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Making Miso in Space Is Possible and the Result Has a Nuttier Flavor

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Anyone who has read about life aboard spacecraft knows that astronauts live with very limited resources, including meals that are mostly rehydrated. Even though NASA and other space agencies work hard to provide a variety of dishes, astronauts still have few food choices. On top of that, nasal congestion caused by microgravity dulls their sense […]

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Space Solar Startup Prepares Laser Power Transmission Demo for 2026

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The idea of harvesting solar power in space and beaming it down to Earth — something that could be described as a “Starlink for electricity” — might sound ambitious, maybe even a bit utopian. But that hasn’t stopped Baiju Bhatt from betting on it. Bhatt, the billionaire and co-founder of the financial app Robinhood, has

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‘City-Killer’ Asteroid Impact Remains Possible—Just Not on Earth

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Asteroid 2024 YR4 is making headlines again, but there’s still no reason to panic—at least for Earth. The asteroid remains no threat to our planet, with collision odds stuck at a minuscule 0.001 percent. However, the Moon might not be as lucky. According to a study led by planetary astronomer Andrew Rivkin of Johns Hopkins

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Watch: Europe’s First Orbital Launch Ends With a Bang

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Continental Europe’s initial attempt at an orbital space launch came to an unexpected end when Isar Aerospace’s Spectrum rocket returned to Earth with a bang just 30 seconds after takeoff. The rocket crashed and exploded in the Norwegian Sea near the launch pad. Details of the Inaugural Flight from Andøya Spaceport The inaugural flight of

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‘Tiny Red Spots’ in the Early Universe Could Be Black Holes Pushing Their Limits

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The James Webb Space Telescope has provided an unprecedented glimpse into the earliest stages of galaxy formation. Alongside these discoveries, it has also unveiled a few unexpected phenomena—among them, the appearance of small, highly redshifted objects known as “little red dots” (LRDs). While their exact nature remains uncertain, a new study offers a compelling explanation.

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Study Maps Our Solar System’s Path Through a Gigantic Galactic Wave

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Our Solar System moves through the Milky Way at about 200 km/s, following a complex orbit around the galaxy’s center. Along its journey, it has encountered different cosmic environments, some of which may have influenced Earth’s climate. New research suggests that around 14 million years ago, the Solar System passed through the Orion star-forming complex—a

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Breathtaking Lunar Sunset Images May Unravel a Long-Standing Mystery

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A private U.S. lander has captured striking high-definition images of a lunar sunset, offering NASA a new opportunity to investigate the mysterious haze first observed on the Moon in the 1960s. Texas-based Firefly Aerospace, which released the images on Tuesday, recently became the first private company to land a robotic spacecraft upright on the Moon.

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New Heavy Metal Molecule May Unveil Secrets of Nuclear Waste Processes

Waste Treatment /

Since its first synthesis in a post-WWII American lab in 1949, berkelium has stood out on the periodic table, defying quantum mechanics by adopting an extra positive charge that its relatives typically avoid. Now, scientists at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory—berkelium’s birthplace—have successfully bonded this elusive element with carbon, creating a rare organometallic complex. This breakthrough

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Stranded NASA Astronauts Joyfully Welcome Rescue Crew

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SpaceX’s Dragon spacecraft successfully docked at the International Space Station (ISS) on Sunday, paving the way for NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams to finally return home after more than nine months in space. The Crew-10 mission, which launched from Florida’s Kennedy Space Center on Friday evening, reached the ISS approximately 29 hours later.

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NASA Rover Zaps Martian Rocks, Uncovers Ancient Mystery

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Mars’ surface rocks have been quietly preserving secrets about the planet’s past. The unusual mineral composition of pale rocks in Jezero Crater indicates they formed under extremely warm and wet conditions, challenging previous assumptions about Mars’ history. “On Earth, these minerals develop in regions with heavy rainfall and warm climates or in hydrothermal environments like

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