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NASA astronaut Don Pettit to return from ISS on 70th birthday

(NEW YORK) -- In a remarkable coincidence, NASA astronaut Don Pettit will mark his 70th birthday with a fiery reentry through Earth's atmosphere on Saturday, capping off his fourth mission to space, the agency said in a release.Pettit, along with Russian cosmonauts Alexey Ovchinin ...
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NASA catches a glimpse of city-killer asteroid before it disappears until 2028

(NEW YORK) -- Astronomers have gotten a glimpse of the "city-killer" asteroid before it disappears until 2028, according to NASA.The space rock, called 2024 YR4, was previously given up to a 3.1% chance of striking Earth in December 2032, but astronomers have since eliminated ...
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Everyone has responsibility for Starliner test flight failures, NASA astronaut says

(HOUSTON) -- One of the astronauts who returned to Earth after an unexpected nine months in space said on Monday that everyone holds "responsibility" for what may have gone wrong with Boeing's Starliner test flight.Barry "Butch" Wilmore and Sunita "Suni" Williams performed the first ...
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SpaceX Dragon successfully splashes down, returning NASA astronauts back to Earth

(CAPE CANAVERAL, FL) -- The two NASA astronauts whose return to Earth was delayed for months have just splashed down to Earth.NASA's SpaceX Crew-10 mission, carrying astronauts Sunita "Suni" Williams and Barry "Butch" Wilmore, successfully landed off the coast of Florida after undocking from ...
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NASA Starliner astronauts begin 17-hour journey to splashdown off Florida coast after delays

(CAPE CANAVERAL, FL) -- The two NASA astronauts whose return to Earth was delayed for months are on their way home.Sunita "Suni" Williams and Barry "Butch" Wilmore left the International Space Station on a SpaceX Dragon spacecraft early on Tuesday and began an about ...
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Successful SpaceX Dragon launch in mission to get NASA astronauts on ISS back to Earth

(NEW YORK) -- After a scrubbed attempt this week, NASA's SpaceX Crew-10 mission successfully lifted off Friday evening from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida headed for the International Space Station.NASA astronauts Sunita "Suni" Williams and Butch Wilmore are now one step closer to ...
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Chances of asteroid striking Earth in the next decade has nearly doubled, NASA says

(NEW YORK) -- The chances of an asteroid striking Earth within the next decade has doubled in a matter of weeks, according to NASA astronomers.The asteroid, discovered just after Christmas and named 2024 YR4, could strike the planet in December 2032 as it approaches ...
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Climate and environment updates: NASA could help solve mystery of 2024 warming

(NEW YORK) -- The climate crisis is not a distant threat; it's happening right now and affecting what matters most to us. Hurricanes intensified by a warming planet and drought-fueled wildfires are destroying our communities. Rising seas and flooding are swallowing our homes. And ...
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How a new NASA satellite could help solve the global temperature spike mystery

(NEW YORK) -- Last year, 2024, was the warmest year on record for the planet, easily breaking the previous record set just a year earlier.Scientists say the unfolding El Niño event superimposed on long-term global warming is a primary driver of this huge spike ...
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NASA astronaut who had medical issue released from hospital

(PENSACOLA, Fla.) -- A NASA astronaut who experienced a "medical issue" following the successful Space X Crew-8 mission has been released from the hospital, NASA officials said Saturday."After an overnight stay at Ascension Sacred Heart Pensacola in Florida, the NASA astronaut was released and ...