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See Elon Musk's Starship shredding apart as it descends to Earth, with a whole fin almost ripping off
Starship started falling apart as it plummeted into the ocean. But Elon Musk and SpaceX still consi…
Morgan McFall-Johnsen
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Watch the sun show off all year with a total eclipse, strong solar storms, and NASA almost landing on the solar surface
A Helio Year: With a total solar eclipse across the US, a NASA spacecraft "landing" on the sun, and…
Morgan McFall-Johnsen
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SpaceX's Starship rocket exploded again. Elon Musk's Mars dreams remain grounded, for now.
SpaceX's Starship-Super Heavy is the world's most powerful rocket. So far that hasn't gotten it to …
Marianne Guenot,Morgan McFall…
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From Elon Musk's giant Starship rocket to India's spectacular moon landing, 2023 was an epic year in space
It was a busy year for the space industry, filled with successful launches, ambitious missions, and…
Marianne Guenot
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Japan is close to becoming the 3rd nation to land on the moon in the 21st century. The US isn't one of them.
Japan's space agency just inserted its SLIM moon lander into lunar orbit, weeks away from a histori…
Jessica Orwig
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4 experts explain why Elon Musk's plan to colonize Mars is 'romanticized', not 'realistic', 'cosmic vandalism'
SpaceX founder Elon Musk said he plans to have a million people on Mars by 2050. Scientists say tha…
Maiya Focht
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Why Google is ready to risk a DC battle to land a potential $23 billion deal
Google may be about to announce a takeover of cloud cybersecurity startup Wiz, but could face a bat…
Hasan Chowdhury
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Mars's sad, potato-shaped moon eclipsing the sun shown in NASA video. Be glad you're on Earth for this weekend's solar eclipse.
A solar eclipse, when the moon blocks the sun, looks spectacular from Earth. From Mars, it's a litt…
Jenny McGrath
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Mars is spinning faster and its days are getting shorter — and scientists aren't sure why
Mars is losing a fraction of a millisecond every year, according to measurements by NASA's InSight …
Marianne Guenot
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A device on NASA's Perseverance rover generated enough oxygen on Mars for a small dog to breathe for 10 hours. Astronauts could be next.
Scientists hope to use the pilot technology to build out a more robust system that would produce en…
Grace Eliza Goodwin,Jenny McG…
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Starship's 3rd-launch success: Rocket finally soared to space without blowing up, but SpaceX lost it on reentry
SpaceX's Starship rocket successfully reached space on its third launch attempt, but it lost commun…
Morgan McFall-Johnsen,Mariann…
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Elon Musk was nowhere to be seen at Starship's first successful launch to orbit
Despite achieving a major milestone for SpaceX, CEO Elon Musk was nowhere to be seen at the first s…
Morgan McFall-Johnsen,Ellyn L…
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Scientists want to build telescopes on the moon for up to $10 billion to see more of the universe than the James Webb Space Telescope
Astronomers want to build giant telescopes on the moon. They're already drafting blueprints and mak…
Morgan McFall-Johnsen
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Why Russia and India both crashed near the moon's south pole before India nailed the first soft landing there
Moon landings are rapid, complex, uncertain events where mission operators have no ability to inter…
Morgan McFall-Johnsen
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Russia dominated the first space race, but now it can't even land on the moon. Photos show the US and China are way ahead.
Russia's grand return to the moon ended with its robotic lander crashing and forming a crater. That…
Morgan McFall-Johnsen
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The first aircraft capable of flight on Mars finally makes contact with NASA after 2 months of radio silence
The Ingenuity Mars helicopter is the first-ever machine capable of powered and controlled flight on…
Katie Hawkinson
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Intuitive Machines almost lost its moon lander because somebody forgot to flip a switch before launch
Intuitive Machines almost lost its moon landing after someone forgot to flip a switch before launch…
Morgan McFall-Johnsen
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India wants to fly its own astronauts to the moon, after becoming the first nation to land near the lunar south pole
India's prime minister confirmed plans to send people to the moon as the nation celebrated the hist…
Marianne Guenot
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First-ever livestream from Mars beamed back images from the red planet despite technical difficulties
Never have images from the red planet been seen in near real-time. Inclement weather disrupted the …
Marianne Guenot
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China lands its secretive space plane after 9 months in orbit
The mysterious "experimental" space plane could be a round-trip vehicle for "peaceful" use of outer…