All news on the topic: Nasa

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Huge breakthrough in search for aliens as gas 'uniquely linked to life' found
Scientists are excited over the possible discovery of a gas "uniquely associated with life" on the massive K2-18b exoplanet which is being branded as a major breakthrough
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Fireball lights up mid-Atlantic night in stunning meteor spectacle
A fireball meteor illuminated the skies, captivating hundreds of eyewitnesses and experts as it streaked across the night at 36,000 mph, disintegrating 22 miles above Pennsylvania
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Moment NASA's SpaceX crew splash down in sea after successful six-month mission
NASA's SpaceX crew has splashed down after six months at the International Space Station in spectacular scenes. The crew of four landed safely in the Atlantic ocean
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NASA satellite spots new Moon crater where Russian spaceship likely crashed
NASA this week published photos taken by its Luna Reconnaissance Orbiter of a new crater in the Moon, which was made by Russia's failed Luna 25 mission earlier this month
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NASA may have killed evidence of alien life on Mars 50 years ago, expert claims
NASA's Viking probes made history when they landed safely on the surface of Mars in the 1970s - the expedition hoped to find evidence of life on the Red Planet but the experiments conducted may have killed the organisms instead
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NASA captures black hole tearing up star and spitting it out across space
First spotted back in late 2014, ASASSN-14li was the closest tidal disruption event to Earth discovered in a decade at the time, at just 290 million light-years away
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Nasa chief says UFOs are real but could be China using 'unfriendly' technology
Dr Thomas Zurbuchen, Nasa's longest-serving administrator, believes UFOs do exist but they may be “unfriendly” advanced technology following the space agency's inquiry
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GP warns of common 'modern lifestyle habit' causing health issues
Old habits die hard - but if you want to beat some health issues which you just can't seem to get the better of, it may be your "modern lifestyle" tendencies which are getting in the way, according to a GP
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Crater on surface of Mars may have been caused by alien spaceship crash
The rocks appear to be scarred with wheels, an axle and debris, with experts stating a “fragment from an extra-terrestrial or terrestrial spacecraft cannot be discounted with absolute certainty”
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NASA scientist 'absolutely certain' alien life exists in our Solar System
One NASA scientist claimed that it's not a question of if we will find alien life, but when. While she said we’re close to finding life in our own solar system, others disagree.
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NASA to develop plane that can travel from New York to London in 1hr 30mins
NASA's new plane will be the fastest passenger aircraft to exist, surpassing the speed of sound. The London to New York journey time will be around half of Concorde's fastest ever flight
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Huge sunspot that could knock out Earth's power grids sparks 'one-week warning'
Experts have issued a warning that the giant sunspot could release energetic explosions that are so powerful they are capable of knocking out Earth's power grids
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Google Maps users convinced they've discovered hidden Nazi base in Antarctica
Suggestions that it could be home to a fascist hideaway likely pay homage to the popular online conspiracy theory that the Nazis survived after the war in a hidden base in Antarctica
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Huge 30-mile heat blob spotted on dark side of the moon has scientists concerned
The heat spot is a suspected patch of radiation after scientists discovered a 31-mile mass of granite deep below the Moon's surface, suggesting it came from a once-active volcano
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Major NASA mission update as asteroid could make everyone on Earth a billionaire
Hurtling through space is an asteroid so large, it has led to speculation it is completely jam-packed with precious metals worth £8,000,000,000,000,000,000,000 - making everyone on Earth billionaires
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100 years of frozen food - from TV dinners to space snacks for NASA astronauts
In 1924, Clarence Birdseye patented the double-belt freezer, which improved the quality of frozen food by cooling it faster - and sparked a kitchen revolution
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'I trained as an astronaut at space camp for adults - our mission was intense'
How astronauts train is always top of the list of any space fan's questions - so we sent one writer to try it out and find out exactly what happens at space camp
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Nasa loses contact with pioneering Voyager 2 probe after sending wrong command
NASA says it has cegained contact with its pioneering Voyager 2 craft after a case of human error suddenly cut contact two weeks ago with the second-ever probe in space
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NASA inches closer to mining precious metals from nearby asteroid
NASA is gearing up to launch a spacecraft to study the asteroid 16 Psyche, estimated to be worth $10 quintillion in precious metals
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Titan sub cofounder wants to send 1,000 people to a 'floating colony' on Venus
The co-founder of OceanGate Expeditions doesn’t appear to be deterred by the Titan submersible tragedy and plans to send 1,000 humans to live on Venus
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NASA spotted retrieving saucer-shaped object from desert
The team behind NASA’s OSIRIS-REx mission are preparing for a manmade object to return to Earth, which will separate from the spacecraft, enter the atmosphere and parachute back down
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Best time to see stars and planets – expert explains when and where to look
Expert Chris Lintott says that the coming weeks are among the best for watching amazing events occurring in the skies above us
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NASA launch mission for golden asteroid that could make everyone a billionaire
NASA's Psyche spacecraft is on a mission to asteroid 16 Psyche, rumored to hold a mind-boggling $10,000 quadrillion worth of precious metals
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'World's strongest boy' at 8 gives up bodybuilding and wants to work for NASA
Richard Sandrak was nicknamed the 'world's strongest boy' aged eight due to his muscular physique, but has since revealed he'd rather be skateboarding and working for NASA than pumping iron
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Germany could introduce siestas to help workers as 40C heatwave cripples Europe
German officials have been advised to bring in siestas - or afternoon naps - to help workers cope with the brutal heatwave currently baking Europe, with temperatures over 40C in parts