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Blue Origin is returning to the skies this weekend! Catch their livestream of the launch on May 19 starting at 8:50 a.m. EDT.

Blue Origin targeting May 19 for 1st crewed spaceflight since 2022 The mission, known as NS-25, will be Blue Origin's first crewed launch since August 2022.

NASA Flight Engineers Matthew Dominick and Jeanette Epps shared an absolutely extraordinary view of the eclipse from the International Space Station.

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Station Orbits into Eclipse, Crew Works Research and Spacesuits The International Space Station soared into the Moon’s shadow during the solar eclipse on Monday afternoon. The Expedition 71 crew members had an opportunity to view the shadow at the end of their workday filled with cargo transfers, spacesuit maintenance, and microgravity research.

"All kinds of things jump out at you when you're scanning."

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Stunning Tool Lets You Digitally 'Dissect' Museum Animals With X-Ray Vision In the past it was difficult for scientists, let alone the public, to get a full picture of each animal's inner workings, but with rapid advances in 3D scanning technology, even school children can now digitally 'dissect' these precious specimens.

“This lander, we’re expecting to land on the moon between 12 to 16 months from today."

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Blue Origin aims to launch first lunar lander in 2025 Blue Origin expects to launch the first version of its Blue Moon lunar lander, a precursor to a future crewed lunar lander it is building for NASA, in 2025.

“We look at samples in very fine detail, and we are always discovering something new."

Uncovering Earth's Secrets One X-ray at a Time The National Museum of Natural History’s analytical laboratories are revolutionizing how scientists study everything from Civil War tooth fillings to Earth’s oldest rocks

"Today for the first time in more than a half-century, the US has returned to the moon."

Odysseus becomes first US spacecraft to land on moon in over 50 years The Odysseus lunar lander, nicknamed "Odie" or IM-1, became the first US-made spacecraft to touch down on the moon in 50 years.

Join us for our 1st Annual Demo Day sponsored by Met-L-Chek and Comet on Feb 2nd @ our MPM Arlington Facility.

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Happy New Year! We have a lot to look forward to in 2024 when it comes to space. Check out this list of 2024 space events from the New York Times!

A Stunning Eclipse, a Moon Race and Other Space Events in 2024 In April, people across North America will be able to gaze at a stunning total eclipse. And astronauts may get closer to that promised moon landing.

"It was a long, long task working under a microscope, and quite terrifying, but one of the delights was finding original paint beneath these old layers.”

X-ray reveals this 16th-century portrait got a cheekbone glow-up | CNN Young Derich Born’s cheekbones were not always sharp enough to peel apples — new research reveals the 1553 portrait by Hans Holbein the Younger underwent several revisions to give him a more chiseled look.

Congratulations to this year's nominees for SpaceNews 2023 Icon Awards: Moriba Jah and T.S. Kelso!

SpaceNews 2023 Icon Awards honorees: Space Stewardship This year’s Space Stewardship honorees include two pioneers in the field of space situational awareness and an industry-led initiative to foster best practices in on-orbit satellite servicing and related endeavors, including active removal of orbital debris.

"There are plenty, plenty more things to discover, for sure. We are barely scratching the surface."

X-rays of the "Mona Lisa" reveal new secret about Leonardo da Vinci masterpiece New research suggests the Italian Renaissance master may have been in a particularly experimental mood when he painted the "Mona Lisa" early in the 16th century