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Space

Published
June 26, 2024

Why NASA astronauts are delayed at the space station after Boeing Starliner launch

This week, Boeing said the Starliner capsule's problems aren’t a concern for the return trip and 'the astronauts are not stranded.'
Published
June 6, 2024

SpaceX’s mega rocket, on its fourth attempt, completes test flight without exploding

The mega Starship rocket returned to Earth after blasting off from Texas and making an hourlong flight.
Published
June 6, 2024

Boeing’s astronaut capsule arrives at space station after thruster trouble

The company plans to keep Starliner at the space station for at least 8 days before guiding it to a landing in the western U.S.
Published
May 22, 2024

U.S. says Russia probably put ‘counterspace weapon’ in orbit to attack satellites

Russia’s Kremlin has denied claims by the Pentagon that it has launched a 'counterspace weapon' into orbit, amid fears of a growing space war.
Published
April 23, 2024

NASA hears from Voyager 1, the most distant spacecraft from Earth, after months of quiet

Launched in 1977 to study Jupiter and Saturn, Voyager 1 has been exploring interstellar space – the space between star systems – since 2012.

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Published
March 4, 2024

A new watchdog satellite will sniff out methane emissions from space

MethaneSAT will cover a vast territory while also gathering data detailed enough to spot the sources of emissions. Industries will find their feet held to the fire.
Published
June 28, 2023

‘Maine has a brilliant future in space,’ NASA chief says during Brunswick visit

NASA Administrator Bill Nelson promoted Maine's growing space industry as plans for the proposed Maine Space Complex get off the ground.
Published
May 5, 2023

Maine native part of team that found planet engulfed by its star

Morgan MacLeod designed the computer model that helped astronomers study the recent discovery, and what they believe might happen to Earth in about 5 billion years.
Published
February 22, 2023

Space telescope uncovers massive galaxies near cosmic dawn

The size and maturity of these 6 apparent mega-galaxies stun scientists and upend current thinking about early galaxy formation.
Published
November 3, 2022

Brunswick science teacher takes Zero-G flight through Teachers in Space Human Flight Program

St. John's Catholic School science teacher Karin Paquin hopes to afford her students the opportunity to work in the space industry after her life-altering adventure.