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In Photos: The Women Who Helped Build the ISS
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Pioneers
A visual history depicting the intrepid women of NASA's astronaut corps that helped assemble the International Space Station, our home away from home that has enabled permanent human presence in orbit for over a quarter century.
Project Hail Mary Dispatches Ryan Gosling to the Tau Ceti System
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When a reluctant biologist-turned-schoolteacher Dr. Ryland Grace wakes up from a coma aboard an interstellar spacecraft, he has no idea where he is or why he’s light-years from home. As his memories return, he learns of the Project Hail Mary mission to the Tau Ceti system — located 12 light years (about 72 trillion miles) from Earth — to investigate a strange substance that’s slowly consuming our sun’s energy.
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In Photos: The Women Who Helped Build the ISS
A visual history depicting the intrepid women of NASA's astronaut corps that helped assemble the International Space Station, our home away from home that has enabled permanent human presence in orbit for over a quarter century.
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Project Hail Mary Dispatches Ryan Gosling to the Tau Ceti System
When a reluctant biologist-turned-schoolteacher Dr. Ryland Grace wakes up from a coma aboard an interstellar spacecraft, he has no idea where he is or why he’s light-years from home. As his memories return, he learns of the Project Hail Mary mission to the Tau Ceti system — located 12 light years (about 72 trillion miles) from Earth — to investigate a strange substance that’s slowly consuming our sun’s energy.
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Hubble: The Greatest Photographer in (and of) the Universe
Throughout its storied 35-year career, Hubble has revolutionized our understanding of the universe. And even today, Hubble continues its mission of exploration, capturing stunning images and data that astronomers around the world use to investigate phenomena from nearby solar system objects to distant galaxies.
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Ukraine’s Defense Still Requires U.S. Space Technology
Most drones used in Ukraine's defense are first-person view (FPV) controlled by radio links. But satellite connectivity enables the unmanned vehicles to strike targets much deeper in the Russia-controlled territory. First such uses of Starlink in Ukraine were reported in mid-2022 with marine drones targeting Russia’s ships in the Black Sea.