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  1. space
    NASA Just Hit an Asteroid to See If It CouldTake that, floating rock.
    By Chas Danner
  2. explainer
    Let’s Get to Know Space Force, Trump’s Most Misunderstood CreationDespite Trump’s misleading hype and the constant sci-fi jokes, the newest military branch has a serious mission (though it’s still a bit funny).
    By Margaret Hartmann
  3. space
    NASA Postpones Artemis I Launch for at Least a Few More WeeksA fuel-line leak led NASA to scrub Saturday’s big moon-rocket launch. It’s not yet clear when they’ll try again.
    By Chas Danner
  4. to the moon
    Long-Delayed Moonshot Delayed Yet AgainA last-minute engine issue forced NASA to postpone the big launch of its new moon rocket.
    By Chas Danner
  5. space
    See NASA’s First Pictures From the James Webb Space Telescope“It’s a new window into the history of our universe,” said President Biden.
    By Matt Stieb
  6. ufos
    NASA Wants to Do Its Own Research on UFOsThe space agency wants to believe “there’s new science to be discovered” via an inquiry into military sightings of unidentified flying objects.
    By Matt Stieb
  7. space
    5 Things to Look Forward to Now That the Webb Telescope Is Fully DeployedThe life-hunting, image-grabbing, handiwork-inspiring time machine may be able to keep demystifying the universe for the next 20 years.
    By Paola Rosa-Aquino
  8. space
    America Does Something Right for OnceThe Webb telescope deployed its massive and sensitive sunshield, marking a difficult step in launching the device 1 million miles away from Earth.
    By Matt Stieb
  9. space
    Will Earth Run Out of Space for Space Junk?Orbital trash has been a growing problem since Sputnik. Now private companies are throwing up satellites by the thousands.
    By Paola Rosa-Aquino
  10. space
    Venus Is Finally Getting Some RespectWhy NASA is headed to Earth’s hothouse twin after a three-decade hiatus.
    By Paola Rosa-Aquino
  11. space
    SpaceX Launches Four Astronauts to Space StationThe team blasted off on Friday, starting a 23-hour trek to the International Space Station on a capsule from Elon Musk’s commercial rocket company.
    By Paola Rosa-Aquino
  12. mars
    NASA Rover Creates Breathable Oxygen on MarsA device known as MOXIE produced enough oxygen for an astronaut to breathe for ten minutes, a major step toward manned missions to Mars.
    By Matt Stieb
  13. space
    How NASA Flew a Helicopter Flight on MarsCarrying a piece of the Wright Brothers’ glider, Ingenuity achieved an interplanetary first on Monday.
    By Paola Rosa-Aquino
  14. space
    U.S. Manages Not to Screw Something Up for Once: Landing on MarsNASA will use a rover with a helicopter to look for ancient life.
    By Paola Rosa-Aquino
  15. what the trump
    How Trump Offered NASA Unlimited Funding to Put People on Mars by 2020“What if I gave you all the money you could ever need?” the president asked a baffled NASA official, according to former aide Cliff Sims.
    By Olivia Nuzzi
  16. Trump Admin. Scraps NASA’s Greenhouse Gas Monitoring ProgramA NASA spokesperson said the program was a casualty of “budget constraints and higher priorities.”
    By Adam K. Raymond
  17. select all
    13 Reasons to Believe Aliens Are RealHow seriously should you take those recent reports of UFOs? Ask the Pentagon. Or read this primer for the SETI-curious.
  18. The Trump Administration Wants to Privatize the International Space StationThe final frontier for its anti-government agenda.
    By Benjamin Hart
  19. select all
    Uber and NASA Want to See You in a Flying Taxi by 2020Uber is calling it “ride-sharing in the sky.”
    By Madison Malone Kircher
  20. NASA’s Cassini Sends a Final Shot of Saturn to Add to Its Incredible PortfolioCassini has made plenty of scientific discoveries and taken even more incredible photos over the years.
    By Adam K. Raymond
  21. Trump Signs Bill Directing NASA to Send Humans to Mars (Eventually)The White House finally has a policy response to climate change.
    By Eric Levitz
  22. New NASA Pics Reveal One of Saturn’s Moons Looks Like RavioliThe space probe Cassini captured these shots as its mission nears the end.
    By Adam K. Raymond
  23. WATCH: NASA Discovered a New Solar System With 3 Potentially Habitable Planets“Finding a second earth is not a question of if, but a question of when.”
