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NASA’S Plutonium Problem

By: Prajaal Basnet, Journalist

NASA’s amazing space missions depend on a rare fuel that is running low. If they don’t find a way to make more plutonium-238 soon, future missions to faraway planets—or even back to the Moon—could be delayed or canceled.

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Astronauts Who Were Stuck In Space For 9 Months Finally Come Home

By: Kyler Nguyen, Journalist

I will explain what happened to Crew-9. Including of what started this 9 cruel months of being in space for Crew-9.

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Astronauts Return After More Than Nine Months in Space

By: Rory Peterson, Journalist

Yesterday, astronauts Barry "Butch" Wilmore and Suni Williams touched down in the Gulf of Mexico, after spending more than nine months on the International Space Station, far longer than their original intended stay of only eight days on the Station.

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We May Be Living In A Black Hole

By: Vaibhav Saravanan, Journalist

The theory that we might be living in a black hole is an interesting theory proposed all the way back in the 1970's. It suggested that our universe was inside of a giant black hole and that black hole was part of a bigger universe.

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SpaceX crew 9 rescues stranded astronauts

By: Jedediah Smith, Journalist

After 9 months in space, astronauts Sunita Williams and Butch Wilmore have finally splashed down off the coast of Florida. They were rescued from their predicament by SpaceX's Crew 9 spacecraft, reentering Earth's atmosphere on the 18th of March.

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Will the SLS be Canceled?

By: Rory Peterson, Journalist

Recently, some inside the Trump Administration, the most prominent being Elon Musk, have called for NASA's moon program, called Artemis, and the rocket designed for it, the SLS, to be cancelled. These critics have often said that it is too expensive, and that Musk may persuade Donald Trump to cancel the program entirely, opting to go to Mars instead. What is the SLS, and why does Elon Musk want to cancel it?

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HD 189733b

By: Rae Yang, Journalist

HD 189733b is a deep blue exoplanet that looks similar to Earth. However, it holds a dangerous environment where no organism could survive.

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The Sea Dragon

By: Kawa Gyatso and Kawa Gyatso

Sea Dragon was a design study from 1962 for a two-stage, sea-launched heavy-lift rocket. It is known as the largest rocket ever proposed and the second largest in low Earth orbit (LEO) payload capacity. Despite its impressive specifications, the Sea Dragon was deemed unnecessary as NASA prioritized the development of the Saturn V.

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NASA Astronauts Stuck In Space

By: Prajaal Basnet, Journalist

Two NASA astronauts are currently stranded in space. They have been there for almost six months. The astronauts, Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore have faced many problems with supplies on the Starliner. How will these brave souls get home?

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The Axiom Mission 4

By: Kawa Gyatso, Journalist

NASA and its international partners have approved the crew for Axiom Space’s fourth private astronaut mission to the International Space Station, set to launch from Florida in spring 2025. The Axiom Mission 4 (Ax-4) will launch aboard a SpaceX Dragon spacecraft and aim to spend up to 14 days at the space station, focusing on scientific, outreach, and commercial activities.

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There Could Be Life On Other Planets

By: Andres Martinez Aparicio, Journalist

NASA is sending a probe named the Europa Clipper to scan the surface for signs of life. Below the oceans we may find single celled organisms living isolated from the world.

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Nasa’s LISTER

By: Ameen Nassar, Journalist

There is currently a robot that goes by the name "LISTER" that is helping NASA explore the Moons depth and may have the answer to how the Moon was made. LISTER (Lunar Instrumentation for Subsurface Thermal Exploration with Rapidity) is said to provide critical information on the Moons origins. LISTER was brought to the Moon by the Blue Ghost Lunar Lander.

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