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NASA wants to come up with a new clock for the moon, where seconds tick away faster
NASA wants to come up with an out-of-this-world way to keep track of time, putting the moon on its own souped-up clock. It’s not quite a time zone like those on Earth, but an entire frame of time reference for the moon. Because there’s less gravity on the moon, time there moves a tad quicker compared to Earth. So the...
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A total eclipse is coming next month. Here's how and when to watch
Prepare your eyes for the 2024 total solar eclipse as it will appear over Mexico, the United States, and small parts of Eastern Canada. According to NASA, a total solar eclipse happens when the Moon passes between the Sun and Earth, completely blocking the face of the Sun and the sky darkens as if it were dawn or dusk. With…
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Long Beach first-grader reaches semifinals in NASA competition
Katerine “Kiki” Leone is a semifinalist for the NASA STEM competition, an opportunity for K-12 students to learn about radioisotopes and tap into their own creativity. Mekahlo Medina reports for the NBC4 News on March 21, 2024.
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Long Beach first grader is a semi-finalist for NASA STEM competition
Only 45 out of 1,700 entries were selected as student semi-finalists for NASA’s “Power to Explore Challenge, ”and 6-year-old Kiki Leone from Long Beach is one of them.
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Astronaut Thomas Stafford, commander of Apollo 10, has died at 93
Astronaut Thomas P. Stafford, who commanded a dress rehearsal flight for the 1969 moon landing and the first U.S.-Soviet space linkup, died Monday. He was 93.
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Stellar blast: A rare nova explosion will ignite a ‘new' star in the sky this year
A nova outburst located more than 3,000 light-years away will be visible to the naked when it decorates the night sky this year, offering stargazers a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.
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Private US moon lander to end mission early after landing mishap
The first private U.S. spacecraft to land on the moon broke a leg at touchdown before falling over.
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Privately built lunar lander makes history with successful moon touchdown
A robotic spacecraft made history Thursday becoming the first privately built craft to touch down on the lunar surface, as well as the first American vehicle to accomplish the feat in more than 50 years.
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NASA seeks volunteers for yearlong Mars simulator mission
NASA is looking for four people to spend a year living in a simulated version of Mars, the administration announced Tuesday.
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Skyscraper-size asteroid will pass within 1.7 million miles of Earth on Friday
Astronomers say an asteroid as big as a skyscraper will pass within 1.7 million miles of Earth on Friday.
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NASA helicopter ends mission in Mars after rotor blade failure
A broken rotor blade ended a three-year mission to Mars earlier this month. NASA’s Ingenuity helicopter lost contact with its rover partner within seconds of flight, later to be found beyond repair. Gordon Tokumatsu reports the NBC4 News on Jan. 25, 2024.
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Rotor failure ends NASA Ingenuity helicopter's 3-year mission on Mars
The helicopter’s historic journey was only expected to complete five experimental flights over 30 days but flew through the Red Planet for three years.
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More delays for NASA's astronaut moonshots, with crew landing off until 2026
Astronauts will have to wait until next year before flying to the moon and at least two years before landing on it, under the latest round of delays announced by NASA on Tuesday.
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U.S. moon landing attempt in jeopardy due to ‘critical' fuel leak
The first U.S. moon landing in more than 50 years was in jeopardy Monday after a private company’s newly launched spacecraft developed a “critical” fuel leak.
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NASA laser-beamed this cat video from 19 million miles away, for science
NASA recorded Taters the cat playing with a laser to demonstrate a deep space communications technology known as Deep Space Optical Communications (DSOC).
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NASA's first video streamed from deep space features orange tabby cat named Taters
An orange tabby cat named Taters stars in the first video sent by laser from deep space, stealing the show as he chases a red laser light.
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Farmworker turned NASA astronaut talks success, ambition to South LA students
Students at Animo Legacy Charter Middle School in South Los Angeles had the opportunity Wednesday to meet and listen to Dr. Jose Hernandez, the farm worker turned NASA astronaut whose story is an inspiration to many.
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Former NASA astronaut shares story of determination
Former astronaut Jose Hernandez spoke to students in South LA to share his story as a former farm worker who earned a spot on Space Shuttle Discovery and encourage them to follow their dreams. Jonathan Gonzalez reports for NBC4 News on Nov. 29, 2023.
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NASA's latest discovery can help explain how solar systems across the Milky Way galaxy came to be
Astronomers have discovered six planets orbiting a bright, nearby star in perfect synchrony. The rare find, announced Wednesday, can help explain how solar systems across the Milky Way galaxy came to be.
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Leonid meteor shower peaks this weekend: How to see the shooting stars
While not the most active meteor shower of the year, the Leonids can still produce around 15 shooting stars per hour under clear conditions