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NASA Astronaut Describes How Living On Mars Will Be Like

Mars at Ls 357°: Tharsis
As NASA prepares to move forward with missions aimed at colonizing Mars, an astronaut from the agency discussed what it would be like to live on the Red Planet. The astronaut also suggested a way to overcome one of the biggest challenges about living on Mars.
Brad Pitt

Brad Pitt Working With NASA To Discuss Artemis Program With ISS Astronaut

After working with NASA for his latest film “Ad Astra,” Brad Pitt is set to talk about the Artemis Program and what it’s like to live aboard the International Space Station (ISS) in an upcoming live stream event. The actor will talk about the exciting topic with veteran NASA astronaut Nick Hague.
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NASA’s Asteroid Impact Defenses Won’t Work, Expert Warns

An official from the space micronation of Asgardia, who once served as a politician in the U.K., warned that NASA’s proposed efforts to protect Earth against a killer asteroid will not work. The official noted that if space agencies don’t act soon, there’s a huge chance that another extinction-level event caused by an asteroid will happen again.
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NASA Intentionally Starting Fires In Space For Science

Astronauts aboard NASA’s International Space Station (ISS) intentionally started fires in space in order to study how flames react in microgravity. The experiment was also conducted to identify ways in making combustion cleaner.
Mars

Scientist Suggests Smashing Asteroid Into Mars To Make It Habitable

Taking inspiration from SpaceX founder Elon Musk, astrophysicist Neil DeGrasse Tyson came up with a drastic plan to make Mars habitable for humans. According to Tyson, redirecting an asteroid or comet and intentionally crashing it into Mars could make the Red Planet more livable.
Ebola

Is Disease X Here? New Superbugs And Infectious Diseases Discovered

Fears over a new pandemic emerged after a health agency in the U.K. reported that it has discovered 19 new drug-resistant superbugs and 12 infectious diseases in the last decade. The discovery of the superbugs and other pathogens has led medical experts to call on more effective health measures to prevent a possible Disease X outbreak.  
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853-Foot Potential Killer Asteroid To Skim Earth This Friday

NASA has detected a potentially hazardous asteroid (PHA) that’s currently headed for Earth. According to the agency’s Center for Near Earth Object Studies (CNEOS), the approaching asteroid is bigger than the towers of the Golden Gate Bridge.
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Earth At Risk After Astronomers Lose Track Of 900 Asteroids

Earth is in serious danger of suffering an unexpected impact event after the International Astronomical Union (IAU) admitted that it had lost track of about 900 asteroids. Scientists from the IAU warned these lost asteroids could show up anywhere in space and take Earth by surprise.
A SpaceX Starlink satellite

SpaceX To Launch 24 New Starlink Satellites Next Year

SpaceX has announced that it intends to launch 24 new Starlink satellites next year. The new additions to the company’s satellite constellation project will certainly raise concerns about the overcrowding issue in space.
asteroid impact

NASA Funds New Plan Against Planet-Killer Asteroids

NASA has teamed up with the University of Central Florida (UCF) in hunting down asteroids that are big enough to wipe out all life on Earth. The new partnership involves using the most effective planetary radar system in the world.
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NASA Releases Incredible 3D Map Of The Moon

NASA has released an accurate and highly-detailed 3D map of the Moon. Dubbed as the CGI Moon Kit, it was released by NASA to make it more accessible to the public and 3D artists.

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