NASA practices recovering its next moon astronauts

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NASA practices recovering its next moon astronauts: Space photo of the day
NASA's Orion crew module test article is framed by the well deck of the U.S. Navy's USS Somerset as teams practice Artemis 2 recovery ops.
NASA Astronauts Say They Feel Good After 285 Days in Space
Boeing leaders are scheduled to meet with the astronauts, according to Barry Wilmore, who spent nine months in orbit with Sunita Williams for a mission that was supposed to last for about eight days.
NASA astronauts speak out for the first time following unexpected 9-month mission to space
The astronauts speak out after returning from an unexpected nine-month mission that was extended following vehicle issues en route to the International Space Station.

Moon, Earth and Asteroid

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Asteroid Large Enough to Destroy an Entire City Could Still Strike the Moon in 2032, Scientists Say
The infamous 'city-killer' asteroid 2024 YR4, which is large enough to destroy an entire city, still has a 2% chance of striking the moon on Dec. 22, 2032, according to scientists.
Remember Asteroid 2024 YR4? It Could Strike The Moon As Earth's No Longer In Danger
With the first round of Webb observations complete, the chances of 2024 YR4 impacting the Moon isn't zero. "While an Earth impact by 2024 YR4 on December 22, 2032 has now been ruled out, it continues to have a non-zero probability of impacting the Moon at this time," the report says.
Earth Is Safe From Menacing Asteroid—but Our Moon Might Take the Hit
New Webb Telescope data confirms that asteroid 2024 YR4 poses no threat to Earth during its 2032 flyby. As for the Moon, not so much.
Gigantic, hyper-realistic moon replica lands at Long Island cathedral for out-of-this-world exhibition
It’s a whole different type of moon landing. A Long Island Episcopal church will soon host a breathtaking, 20-foot artistic ...
A Billionaire Promised Artists a Trip to the Moon. They Never Got Off the Ground
An enigmatic Japanese billionaire picked 10 artists to fly to the moon, only to pull the plug. Now they’re figuring out ...
Astronauts in San Diego look ahead to the moon and beyond
Andre Douglas didn’t get picked to go to the moon, but he’ll still get a moment that’s out of this world. Next year, Douglas ...
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OTD In Space – March 27: Phobos 2 Mission To Martian Moon Ends In Failure
On March 27, 1989, the Soviet Union's Phobos 2 mission to Mars' moons ended in failure. But the whole mission was definitely ...
Fixing cracks in space bricks with bacteria
Researchers at the Indian Institute of Science (IISc) have developed a bacteria-based technique to repair bricks that can be ...
What’s Up In the sky for April 2025? Venus, Lyrids Meteor Shower and more
Venus becomes the brilliant “Morning Star” in the east before dawn, the Lyrids Meteor Shower takes place and the Moon has ...
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Indian team develops new way to repair space bricks, to launch aboard Gaganyaan
The IISc team has developed a method that utilises lunar soil, or "regolith," combined with a soil bacterium called ...