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Ed Smylie, engineer who helped save Apollo 13 crew, dies at 95
He and his NASA colleagues were credited with jury-rigging a carbon dioxide filter that allowed the astronauts to breathe as ...
56 years ago, Huntsville-designed Saturn V rocket sent Apollo 10 into space for ‘dress rehearsal’ mission
Apollo 10 “dress rehearsal” mission launched into orbit, to set up the Apollo 11 moon landing mission a month later.
NASA warns! Massive Boeing-sized asteroid racing toward Earth at 48,900 km/h – check date, time, and details
Asteroid 2025 HY2, an Apollo-class asteroid, will pass Earth on May 7, 2025, at a speed of 48,904 km/h. Though passing at a ...
Ed Smylie, Who Saved the Apollo 13 Crew With Duct Tape, Dies at 95
He and his team of NASA engineers jumped into action to help three astronauts bound for the moon. His quick thinking earned ...
Earth’s Moon: the giant-impact hypothesis, what a lunar eclipse is, its black sky and more
Learn how planet Earth’s only natural satellite was formed, its weird features like a black sky and extreme temperatures and ...
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How 50 years of climate change has changed the face of the 'Blue Marble' from space
The Blue Marble image was captured at around 29,000km (18,000 miles) from Earth, as the Sun lit up the globe from behind the Apollo 17. From ancient Egyptian geographer Ptolemy to Nasa ...
NASA captures rare and mesmerising solar eclipse visible only from space
The event, called a lunar transit, showed the moon passing in front of the sun. From SDO’s view, 23% of the solar surface was ...
NASA Warns Of Boeing-Size Asteroid Heading Our Way At 48900 KMPH: Check Date, Time And More
NASA warns of asteroid 2025 HY2, the size of a Boeing, approaching Earth on May 7 at 48,900 kilometres per hour.
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Moon becomes little more out of reach for NASA's VIPER rover
May 7 (UPI) --NASA is ... into low-Earth orbit from Florida's east coast. Science News // 3 days ago NASA hosts Twitch event for moon mascot, zero-g indicator contest May 12 (UPI) -- NASA will ...