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NASA's Cosmic Collision Could Help Save the Earth
By Jeffrey Kluger
China Takes Aim for Jupiter and Uranus
By Jeffrey Kluger
NASA's Big Plans to Collide With an Asteroid
By Jeffrey Kluger
Perseverance Rover Finds Organic Matter on Mars
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China's New Space Station Has a Big Role to Play
The Tiangong orbiting laboratory will fill a void the International Space Station will leave—both scientifically and diplomatically
By Jeffrey Kluger
September 12, 2022
NASA Targets New Moon Rocket Launch Dates
A pair of launch windows open up before the end of September. If NASA misses those, the wait could be a long one
By Jeffrey Kluger
September 9, 2022
Inside NASA’s Struggle to Launch America Back to the Moon
NASA's just-launched Space Launch System—its mega moon rocket—is a remarkable machine with a long, complicated history
By Jeffrey Kluger
September 7, 2022
First Exoplanet Photo Revealed by James Webb Space Telescope
In a historic first, the James Webb Space Telescope takes a picture of a planet orbiting another star.
By Jeffrey Kluger
September 2, 2022
NASA Scrubs First Launch Attempt of New Moon Rocket
The next launch attempt of the SLS will not take place until Friday, Sept. 2, at the earliest
By MARCIA DUNN/AP
August 29, 2022
NASA's Artemis 1 Moon Mission Launch
NASA's new Space Launch System rocket will launch for the first time with an Orion crew capsule that will carry experiments around the moon and back.
By TIME Video
August 29, 2022
Fuel Leak Interrupts Launch Countdown of NASA's Moon Rocket
The next launch attempt wouldn’t be until Friday at the earliest.
By MARCIA DUNN/AP
August 29, 2022
Webb Telescope to Reveal New Exoplanet Photo
The discovery of carbon dioxide on a distant planet is one more sign that organic chemistry—and perhaps life—exists throughout the universe
By Jeffrey Kluger
August 26, 2022
China Set to Overtake U.S. in Space
A new military study warns that China is on track to become the world's dominant space power in the next generation
By Jeffrey Kluger
August 26, 2022
NASA a Step Closer to Searching for Life on Jupiter Moon
The Europa Clipper spacecraft will visit a moon of Jupiter that might harbor life
By Jeffrey Kluger
August 19, 2022
Why NASA Is Launching Yeast Into Space
An experiment aboard NASA's giant new moon rocket has implications for humans in space
By Jeffrey Kluger
August 18, 2022
Two Studies Have Grim Tidings for Antarctica
Twin studies using satellite observations show ice loss over Antarctica is twice as great as feared.
By Jeffrey Kluger
August 12, 2022
Why We Love Supermoons So Much
The Sturgeon Supermoon is coming. The hoopla that's greeting it is rooted deep in our history as a species
By Jeffrey Kluger
August 10, 2022
Falling Space Debris Is a Growing Menace
China and SpaceX both recently sent space junk plunging Earthward
By Jeffrey Kluger
August 5, 2022
U.S. Space Ambassadors are on the Way
The Space Force will establish global attachés in friendly embassies around the world
By Jeffrey Kluger
August 4, 2022
History of Stars Captured in New Webb Telescope Images
New images capture the eccentric Cartwheel galaxy and the farthest star ever seen
By Jeffrey Kluger
August 4, 2022
Chinese Space Rocket Debris Crashes Back to Earth Over Ocean
It remains unclear what path the debris from the booster might take, US Space Command said on Twitter on Saturday, referring questions to the Chinese government
By Victoria Cavaliere / Bloomberg
July 30, 2022
South Korea and the U.S. both Target the Moon
South Korea aims to launch its first moon probe while the U.S. finds a cave that could be a home for astronauts
By Jeffrey Kluger
July 29, 2022
Russia May Not Quit the Space Station After All
The boss of the Russian space agency threatens to quit the space station in 2024—but Moscow backpedals
By Jeffrey Kluger
July 29, 2022
Debris From a Chinese Space Rocket Is Crashing Toward Earth
Beijing is dismissing concern about the Long March 5B rocket debris set to make an uncontrolled reentry around July 31
By Bruce Einhorn and Shirley Zhao/Bloomberg
July 27, 2022
The James Webb Telescope Has Already Made Its First Scientific Discovery
"We’re potentially looking at the most distant starlight ever seen"
By Jeffrey Kluger
July 22, 2022
NASA's Giant Moon Rocket Set to Fly Soon
The first step to putting astronauts back on the lunar surface
By Jeffrey Kluger
July 22, 2022
Why You Should Care—A Lot—About the Webb Telescope Images
The dazzling new images from deep space give us all a new perspective on our place in the cosmos
By Jeffrey Kluger
July 15, 2022
These 5 Photos From the James Webb Space Telescope Are Mind-Blowing. Here's What They Can Tell Us
The big reveal of pictures from the James Webb Space Telescope are not just dazzling; they also pack a lot of science.
