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Why is it so hard to send humans back to the moon?
SPACE.com - 21 Apr 2024 15:00
The Apollo program put humans on the moon in 1969. So why haven't we sent any more since?
Crucial building blocks of life on Earth can more easily form in outer space, says new research
Phys.org - 21 Apr 2024 19:20
The origin of life on Earth is still enigmatic, but we are slowly unraveling the steps involved and the necessary ingredients. Scientists believe life arose in a primordial soup of organic chemicals and biomolecules on t...
Saturn's ocean moon Enceladus is able to support life ' my research team is working out how to detect extraterrestrial cells there
SPACE.com - 21 Apr 2024 16:00
As a planetary scientist and astrobiologist who studies ice grains from Enceladus, ''m interested in whether there is life on this or other icy moons. I also want to understand how scientists like me could detect it.
BlueHalo wins $24 million Air Force contract for research and analysis of satellite vulnerabilities
Space News - 21 Apr 2024 13:06
AFRL's Satellite Assessment Center at Kirtland Air Force Base, New Mexico, evaluates the effects of laser radiation on space vehicles The post BlueHalo wins $24 million Air Force contract for research and analysis of sat...
'Devil Comet' 12P/Pons-Brooks reaches peak brightness tonight. Here's how to see it
SPACE.com - 21 Apr 2024 12:00
Comet 12P/Pons-Brooks visits the inner solar system every 71 years and will reach its closest to the sun on Sunday (April 21), appearing bright enough to possibly be seen by the naked eye.
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