrojets and study the physics of how Earth interacts with its surrounding space.
- Each satellite will individually tune its spacing and fly over the same region 2 to 10 minutes after the former for better understanding of the currents at different scales.
- The EZIE mission aims to advance our understanding of Earth's electrojets and space weather, which will have implications for predicting and mitigating its disruptive impacts on society.
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James Webb telescope spots 'rogue' planet with a cake-like atmosphere barrelling through space without a star
- Using the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST), researchers have generated the first-ever weather report of a rogue exoplanet-like object.
- The object called SIMP 0136+0933, located in the Carina Nebula, has been directly photographed and has an unusually variable atmosphere.
- JWST observations revealed patches of clouds and carbon chemicals in the object's layered atmosphere, as well as the presence of high-altitude auroras.
- Further study is needed to understand the long-term behavior of SIMP 0136+0933's atmosphere.
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Mysterious energy at the heart of the Milky Way could reveal a new type of dark matter
- Scientists have discovered a strange energy source at the center of the Milky Way that could be linked to a different type of dark matter.
- Large clouds of positively charged hydrogen gas in the Central Molecular Zone (CMZ) indicate a source of energy different from cosmic rays.
- The study suggests that dark matter could be lighter than previously believed, with tiny particles colliding and ionizing hydrogen gas.
- This discovery may help explain the mysterious '511-keV emission line' and could change the way scientists search for dark matter.
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Live coverage: SpaceX to launch 23 Starlink satellites on Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral
- SpaceX is preparing to launch its latest batch of Starlink satellites from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station on Saturday morning.
- The Starlink 12-16 mission will add another 23 Starlink Version 2 Mini satellites to the constellation of more than 7,000 satellites in low Earth orbit.
- SpaceX will use the Falcon 9 first stage booster, tail number B1078, to launch the mission.
- Among the 23 Starlink satellites on board are 13 that feature direct to cell capabilities.
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Science news this week: Blood moon and a mysterious mummy
- Earth witnessed a total lunar eclipse, creating a stunning 'blood moon' effect due to Rayleigh scattering.
- The next total lunar eclipse is expected on Sept. 7-8, with the best views in Asia.
- A mummy initially believed to be 'pregnant' and have cancer was found to be a woman without clear evidence of cancer.
- Researchers debunked the theory of the mummy being pregnant and experiencing nasopharyngeal cancer.
- Pi, an irrational number, plays a crucial role in various fields of mathematics beyond just circles.
- A study sheds light on how metformin lowers blood sugar levels by expelling glucose into the intestines.
- SPHEREx telescope, launched by NASA, will provide unprecedented data on galaxies and cosmology.
- SPHEREx will scan the night sky using infrared sensors to understand galaxy evolution and water origins.
- NASA's SPHEREx telescope mission aims to answer fundamental questions about the universe.
- For longer reads, explore pieces on dismantling USAID, dinosaur facts, and measles outbreaks in Texarkana.
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New tech makes Mars sample return safer than ever
- Scientists have developed a powerful new method to detect life in Martian-like rocks.
- A team including scientists from the University of Tokyo and NASA has successfully tested this new technique on ancient rocks from Earth, similar to those on Mars.
- The breakthrough could strengthen safety protocols for handling Martian samples and preventing potential contamination of Earth.
- The technique, optical photothermal infrared spectroscopy, uses infrared light to scan rocks and is more precise than older methods.
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Crew lifts off on SpaceX mission to replace stuck Nasa astronauts
- The replacements for two Nasa astronauts who have been stuck at the International Space Station for nine months launched on Friday evening.
- Nasa wants overlap between the two crews so Wilmore and Williams can fill in the newcomers on happenings onboard the ISS.
- Rocketing toward orbit from Nasa’s Kennedy Space Center, the newest crew includes Nasa’s Anne McClain and Nichole Ayers, both military pilots; and Japan’s Takuya Onishi and Russia’s Kirill Peskov, both former airline pilots.
- Already capturing the world’s attention, their unexpectedly long mission took a political twist when Donald Trump and SpaceX’s Elon Musk vowed earlier this year to accelerate the astronauts’ return and blamed the former administration for stalling it.
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NASA’s SpaceX Crew-10 Launches to International Space Station
- NASA’s SpaceX Crew-10 mission launched to the International Space Station
- The SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carried the Dragon spacecraft into orbit
- Four astronauts are on board the spacecraft for a long-duration stay in space
- The crew will conduct scientific research and contribute to future space exploration
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Finally! NASA and SpaceX launch Crew-10 mission to bring 'stranded' ISS astronauts back to Earth
- NASA and SpaceX have launched the Crew-10 mission to bring 'stranded' ISS astronauts back to Earth.
- The Falcon 9 rocket successfully launched from Kennedy Space Center in Florida.
- Aboard the Dragon capsule are four astronauts from NASA, Roscosmos, and the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency.
- The stranded astronauts, Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams, will return home on March 19.
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