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Huge Star Explosion to Appear in Sky in Once-in-a-Lifetime Event

By September, the massive explosion of a star 3,000 light-years from Earth will be visible to the naked eye in the night skies, offering an opportunity to study this rare cosmic phenomenon. Sometime between now and September, a massive explosion 3,000 light years from Earth will flare up in the night sky, giving amateur astronomers a ...

Boeing’s New Spacecraft’s First Manned Flight Delayed

Troubled aerospace giant Boeing has again had to postpone the launch of its first crew to the International Space Station aboard a Starliner spacecraft on Saturday, after the latest attempt was cancelled just hours before liftoff. Liftoff of Boeing's Starliner spacecraft was canceled on Saturday with less than four minutes to go, due to a ...

Astronauts Stranded in Space, Potentially for Months

What was meant to be a weeklong trip to the International Space Station (ISS) for the first NASA astronauts to fly with Boeing could extend to eight months, with the agency considering bringing them home on a SpaceX spaceship. A final decision on whether to persist with Boeing's troubled Starliner — which experienced worrying propulsion issues ...

Unveiling Mars' Hidden Depths: Water Beneath the Surface

In a recent discovery that could rewrite our understanding of Mars, a study based on data from a retired NASA mission has unveiled the presence of an underground reservoir of water in the rocky outer crust of the planet. The findings, published Monday in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, shed light on a hidden world ...

Boeing’s Starliner Spaceship to Return to Earth Without Crew

Boeing's problem-plagued Starliner is set to finally depart the International Space Station (ISS) on Friday, returning to Earth without astronauts after NASA deemed the risk too great. The century-old aerospace giant's reputation has taken a hammering over the thruster malfunctions and helium leaks its spaceship encountered on its way up to the ...