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Why the Discovery of an Active Volcano on Venus Matters
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Fast-paced construction in NASA facilities promises crewed lunar journeys soon. Here's what to know.
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How the Columbia Shuttle Disaster Changed Space Travel
20 years on, here's what we've learned
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February 1, 2023
The Story Behind the Green Comet That's About to Fly Past Earth
A comet soaring over the northern hemisphere this week was last seen 50,000 years ago, when mastodons and woolly mammoths roamed the earth.
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Webb Reveals New Clues About the Origins of the Universe
What we learned about the birth of stars during the universe's 'cosmic noon' from the James Webb telescope's new dazzling image.
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January 12, 2023
Why the U.K.’s First Orbital Launch Failure Is a Big Deal
It marks a major setback for both Virgin Orbit and Britain’s aim to be a leading provider of satellite launch services in Western Europe.
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January 10, 2023
Why Extraterrestrials Haven't Contacted Earth Yet
A new paper argues Earth's bubble of radio signals sent into the universe is still very small, and unlikely to have reached other life forms
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December 21, 2022
What the Mars InSight Lander Discovered Over its Lifetime
"My power’s really low... I’ll be signing off here soon,” NASA tweeted from the InSight probe, which landed on Mars four years ago.
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New Satellite Will Study How Climate is Altering Earth's Water
The U.S. and France collaborate on an ambitions project to survey 90% of the planet
By Jeffrey Kluger
December 16, 2022
Soyuz Spacecraft Leak Imperils Crew
Coolant streaming from the docked Soyuz spacecraft could leave three space station crew members without a means to come home.
By Jeffrey Kluger
December 15, 2022
Webb Telescope Discovers Oldest Galaxies Ever Seen
Astronomers spot a galactic quartet dating to just 400 million years after the Big Bang
By Jeffrey Kluger
December 13, 2022
Mars May Have Active Volcanoes, Study Suggests
A study shows that the red planet, thought to be geologically dead, is quite alive, adding new promise to search for extraterrestrial life.
By Jeffrey Kluger
December 9, 2022
What to Know About NASA's Artemis 1 Re-Entry to Earth
The Orion spacecraft will have to do some fancy flying to return to Earth safely on Sunday, Dec. 11, after its Lunar journey.
By Jeffrey Kluger
December 8, 2022
SpaceX Plans to Beat NASA in Launching Biggest Rocket Ever
SpaceX tests its Starship rocket in a dramatic engine burn, setting the stage for a launch more powerful than NASA's mega moon rocket
By Jeffrey Kluger
December 2, 2022
Nicole Mann Talks to TIME From Space
The first Native American woman in space in a candid interview with TIME.
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December 1, 2022
Chinese Rocket Mishap Threatens Starlink Satellites
A Long March 6A breaks up in orbit, threatening SpaceX's Starlink satellite constellation
By Jeffrey Kluger
November 18, 2022
NASA's Moon Rocket Finally Blasts Off
The successful liftoff of NASA’s Artemis program—which aims to have Americans back on the moon by as soon as late 2025—is at last underway.
By Jeffrey Kluger
November 16, 2022
Divers Find Remains of the Shuttle Challenger
A poignant discovery is made off the coast of Florida
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November 11, 2022
NASA's Mega-Moon Rocket Survives a Hurricane
The Space Launch System withstands Hurricane Nicole and remains on track to launch on Nov. 16
By Jeffrey Kluger
November 11, 2022
The Last Total Lunar Eclipse Until 2025 Is Coming
The cosmic spectacle on Nov. 8 holds a powerful fascination for human beings.
By Jeffrey Kluger
November 7, 2022
NASA's Mega-Moon Rocket Is Poised to Try Again
The giant space Launch System (SLS) is back on the launch pad and could fly as early as Nov. 14
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November 4, 2022
China Sends Rocket Stage Hurtling Toward Earth
The Tiangong space station is now complete, but a tumbling rocket stage endangered populations below
By Jeffrey Kluger
November 4, 2022
The World May Benefit From China’s Space Ambitions
The completion of China’s space station, while prompting U.S. concerns, opens doors for international collaboration
By Chad de Guzman/Hong Kong
October 31, 2022
NASA's Moon Program Gives U.S. Economy Big Boost
NASA’s fiscal year 2021 budget was $23.3 billion and that spending, according to a new report, generated a total of $71.2 billion in economic activity nationwide.
By Jeffrey Kluger
October 28, 2022
Russia Isn't Happy Ukraine is Using Elon Musk's Satellites
The Kremlin rattles a sword against the Ukrainian army using SpaceX's Starlink constellation during the war.
By Jeffrey Kluger
October 28, 2022
First Native-American Woman in Space Reflects on Earth's Fragility
Nicole Mann gives her first interview from the International Space Station
By Jeffrey Kluger
October 20, 2022
NASA's Wildly Successful Asteroid-Deflection Test
The DART mission to knock an asteroid off course just helped make Earth a little bit safer.
By Jeffrey Kluger
October 12, 2022
Ancient Microbes Could Still Be Living on Mars
A new study makes the case that descendants of long-ago life forms may still be living on the Red Planet
By Jeffrey Kluger
October 11, 2022
Why Uranus Orbits Sideways
A new computer model explains why the planet has a tilted orbit
By Jeffrey Kluger
October 7, 2022
Ignoring Russia, China Seeks New Partners For Moon Missions
The war in Ukraine creates a rift between two erstwhile lunar partners
By Jeffrey Kluger
September 30, 2022
Scientists May Have Just Discovered A Lake On Mars
Findings from a new study could have implications for extraterrestrial life
By Jeffrey Kluger
September 29, 2022
NASA's Cosmic Collision Could Help Save the Earth
The DART spacecraft crashed into the asteroid Dimorphos, in a first test of humanity's ability to deflect incoming space debris
By Jeffrey Kluger
September 27, 2022
China Takes Aim for Jupiter and Uranus
Beijing announces plans for an ambitious dual mission in 2030
By Jeffrey Kluger
September 23, 2022
NASA's Big Plans to Collide With an Asteroid
A cosmic crack-up could help keep the planet safe
By Jeffrey Kluger
September 23, 2022
Perseverance Rover Finds Organic Matter on Mars
The stuff of biology has been discovered in what was once a Martian lake
By Jeffrey Kluger
September 16, 2022
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.
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September 2, 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.
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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
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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
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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
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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.
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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
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