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Let’s Go to Mars. Let’s Not Live There
Some people would rather invest these resources in solving global problems, not…
Spaceflight Companies Promised to Do Science—So How’s It Going?
“We provide our customers the guidance and insight needed to ensure their…
A New NASA Satellite Will Map Earth’s Rising Seas
SWOT could turn out to be a major improvement over measurements by…
How Do You Prove There’s Ice on the Moon? With a Lunar Flashlight
“For me, this is a dream measurement,” says David Paige, a planetary…
NASA’s Orion Moon Capsule Is Back. What Happens Next?
After circling the moon for the past three weeks, NASA’s Orion capsule…
The Enigma of Dragonfly 44, the Galaxy That’s Almost Invisible
In 2016, astronomers led by Pieter van Dokkum of Yale University published…
Pop-Up Farming Pods to Help Colonizers Grow Crops on Mars
As a nerdy, nature-loving kid growing up in France, Barbara Belvisi daydreamed…
The Hibernator’s Guide to the Galaxy
One day in 1992, near the northern pole of a planet hurtling…
NASA Will Not Change the James Webb Telescope’s Name
James Webb led NASA in the 1950s and 60s, during the Cold…