Years of studies helping Starliner crew stay in space longer | NASA clears Europa Clipper mission for Oct. 10 launch | Astronaut watches meteor explode over Earth
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It would appear that the Starliner astronauts, Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams, will end up staying on the International Space Station (ISS) for at least eight months, which is a longer period of time than a typical visit to the orbiting lab spans. However, they're not the first to spend more than six months in space, and NASA has medical studies to help them along during their adventure.
NASA's Europa Clipper mission is on track for an October launch following tests confirming the spacecraft can handle the harsh radiation environment around one of Jupiter's most intriguing moons.
Chinese astronauts aboard the Tiangong space station are studying anaerobic archaea in an experiment to determine if some of Earth's early forms of life can handle a simulated cosmic environment.
(NASA, ESA, and D. Weisz; Processing: Gladys Kober)
New images released by NASA's Hubble Space Telescope are of the Pegasus Dwarf spheroidal galaxy, also known as Andromeda VI. Pegasus is located in the Andromeda Galaxy, also called Messier 31, which is the Milky Way's closest neighbour at about 2,480,000 light-years away from Earth. As such, Andromeda is one of the few galaxies visible to the naked eye - best observed in November.
SpaceX will launch a new batch of its Starlink satellites into orbit on Thursday (Sept. 5) after a one-day delay due to weather and you'll be able to watch it live online. In fact, it's the first of two SpaceX launches today.
A super fun playset with lots of customization options, the Modular Space Station might not be the most realistic space-themed set from Lego, and for young fans of space exploration, there's a lot to love.
