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New Space Suit

March 28, 2024

NASA plans to send astronauts to the moon by 2025. The mission is called Artemis III. It will be the first time people have walked on the moon in more than 50 years. The mission will also put a woman…

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A Year in Space

March 6, 2024

Frank Rubio is an astronaut. On September 27, 2023, he broke a record. He completed the longest U.S. spaceflight. When he got back, he ate a salad. That’s the food he craved most while at the International Space Station. …

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Mini Moon

November 30, 2023

On November 1, NASA’s Lucy spacecraft passed a small asteroid called Dinkinesh. The craft made an unexpected discovery. Dinkinesh has a small moon. Lucy was sent to space in 2021. The spacecraft is meant to study asteroids near Jupiter.…

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Tremors on the Moon

October 12, 2023

Fifty years ago, NASA sensors recorded vibrations on the moon. Scientists recently discovered what’s causing some of these “moonquakes.” In 1972, the Apollo 17 mission ended. The astronauts returned from the moon. Their landing craft stayed behind. Scientists have studied…

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Stars Are Born

July 17, 2023

This image from NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope shows a region of clouds called Rho Ophiuchi. The clouds are made of gas and dust. Stars are being born here. Some are as massive as our sun. Rho Ophiuchi is 390…

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Liftoff

May 22, 2023

On Sunday, May 21, a SpaceX rocket launched from Cape Canaveral, Florida. It is carrying four astronauts to the International Space Station. Two are from Saudi Arabia. They are the first Saudis to go into space since 1985. One, Rayyanah…

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Jupiter's New Moons

March 7, 2023

Astronomers have discovered 12 more moons orbiting Jupiter. The planet now has 92 known moons. That’s more moons than any planet in our solar system. Telescopes in Hawaii and Chile spotted the new moons. Scientists had to confirm the…

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Artemis Blasts off to the Moon

December 14, 2022

NASA’s Artemis I mission blasted off to the moon on November 16. The rocket launched from the Kennedy Space Center. That’s in Florida. Artemis I took the Orion spacecraft on a journey around the moon and back. The trip was…

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Legos in Space

December 14, 2022

NASA’s Artemis I mission did not have astronauts on board. But it did have passengers. There was a Snoopy toy. There was a mannequin called Moonikin Campos. And there were figures from the Lego Space Team (pictured). They’re part of…

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On Target

December 2, 2022

NASA sent a refrigerator-size craft into space. Its job was to smash into an asteroid. The spacecraft was called DART. That stands for Double Asteroid Redirection Test. It was launched last November. DART was sent to Dimorphos. That’s an asteroid.…

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