Intuitive Machines’ Athena Lander Launches on Journey to the Moon
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Intuitive Machines’ Athena Lander Launches on Journey to the Moon

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines Intuitive Machines landed a robot on the moon last year. Can the Houston company do it again, but keep the spacecraft upright this time? The company’s second lander, named Athena, launched on Wednesday evening on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from NASA’s Kennedy…

As Trump Slashes Federal Jobs, Alabama’s ‘Rocket City’ Braces for Impact
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As Trump Slashes Federal Jobs, Alabama’s ‘Rocket City’ Braces for Impact

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines Over galaxy-themed beers at InnerSpace Brewing in Huntsville, Ala., Stewart Money has heard it all recently from government engineers and contractors winding down after work. They have expressed anxiety about how cuts to the federal work force could affect their own jobs in…

Life’s Building Blocks Lurked Inside NASA’s Bennu Asteroid Samples
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Life’s Building Blocks Lurked Inside NASA’s Bennu Asteroid Samples

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines Our solar system contains planets, dwarf planets, asteroids and comets — but only one world is known to harbor life. Scientists have long debated whether Earth is truly unique. Perhaps our planet just happened to have the right combination of ingredients, conditions and…

James Webb Space Telescope Captures Closest Star-Forming Region to Earth, NASA Releases Image

James Webb Space Telescope Captures Closest Star-Forming Region to Earth, NASA Releases Image

NASA on Wednesday released an image obtained by the James Webb Space Telescope of the Rho Ophiuchi cloud complex, the closest star-forming region to Earth, as the U.S. space agency marked one year since it unveiled the telescope’s first scientific results. The Webb telescope, which was launched in 2021 and…