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NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams returned to Earth on Tuesday after spending an unexpected 286 days in space due to multiple spacecraft delays. Originally set for a brief test mission on Boeing’s Starliner capsule in June 2024, the duo ended up staying aboard the International Space Station (ISS) for over nine months as […]
Firefly Aerospace’s Blue Ghost lunar lander successfully touched down on the Moon’s surface on Sunday, March 2, 2025, delivering NASA experiments in a historic milestone for private space exploration. The lander, which descended on autopilot, landed upright near an ancient volcanic dome in Mare Crisium, marking Firefly as the first private company to land on […]
An asteroid named 2024 YR4 now has a 3.1-percent chance of impacting Earth in 2032, according to recent NASA data, marking it as the most threatening space rock recorded by modern forecasts. Despite the increased odds, experts emphasize there’s no immediate cause for concern. The global astronomical community is actively monitoring the asteroid, and the […]
A congressional hearing on unidentified anomalous phenomena (UAP) explored the possibility of alien life and examined claims of government secrecy about UAPs. Journalist Michael Shellenberger presented redacted reports, urging transparency, while retired Navy Rear Admiral Tim Gallaudet shared his experience of encountering unexplained objects during military exercises. Luis Elizondo, former head of the Pentagon’s Advanced […]
NASA engineer Clayton Turner visited Rochester Prep high school on October 16, 2024, to inspire students and share his journey. An alumnus of RIT and the acting associate administrator for NASA’s space technology mission directorate, Turner spoke to students in an AP Calculus class about the importance of STEM education. He encouraged them to persevere […]
The European Space Agency’s Hera spacecraft launched on a two-year journey to the asteroid Dimorphos, which was intentionally struck by NASA’s Dart mission in 2022 as a test for planetary defense. Hera will study the aftermath of this impact to determine how effective Dart was in altering the asteroid’s trajectory. The mission aims to gather […]
Two NASA astronauts, Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams, stranded at the International Space Station (ISS) since June, welcomed a SpaceX capsule that will bring them home in 2024. SpaceX launched a rescue mission on Saturday with a crew of two astronauts and two empty seats reserved for Wilmore and Williams. This came after NASA deemed […]
On September 18, Katherine Johnson, Dorothy Vaughan, and Mary Jackson—collectively known as the “Hidden Figures”—were honored with Congressional Gold Medals during a ceremony on Capitol Hill. These pioneering African American women mathematicians and engineers made significant contributions to NASA between the 1930s and 1970s, including calculating rocket trajectories and orbital mechanics that were crucial to […]
On Tuesday night, a partial lunar eclipse coinciding with a supermoon will be visible across North America, including Rochester, NY. During this celestial event, the sun, Earth, and moon will align so that the moon passes partially into Earth’s shadow. This alignment will dim the moon and may give it a reddish tint as sunlight […]
Corning and L3Harris have collaborated to create the largest convex mirror, advancing scientific efforts to identify more objects in the solar system. The 11-foot, 1,500-pound mirror was installed at the Rubin Observatory in Chile. Corning manufactured the mirror using a specialized titania-silicate glass, known for its near-zero expansion properties, ensuring the telescope maintains its focus. […]
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