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A new NASA report criticizes a deal with Boeing

Boeing required an additional $300 million in funding for the commercial crew contract, and it appears that NASA was worried that the company could abandon the contract. A new report published by NASA’s Office of Inspector General (OIG) explores several…
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Does Wearing a Hat Cause Hair Loss?

Wearing a hat can be a fashion statement, part of a look you enjoy wearing or something you wear to keep your hair covered. Contrary to the popular belief of many people, wearing a hat does not cause hair loss,…
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A Small Asteroid, Hygeia, has a Surprising Shape

An asteroid that orbits around the sun held a huge surprise of astronomers. Upon closer inspection, they discovered that the object has the shape of a rough sphere, a trait that may allow them classify it as the smallest dwarf…
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A former NASA pilot had a close encounter with an asteroid

Rusty Schweickart is a former NASA lunar module pilot who participated in the 1969 mission. During a recent interview, the veteran shared an interesting story related to a close encounter with an asteroid. During the Apollo mission the pilots underwent…
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Astronomers Uncover a New Type of Black Holes

Black holes are some of the most elusive objects in the universe. Albert Einstein anticipated their existence more than one century ago, but the first picture of a black hole was recorded in April 2019 by the Event Horizon Telescope.…
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