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NASA Announces $1 Million to Students for Moon Base Challenge

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On Sunday, NASA announced the opening of its $1 million Moon Base Student Challenge during a MAX POWER event at Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex in Florida. As part of a Golden Age of Science, the competition invites student teams at U.S. high schools ...
  • By: NASA
  • On: Sun, 08 Nov 2026 15:26 +0000

Backward world? Rubin finds a retrograde object past Neptune

Reported by Space | EarthSky

The Rubin Observatory in Chile has discovered a retrograde object in our solar system. It circles the sun in a highly inclined orbit beyond Neptune. The post Backward world? Rubin finds a retrograde object past Neptune first appeared on EarthSky....
  • By: Space | EarthSky
  • On: Sun, 08 Nov 2026 12:03 +0000

Carl Sagan born 92 years ago tomorrow

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Carl Sagan, born November 9, 1934, brought astronomy to millions through books and the TV series Cosmos. He also helped create messages from Earth for the Pioneer and Voyager spacecraft. The post Carl Sagan born 92 years ago tomorrow first appeared on Eart...
  • By: Space | EarthSky
  • On: Sun, 08 Nov 2026 11:27 +0000

APOD: 2026 November 8 – Major Fireball Meteor

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APOD Science APOD APOD: 2026 November 8 –… Today’s APOD Archive Submissions Index Search Calendar RSS Education About Discuss   APOD Astronomy Picture of the Day Discover the cosmos! Each day a different image or photograph of our fascinating univer...
  • By: NASA
  • On: Sun, 08 Nov 2026 05:05 +0000

NASA Awards Moon Base Transportation, Technology, Science Projects

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NASA announced a suite of awards and mission updates on Saturday to expand the agency’s Moon Base exploration, science, and infrastructure capabilities. The investments will advance commercial robotic deliveries, a nuclear-powered rover named PROMISE...
  • By: NASA
  • On: Sat, 07 Nov 2026 22:47 +0000

NASA Seeks Next Generation of Explorers to Join Astronaut Corps

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NASA is looking for the explorers who will help write the next chapter of human spaceflight. Applications are now open for the agency’s next class of astronauts, who will join NASA as America returns to the Moon, builds the Moon Base, and lays the ground...
  • By: NASA
  • On: Sat, 07 Nov 2026 18:11 +0000