By Jeffrey Kluger
July 13, 2022
What These Dazzling James Webb Telescope Images Mean for Space
This glimpse into the history of the universe will usher in a "new phase of scientific discovery"
By Jeffrey Kluger
July 12, 2022
Russia Angers the World With Space Station War Propaganda
Waving the flag of stolen Ukrainian land
By Jeffrey Kluger
July 8, 2022
The Billionaire Space Race Has Big Climate Costs
Rocket exhaust is no friend of the atmosphere
By Jeffrey Kluger
June 28, 2022
How Pittsburgh Is Leading the U.S. Back to the Moon
A one-time sooty city becomes a leader in space
By Jeffrey Kluger
June 23, 2022
NASA Insists All Is Well as the Webb Telescope's Mirror Gets Dinged
The $10 billion telescope meets a micrometeoroid
By Jeffrey Kluger
June 17, 2022
A Strawberry Moon Is Coming. Why the Rare Astronomical Event Is So Exciting
A close-up full moon is a sky show like no other
By Jeffrey Kluger
June 14, 2022
NASA Launches Real Study Into UFOs
NASA has spent more than 60 years flying UFOs. Every spacecraft that ever visited the moon, landed on Mars, buzzed by Jupiter, orbited Saturn, or reconnoitered Pluto would be a decidedly unidentified flying object to...
By Jeffrey Kluger
June 10, 2022
New Lunar Spacesuits to Set NASA Back $3.5 Billion
Here's what well-dressed lunar explorers will soon be wearing
By Jeffrey Kluger
June 3, 2022
Congress is Finally Taking UFOs Seriously, 50 Years After Its Last Hearing on the Mysterious Subject
Whether you call them UFOs or UAPs, they're still a mystery
By Jeffrey Kluger
May 17, 2022
Scientists Grow Plants in Soil from the Moon. Lunar Farming Could Be Next.
A breakthrough experiment could open the way to lunar farming
By Jeffrey Kluger
May 12, 2022
More Cosmic Saber-Rattling From Russia's Space Boss
Dmitry Rogozin, head of Roscosmos, says his country will dissolve its partnership in space with the U.S. over Western sanctions
By Jeffrey Kluger
May 6, 2022
NASA's Mega Moon Rocket Is Flunking Its Dress Rehearsal
Built for the moon, but stuck on the ground
By Jeffrey Kluger
April 15, 2022
The Hubble, About to Be Outclassed, Is Still Making Record-Setting Discoveries
The aging telescope spotted a star that's a staggering 12.9 billion years old
By Jeffrey Kluger
April 1, 2022
The Age of Private Space Stations Is Upon Us
With the International Space Station (ISS) set to be retired in 2030, as many as four new private stations may take to the skies.
By Jeffrey Kluger
April 1, 2022
Sarah Al Amiri: 'Our Differences Bring About Great Innovation'
Sarah Al Amiri knows the importance of cultivating diversity in science. Indeed, she assembled a team that included 80% women to help the United Arab Emirates, a nation of fewer than 10 million people, join...
By Nik Popli
March 28, 2022
Looking for a New Planet? How About 5,000 of Them?
Countless new places for life to emerge
By Jeffrey Kluger
March 25, 2022
The James Webb Space Telescope Took Its Best Picture Yet
An ordinary star produces an extraordinary image
By Jeffrey Kluger
March 18, 2022
NASA's New Budget Means it Won't Be Going Back to the Moon Anytime Soon
It simply isn't getting the cash it needs to build the necessary hardware
By Jeffrey Kluger
March 11, 2022
Why Russia (Probably) Won't Crash the Space Station
It's an empty threat, but Moscow's invasion has consequences for space nonetheless
By Jeffrey Kluger
February 28, 2022
Solar Storm Knocks 40 SpaceX Satellites Out of the Sky, After the Company Ignored Scientists' Warnings
Let’s start with the good news: There is no danger to anyone on the ground from the flock of 40 SpaceX Starlink satellites that are currently plunging from orbit and heading for Earth, knocked from...
By Jeffrey Kluger
February 10, 2022
NASA Quietly Had a Stellar Year
From the James Webb Space Telescope to the Perseverance rover, the agency had win after win in 2021
By Jeffrey Kluger
December 26, 2021
The Most Powerful Telescope Ever Built Is Ready to Unlock the Mysteries of the Cosmos
The Hubble's successor is years late and billions over budget, but it might just be worth it
By Jeffrey Kluger
December 20, 2021
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