Marina Koren
When a Mars Simulation Goes Wrong
A recent mission atop a Hawaiian volcano shows humans still have much to learn before they set foot on another world.
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ESO / A. Müllet et al. A Baby Planet Is Born
In a rare discovery, astronomers have spotted a world swirling into being around its star.
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Chris Gunn / NASA Another Shocking Delay for NASA’s Next Big Telescope
If the James Webb Space Telescope wants to get off the ground, it will need a blessing—and more money—from Congress.
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NASA The Story of the Interstellar Space Rock Isn’t Over Yet
Astronomers have some new information about ‘Oumuamua—and it makes tracing its origins even harder.
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Eduardo Munoz / Reuters What’s Going On With Buzz Aldrin?
The Apollo astronaut is suing his children and longtime manager—but no one can agree on the truth.
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Kiichiro Sato / AP Elon Musk’s Long Obsession With Sabotage
For the Tesla and SpaceX founder, the acts of rogue employees are not just fireable offenses—they’re treason.
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Jim Lo Scalzo / Getty How Exactly Do You Establish a Space Force?
President Trump has directed his military advisers to create a sixth military branch devoted to the cosmos, but doing so may require an act of Congress.
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Sophia Dagnello / NRAO / AUI / NSF Black Holes Really Know How to Savor Their Meals
Astronomers have detected the glow of a star being slowly devoured millions of light-years from Earth.
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NASA / JPL-Caltech / TAMU NASA Is Really Worried About Its Mars Rover
Will Opportunity survive a massive dust storm?
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Nacho Doce / Reuters The Most Honest Out-of-Office Message
What if you deleted all your emails during vacation and never looked back?
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NASA / JPL-Caltech A New Glimpse Into the Martian Past
The Curiosity rover is at it again.
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Rodrigo Garrido / Reuters ‘We Choose to Go to the Moon’ Again—But When?
NASA has spent years talking about going to Mars, with little action. Is it about to do the same for the moon?
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NASA / Getty What Should We Do About the International Space Station?
The Trump administration and Congress are set to collide over the fate of the massive orbital lab.
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Kamran Jebreili / AP The Middle East’s Growing Space Ambitions
“Very few people could name an Arab astronaut or scientist, even in many Arab countries.”
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NASA / Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory ... What Pluto and California Have in Common
Scientists have discovered an unexpected landscape on the dwarf planet.
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Steven Ferdman / Getty Elon Musk’s Silly War With the Media
The billionaire’s Twitter tirade was so ill-informed it led to a subtweet from his former head of communications.
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NASA / Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory ... Planet Nine, Show Thyself
Astronomers have found tantalizing new evidence that strengthens the case for a ninth planet beyond Neptune—but some still doubt its existence.
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Aubrey Gemignani / NASA / Getty Trump’s NASA Chief: 'I Fully Believe and Know the Climate Is Changing'
“I also know that we human beings are contributing to it in a major way,” Jim Bridenstine said, taking an unusual stance for his administration.
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Protasov AN / Rick Partington / Shutterstock / ... The Mystery of the ‘SpaceBees’ Just Got Even Weirder
As the government investigates an unauthorized satellite launch, amateur trackers are watching the skies for clues.
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NASA / JPL-Caltech Helicopters Are Coming to a Planet Near You
... beginning with a tiny chopper that is set to land on Mars in 2021.
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NASA /JPL-Caltech /SETI Institute The Solar System's Icy Secret Keeper
Scientists used archival data to search for signs of an ocean beneath Europa, a moon of Jupiter.
