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NASA's most senior astronaut returns to Earth with two cosmonauts
Pettit, NASA's oldest active astronaut, is celebrating his 70th birthday while landing in Kazakhstan after 220 days in space.
NASA's oldest astronaut returning to Earth after ISS mission
NASA astronaut Don Pettit will return to Earth from the International Space Station Saturday, alongside his two Russian ...
An astronaut’s awe-inspiring views from life in space
Longtime NASA astronaut Don Pettit is set to return from his fourth trip to space on Saturday night. Here are some of his ...
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Watch NASA astronaut Don Pettit and 2 cosmonauts return to Earth today
NASA astronaut Don Pettit and two cosmonaut colleagues will return to Earth this evening (April 19), and you can watch their homecoming live.
Space camera spots mysterious symbols in the remote desert
A camera affixed to the International Space Station recently spotted some curious symbols amid a barren desert landscape.
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NASA’s Lucy Spacecraft Braces For Second Asteroid Encounter in Deep Space — But It's Only a ‘Dress Rehearsal'
As humanity ventures deeper into the mysteries of space, spacecraft like NASA’s Lucy are at the forefront, revamping distant ...
NASA Wants to Track Earth’s Gravity With a Cloud of Floating Atoms in Space
A suitcase-sized quantum sensor could soon reveal hidden water, oil, and even underground mountains—all by tracking how atoms ...
NASA astronaut Don Pettit to return to Earth after more than 200 days in space
Astronaut Don Pettit, who has been at the International Space Station since September, is set to land Saturday in Kazakhstan ...
NASA's Lucy spacecraft to zoom past asteroid this weekend at 30,000 mph: "We don't know what to expect"
NASA's Lucy will venture as close as 596 miles to this asteroid, an estimated 2 ½ miles in length but much shorter in width. Scientists should have a better idea of its size and shape following the ...
NASA’s Quantum Sensor Could Revolutionize Gravity Mapping
NASA and partners are building the first quantum gravity sensor for space, a breakthrough instrument that uses ultra-cold ...
NASA astronaut Don Pettit to return from ISS on 70th birthday
NASA astronaut Don Pettit celebrates his 70th birthday with a spectacular return from the International Space Station after 220 days in orbit.
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NASA and ESA want to bring Martian rocks to Earth. Here's what will happen to the samples once they get here
A mission will deliver rock and soil from Mars to laboratories on Earth in the 2030s. Mars Sample Return (MSR) is led by NASA ...