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  Toilet's fixed, but Artemis II astronauts now have Microsoft Outlook problem

  NASA's moonbound astronauts aboard Artemis II have their toilet functioning again, but now they're stuck with an equally annoying but perhaps less urgent issue: They can't open their email.

  • Stephen Howie
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  The great data center space race includes a small company in Redmond

  Elon Musk wants to put AI data centers in orbit. A company in Redmond beat him to it.

  • Joshua McNichols
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  Hunting for asteroids with the help of THOR

  Soundside host Libby Denkmann sits down with Dr. Joachim Moeyens of UW's DiRAC Institute to talk about the algorithm that has helped discover over 27,000 new asteroids in our solar system.

  • Jason Burrows
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  Boeing's Starliner launch delayed by last minute scrub

  Soundside host Libby Denkmann speaks with space & science journalist Jonathan O’Callaghan about Boeing's latest scrubbed Starliner mission, and what's next.

  • Jason Burrows
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  Is there life on... Saturn? A small moon orbiting the sixth planet has scientists' attention

  One of Saturn's 146 moons is at the center of newly energized interest in the search for life in space.

  • Jason Burrows
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  China launches a new crew to its space station, advancing toward lunar mission

  Three astronauts will spend six months on China's space station. Some experts worry China's ambitious space program could pose a threat to U.S. space superiority and military effectiveness.

  • John Ruwitch
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  One option for slowing climate change? Block out the sun

  A once unthinkable solution to human caused climate change is gaining traction. And it's not more renewable energy sources or some bigger battery. No, some scientists are considering going right to the source, and blocking out a portion of the sun's rays.

  • Sarah Leibovitz
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  Can we grow veggies on Mars? Fly larvae and synthetic soil may hold the answer

  A Texas undergrad is investigating how to grow vegetables on Mars — and has cultivated test samples of English peas in simulated Martian soil, with fertilizer from fly larvae.

  • Mallory Yu
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  How to see a newly-discovered green comet this week, before it vanishes for 400 years

  A newly-discovered green comet is zipping by Earth and is now visible for the first time since before Galileo invented his telescope.

  • Linah Mohammad
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  India's moon rover completes its walk as scientists look for signs of frozen water

  There was no word on the outcome of the rover searches for signs of frozen water on the lunar surface that could help future astronaut missions.

  • The Associated Press

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