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A full moon rises behind the high voltage towers of the El Avila in Caracas, Venezuela, Sunday, May 15. People in the Americas, Europe and Africa had a chance to see the total lunar eclipse that began Sunday night.

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  • Space

Did you see the Super Flower Blood Moon last night? It was stunning

South America and much of the continental United States had the best view of Sunday night's lunar eclipse, which lasted nearly five hours.

May 16, 2022
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  • Ashley Westerman
Researchers Robert Ferl and Anna-Lisa Paul.

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  • Space

Scientists successfully grow plants in soil from the moon

The study makes use of lunar soil samples collected from Apollo 11, 12 and 17.

May 14, 2022
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  • Rina Torchinsky
A mural of Elon Musk in downtown Brownsville by Alexander Gonzalez-Hernandez.

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Housing costs skyrocket as SpaceX expands in Texas city

SpaceX plans to launch rockets near Brownsville, Texas, and send the first person to Mars from there. Seven years after breaking ground, residents say the only thing skyrocketing is housing prices.

May 13, 2022
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  • Gaige Davila | TPR
A mural of Elon Musk in downtown Brownsville by Alexander Gonzalez-Hernandez.

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Housing costs skyrocket as SpaceX expands in Texas city

SpaceX plans to launch rockets near Brownsville, Texas, and send the first person to Mars from there. Seven years after breaking ground, residents say the only thing skyrocketing is housing prices.

May 13, 2022
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  • Gaige Davila | TPR
"It's the dawn of a new era of black hole physics," the Event Horizon Telescope team said as it released the first-ever image of supermassive black hole in the center of the Milky Way.

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  • Space

This is the first image of the black hole at the heart of the Milky Way

"We finally have the first look at our Milky Way black hole, Sagittarius A*," an international team of astrophysicists and researchers from the Event Horizon Telescope team said.

May 12, 2022
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  • Bill Chappell
A mural of Elon Musk in downtown Brownsville by Alexander Gonzalez-Hernandez.

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  • National

SpaceX's plans to launch near Brownsville, Texas, have sent house prices sky high

SpaceX plans to launch rockets near Brownsville, Texas. Seven years after breaking ground, some residents say the only thing skyrocketing is housing prices.

May 11, 2022
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  • Gaige Davila | TPR
Light shines from a total lunar eclipse over Santa Monica Beach, Calif., in May 2021.

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  • Space

Here's how to watch the total lunar eclipse on May 15

Late in the evening, the full moon is slated to pass directly into Earth's shadow cast by the sun, illuminating the moon a brilliant red.

May 09, 2022
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  • Joe Hernandez
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket lifted off from pad 39A at Kennedy Space Center early Friday morning. This time exposure image captured the 'space jellyfish" effect of the contrail viewed from Port Canaveral Marine. The white streak on the horizon was caused by light from a cruise ship coming into port.

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A 'space jellyfish' soared over Florida, thanks to the SpaceX launch

People who got up early to watch the Falcon 9 rocket's pre-dawn launch were treated to an ethereal spectacle, when a cloud of illuminated gases moved across the sky.

May 06, 2022
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  • Bill Chappell
In this photo made available by NASA, commercial crew astronauts, from left, European Space Agency astronaut Matthias Maurer, and NASA astronauts Tom Marshburn, Raja Chari, and Kayla Barron, pose for a photo in their Dragon spacesuits during a fit check aboard the International Space Station's Harmony module on April 21, 2022.

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  • Space

SpaceX brings 4 astronauts home with midnight splashdown

The return of three Americans and one German marks the busiest period yet for Elon Musk's space taxi service.

May 06, 2022
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  • The Associated Press
NASA's Perseverance rover took this "selfie" next to a rock where it drilled for samples. NASA wants to bring samples collected by this rover back to Earth.

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  • Space

NASA is bringing rocks back from Mars, but what if those samples contain alien life?

NASA and the European Space Agency are gearing up to bring home a pristine sample of Martian rock. But given the small chance of life on the red planet, they have to grapple with safety questions.

May 04, 2022
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By:
  • Nell Greenfieldboyce
NASA's Perseverance rover took this "selfie" next to a rock where it drilled for samples. NASA wants to bring samples collected by this rover back to Earth.

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  • Space

NASA is bringing rocks back from Mars, but what if those samples contain alien life?

NASA and the European Space Agency are gearing up to bring home a pristine sample of Martian rock. But given the small chance of life on the red planet, they have to grapple with safety questions.

May 04, 2022
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By:
  • Nell Greenfieldboyce
In 2021, a partial solar eclipse is visible in Lewes, Del. This Saturday, people in the Southern Hemisphere will get a chance to glimpse the phenomenon.

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  • Space

A partial solar eclipse is happening soon. Here's who will be able to see it

During a partial solar eclipse, the moon is not perfectly aligned with the Earth and sun, so it will not completely cover the sun.

April 29, 2022
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  • Ayana Archie
GPB News NPR

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  • Space

Jessica Watkins to be the 1st Black woman to serve at the International Space Station

On Wednesday, SpaceX launches the next NASA astronauts to the International Space Station — including Jessica Watkins, who is to become the first Black woman on a long-duration mission.

April 26, 2022
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  • Brendan Byrne
The SpaceX crew seated in the Dragon spacecraft earlier this month in Cape Canaveral, Fla.

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  • Space

The 1st private astronaut mission to International Space Station is back on Earth

Three rich businessmen returned from the International Space Station with their astronaut escort Monday, wrapping up a pricey trip that marked NASA's debut as a B&B host.

April 25, 2022
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  • The Associated Press
A probe that will land on Saturn's moon Enceladus, seen here in false color, is one of the priorities outlined in the new report.

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  • Space

NASA advisers call for a visit to Uranus, plus more science during moon landings

NASA should send probes to the ice giant planet of Uranus and to a moon of Saturn where conditions could be right for life. Those are some of the recommendations in a new report to the space agency.

April 19, 2022
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  • Nell Greenfieldboyce
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