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“First Comes Awe And Then Comes Curiosity": Reserve Astronaut Meganne Christian On The Importance Of Inspiring The Next GenerationReporter Alfredo Carpineti speaking with reserve astronaut Meganne Christian

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“First Comes Awe And Then Comes Curiosity": Reserve Astronaut Meganne Christian On The Importance Of Inspiring The Next GenerationReporter Alfredo Carpineti speaking with reserve astronaut Meganne Christian
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“First Comes Awe And Then Comes Curiosity": Reserve Astronaut Meganne Christian On The Importance Of Inspiring The Next Generation

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"There's A Turd Floating Through The Air": In 1969, A Toilet Mystery Shook The Apollo 10 Mission To The MoonA genuine excerpt from the Apollo 10 transcript.

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"There's A Turd Floating Through The Air": In 1969, A Toilet Mystery Shook The Apollo 10 Mission To The MoonA genuine excerpt from the Apollo 10 transcript.
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"There's A Turd Floating Through The Air": In 1969, A Toilet Mystery Shook The Apollo 10 Mission To The Moon

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The "Special Regions" On Mars Where It Is Forbidden To Explore, For Good ReasonRecurring slope lineae on Valles Marineris on Mars.

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The "Special Regions" On Mars Where It Is Forbidden To Explore, For Good ReasonRecurring slope lineae on Valles Marineris on Mars.
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The "Special Regions" On Mars Where It Is Forbidden To Explore, For Good Reason

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433 Eros: First Near-Earth Asteroid Ever Discovered Will Fly By Earth Today – And You Can Watch It433 Eros, a near-earth asteroid imaged by NASA

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433 Eros: First Near-Earth Asteroid Ever Discovered Will Fly By Earth Today – And You Can Watch It433 Eros, a near-earth asteroid imaged by NASA
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433 Eros: First Near-Earth Asteroid Ever Discovered Will Fly By Earth Today – And You Can Watch It

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After Three Years Of Searching, NASA Realized It Recorded Over The Apollo 11 Moon Landing FootageBuzz Aldrin on the Moon.

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After Three Years Of Searching, NASA Realized It Recorded Over The Apollo 11 Moon Landing FootageBuzz Aldrin on the Moon.
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After Three Years Of Searching, NASA Realized It Recorded Over The Apollo 11 Moon Landing Footage

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NASA's New Astronaut Class Has More Women Than Men For First Time In HistoryThe ten NASA astronaut candidates chosen in 2025.

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NASA's New Astronaut Class Has More Women Than Men For First Time In HistoryThe ten NASA astronaut candidates chosen in 2025.
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NASA's New Astronaut Class Has More Women Than Men For First Time In History

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Japan Lost Contact With "Planet C" Spacecraft, Leaving Humanity With No Presence Around VenusVenus's day side, imaged by Akatsuki.

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Japan Lost Contact With "Planet C" Spacecraft, Leaving Humanity With No Presence Around VenusVenus's day side, imaged by Akatsuki.
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Japan Lost Contact With "Planet C" Spacecraft, Leaving Humanity With No Presence Around Venus

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Why Aren't Full Photos Of The Milky Way Real? A NASA Analyst Explains The ObviousAn illustration of the Milky Way galaxy pictured from afar.

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Why Aren't Full Photos Of The Milky Way Real? A NASA Analyst Explains The ObviousAn illustration of the Milky Way galaxy pictured from afar.
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Why Aren't Full Photos Of The Milky Way Real? A NASA Analyst Explains The Obvious

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Voyager 1 Launched 48 Years Ago Today, So NASA Shares Archival Footage Of Carl Sagan To CelebrateNASA’s Voyager 1 spacecraft is depicted in this artist’s concept traveling through interstellar space, or the space between stars, which it entered in 2012.

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Voyager 1 Launched 48 Years Ago Today, So NASA Shares Archival Footage Of Carl Sagan To CelebrateNASA’s Voyager 1 spacecraft is depicted in this artist’s concept traveling through interstellar space, or the space between stars, which it entered in 2012.
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Voyager 1 Launched 48 Years Ago Today, So NASA Shares Archival Footage Of Carl Sagan To Celebrate

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Everyday Magnets Could Be The Surprising Key To Producing Oxygen In Spaceastronaut David A. Wolf, STS-112 mission specialist, participates in the mission's first session of extravehicular activity. He's photographed floating above the Earth.

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Everyday Magnets Could Be The Surprising Key To Producing Oxygen In Spaceastronaut David A. Wolf, STS-112 mission specialist, participates in the mission's first session of extravehicular activity. He's photographed floating above the Earth.
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Everyday Magnets Could Be The Surprising Key To Producing Oxygen In Space

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The 1986 Soviet Space Mission That's Never Been Repeated: Mir To Salyut And Back AgainMir Space Station viewed from Space Shuttle Endeavour

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The 1986 Soviet Space Mission That's Never Been Repeated: Mir To Salyut And Back AgainMir Space Station viewed from Space Shuttle Endeavour
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The 1986 Soviet Space Mission That's Never Been Repeated: Mir To Salyut And Back Again

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Direct Fusion Drive Could Take Us To Sedna During Its Closest Approach In 11,000 YearsSedna, first discovered in 2003.

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Direct Fusion Drive Could Take Us To Sedna During Its Closest Approach In 11,000 YearsSedna, first discovered in 2003.
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Direct Fusion Drive Could Take Us To Sedna During Its Closest Approach In 11,000 Years

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IFLScience The Big Questions: Would You Rather Go To Space Or The Bottom Of The Sea?A phone showing season 5 of The Big Questions, on background of the open sea at night
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The First American To Fly Into Space Had To Pee In His Space SuitShepard in his space suit is seen among tubes.

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The First American To Fly Into Space Had To Pee In His Space SuitShepard in his space suit is seen among tubes.
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The First American To Fly Into Space Had To Pee In His Space Suit

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NASA Expert Explains Why No Astronaut In History Has Ever Left Earth's AtmosphereNeil Armstrong on the Moon.

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NASA Expert Explains Why No Astronaut In History Has Ever Left Earth's AtmosphereNeil Armstrong on the Moon.
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NASA Expert Explains Why No Astronaut In History Has Ever Left Earth's Atmosphere

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