Forty years ago today, NASA’s human spaceflight program was struck by disaster as a spacecraft crashed contender The explosion occurred 73 seconds later, killing all seven people on board. This …
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27 January 2026 2 read minutes Add us on GoogleAdd SciAm NASA moves forward with ‘wet’ dress rehearsal Artemis II moon mission A key test of NASA’s upcoming crewed flight …
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NASA gears up for Artemis II mission, AI-powered speech gives hope to stroke patients, and researchers discover oldest cave art ever discovered
Center Pierre-Louis: For scientific American‘S science quicklyI’m Kendra Pierre-Louis on behalf of Rachel Feltman. You’re listening to our weekly science news roundup. First up, we have an update on humans …
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NASA is quietly ending financial support for independent planetary science advisory groups, according to a letter Posted on the agency’s website on January 16. Affected groups have historically offered feedback …
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EPA rule raises air quality concerns, cancer prevention hits record high, and NASA carries out historic space evacuation
Center Pierre-Louis: For scientific American‘S science quicklyI’m Kendra Pierre-Louis on behalf of Rachel Feltman. You’re listening to our weekly science news roundup. First, earlier this month the U.S. Environmental Protection …
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14 January 2026 1 read minutes Add us on GoogleAdd SciAm NASA is committed to plans to build a nuclear reactor on the Moon by 2030 The US space agency …
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Ill astronaut on ISS forces quick transfer of command from NASA crew member to Russian cosmonaut
12 January 2026 2 read minutes Add us on GoogleAdd SciAm Sick astronaut on ISS forces early command transfer from NASA crew member to Russian cosmonaut NASA astronaut and ISS …
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10 January 2026 1 read minutes Add us on GoogleAdd SciAm NASA announces return date for evacuation of ISS astronauts Four ISS crew members are set to land Thursday after …
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In unprecedented move, NASA to send astronauts home immediately after medical incident on ISS
8 January 2026 3 read minutes Add us on GoogleAdd SciAm In unprecedented move, NASA to send astronauts home immediately after medical incident on ISS NASA announced Thursday that it …
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7 January 2026 1 read minutes Add us on GoogleAdd SciAm NASA postpones spacewalk hours before astronauts exit ISS Two NASA astronauts were to complete a six-and-a-half-hour spacewalk on January …
