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Antarctic Sea Ice Grows to Its 2026 Maximum
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The ice reached its third-lowest maximum extent since satellite observations began.

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NASA X-59 Pilot Receives Top Test Pilot Award
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NASA test pilot Nils Larson recently received a top honor from the Society of Experimental Test Pilots for making the first flight of NASA’s quiet supersonic X-59 aircraft and helping to make its first flight in 2025.  Larson received the society’s Iven C. Kincheloe…

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Cygnus XL Cargo Spacecraft Released from Station by Canadarm2
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At 12:44 p.m. EDT, Northrop Grumman’s Cygnus XL was released from the Canadarm2 robotic arm after it detached from the Earth-facing port of the International Space Station’s Unity module. At the time of release, the space station was flying about 260 miles above the Pacific…

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NASA Demonstrates Next-Generation Heat Shield Technologies
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NASA is testing heat shields that can keep astronauts safe as they return from missions to the Moon and Mars in an unusual way: by taking out the trash. When Northrop Grumman 24th cargo resupply mission for NASA undocked from…

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Cygnus XL Cargo Spacecraft Departing Station Soon on NASA+
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NASA is streaming live coverage of Northrop Grumman’s Commercial Resupply Services-24 mission departure from the International Space Station.

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Floodwaters Overwhelm Thailand
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Heavy rains since mid-September have caused widespread flooding that has affected millions of people across the country.

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