    By Jared T. Miller
  24. Donald Trump Is Reportedly Thinking About Going to MarsThe president-elect knows the value of a “moonshot.”
    By Adam K. Raymond
  25. Watch: Meet the International Space Station’s First African-American Crew MemberJeanette Epps was inspired by an early admiration for astronaut Sally Ride.
    By Jared T. Miller
  26. NASA Scientist Says Earth Is Due for ‘Extinction-Level’ Event“The biggest problem, basically, is there’s not a hell of a lot we can do about it at the moment.”
    By Adam K. Raymond
  27. NASA Just Showed Us What It’s Like to Float Through the ISSIt will make you feel like you’re actually there.
    By Christine Nguyen
  28. early and often
    American Astronaut Votes From a Safe DistanceShane Kimbrough has joined the proud tradition of Americans voting from space.
    By Charley Lanyon
  29. Trump Courts Swing Voters With Last-Minute Space PlanTrump says NASA should focus on deep space exploration, not “politically correct environmental monitoring,” in surprisingly detailed space agenda.
    By Eric Levitz
  30. President Obama Is Psyched About Putting Americans on Mars by the 2030sA public-private partnership will be key to making this happen, the president says.
    By Adam K. Raymond
  31. NASA to Announce Evidence of ‘Surprising Activity’ on Jupiter’s Biggest Moon“Not aliens,” the agency says.
    By Adam K. Raymond
  32. The World’s Largest Welding Machine Built This Massive NASA Rocket-Fuel TankOne day it’s going to blast humans to Mars.
    By Eva Hill and Cait Munro
  33. outer space
    Pluto Gets Up Close and Personal in Latest NASA PhotosNASA released close-up new images of the dwarf planet from its New Horizons mission.
    By Jen Kirby
  34. across the universe
    Here’s What This Week’s Total Solar Eclipse Looked Like From SpaceIn case you missed it on Earth — which you probably did. 
    By Jen Kirby
  35. Hubble Sees Galaxy 13.4 Billion Years in PastThe Hubble team literally looked back in time.
    By Claire Landsbaum
  36. space pumpkin!
    Scary Asteroid to Narrowly Miss Earth on HalloweenNASA scientists only became aware of “Spooky” three weeks ago, which would have left precious little time for Bruce Willis to blow it up.
    By Eric Levitz
  37. space water!
    Pluto Has Water, Too (of Course, It’s Frozen)More interplanetary good news from our thirst-quenching solar system.
    By Ben Ellman
  38. mars attack
    NASA Says There’s Water on Mars. So When Do We Move There?Our Mars manifest destiny.
    By Nathan Pemberton
  39. It’s Official! There’s Water on Mars!But can Matt Damon be saved?
    By Ben Ellman
  40. earth
    NASA Releases New Photo of This Year’s Sexiest Planet Alive: EarthIt’s the first complete photo of our planet taken since 1972. 
    By Jaime Fuller
  41. A Pluto Primer for Today’s FlybyVisiting the former planet.
    By Claire Landsbaum and Valentina Duque Bojanini
  42. NASA Scientist Says We’ll Find Aliens Soon — But Don’t Get Too ExcitedBy aliens, they mean “little microbes.”
    By Jaime Fuller
  43. explosions
    Rocket Bound for Space Station Explodes Seconds After LaunchLuckily, the cargo rocket was unmanned.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  44. space
    NASA Astronauts Complete Pre-Christmas Spacewalk Safely and Ahead of ScheduleThey might even get the holiday off.
    By Caroline Bankoff
  45. photo op
    NASA Frog Immortalized in Spectacular PhotoIts fate is “uncertain.”
    By Joe Coscarelli
  46. fly me to the moon
    Don’t Forget to Watch Tonight’s Moon Rocket LaunchClear skies in the forecast.
    By Adam Martin
  47. it’s science
    NASA: Voyager 1 Has Not Left the Solar System So Chill OutKeep your pants on.
    By Dan Amira
  48. apocalypse how
    NASA on How to Handle an Impending Meteor: ‘Pray’Not enough funding for much else, it says.
    By Adam Martin
  49. apocalypse later
    It’s the End of the World For NASA’s Phone OperatorsThey’re looking forward to the day after tomorrow.
    By Adam Martin
  50. obits
    Neil Armstrong Has Died The first man on the moon was 82. 
    By Andre Tartar
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