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NASA astronauts splash down off San Diego coast after early ISS return due to medical concern

SpaceX Dragon is expected to splash down off the coast of San Diego past midnight on Thursday, announcing its arrival with a brief sonic boom, according to SpaceX.

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WATCH: Astronauts Return to Earth in NASA's First-Ever Medical Evacuation

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NASA astronauts depart space station due to a medical issue, beginning their early trip home

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Watch: Astronauts return to Earth after medical evacuation

Four astronauts who left the International Space Station (ISS) a month early due to one of the crew members falling ill have returned to Earth on Thursday.

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NASA latest: Evacuation from space after astronaut suffers 'serious medical condition'

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WATCH: NASA’s SpaceX Crew-11 splash down on Earth after ISS medical evacuation

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Astronauts Are Safe After NASA Medical Evacuation From Space Station

This was the first time in the 25-year history of astronauts living on the International Space Station that someone had to return to Earth because of a health issue.

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Ailing astronaut returns to Earth early in Nasa’s first medical evacuation

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Astronauts return from ISS after medical issue cuts mission short

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Will Earth lose gravity for 7 seconds in 2026? NASA breaks silence on the viral claim

A viral rumour predicts Earth losing gravity in 2026, but scientists say only a routine eclipse awaits. How did the claim spread, and why are experts pushing back now?

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NASA won’t bring Mars samples back to Earth: this is the science that will be lost

A Congressional bill restores funding for most NASA space science missions, but there is no money for returning samples already collected on the red planet.

DatacenterDynamics

NASA migrates Earth Science data archives to the cloud

NASA said that by migrating the archives to the cloud, it will place NASA Earth observation data “close to compute,” and enable more efficient access to data. According to the agency, the DAACs will "continue to serve as the gateways to EOSDIS data holdings and provide a wide range of support services for users."

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NASA loses contact with one of its key probes orbiting Mars

NASA lost contact with the MAVEN probe in Mars orbit, and teams are working to reestablish communications after an unexpected anomaly.

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NASA returns humans to deep space after over 50 years with February Artemis II moon mission

NASA announces Artemis II launch date for Feb. 6, sending four astronauts around the Moon for the first time in over 50 years in historic 10-day mission.