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A Billionaire Has Just Ventured Into Territory Previously Explored Only by NASA. It’s a Warning About What the Future of Space Exploration May Hold

Space

Polaris Dawn is setting the stage for what will occur in low Earth orbit once NASA leaves the International Space Station, as the U.S. is planning to do.

Peanut-Shaped Asteroids Are Surprisingly Common in the Solar System. Astronomers Just Discovered One

Space

A few days ago, NASA released the first images of a newly discovered asteroid, 2024 JV33.

NASA Has Successfully Stopped the ‘Strange Noise’ Coming From Starliner’s Loudspeaker. The Spacecraft Is Set to Return to Earth Soon

Space

The sound has now ceased, allowing the spacecraft to continue with its plans to return to Earth empty on Friday.

Starliner Has a Plan to Return to Earth: If It Fails to Land in the Desert, Boeing Will Probably Never Fly Again

Space

Boeing has received approval from NASA to proceed with the undocking and autonomous return of the spacecraft.

Starliner Astronauts Are Sounding the Alarm: They’re Hearing Strange Noises From an Internal Speaker

Space

The origin of the sounds on the stranded spaceship is still unclear.

NASA Has Confirmed a 60-Year-Old Hypothesis: The Earth Has a Third Hidden Energy Field

Space

60 years ago, scientists proposed a hypothesis about the existence of a weak energy field surrounding our planet.

ESA and NASA Sent Two Spacecraft to the Sun. Together, They Successfully Solved a Long-Standing Puzzle: Why Solar Wind Doesn’t Cool Down

Space

By working together, NASA and the ESA have managed to solve a decades-old mystery.

SpaceX’s Riskiest Flight Is Set to Launch Soon: How to Watch the Polaris Dawn Mission Live

Space

The Polaris Dawn crew will travel farther from Earth than any humans have since the Apollo missions.

NASA Crashed Its DART Spacecraft Into an Asteroid as a Test. It May Have Accidentally Created the First Human-Made Meteor Shower

Space

A new meteor shower, the Dimorphids, could reach Earth in roughly 30 years.

The Starliner Spacecraft Isn’t Just a Big Embarrassment: It’s Become a Huge Financial Loss for Boeing

Space

The company has already lost $1.6 billion on it, with more losses expected in the future.

It Looks Like Astronauts Can’t Use Boeing’s Starliner Suits on SpaceX’s Crew Dragon (and Vice Versa). This Is Why

Space

In a remote and rather unlikely scenario, Williams and Wilmore might have to cross the atmosphere in a SpaceX Crew Dragon without their spacesuits.

NASA Holds Its Breath As Perseverance Rover Begins to Climb the Crater Rim Where It Got Stuck

Space

The car-sized rover landed in Mars’ Jezero crater over three years ago.

NASA Reveals Why We Haven’t Returned to the Moon Sooner: Underqualified Boeing Personnel in Rocket Manufacturing

Space

The recently released report deals a major blow to the U.S. in the space race.

NASA Has a Very Simple Explanation for Why We're Unable to Find Aliens

Space

As much as we might imagine aliens as an ultra-advanced society, they might not need that much.

NASA Has Asked SpaceX to Postpone Its Next Flight. It Could Potentially Need It to Rescue the Boeing Crew

Space

The astronauts on Boeing's Starliner, originally scheduled for a 10-day mission, have been on the International Space Station for two months now.

Scientists Have Unveiled the Origin of the Mysterious Gas Enveloping the Moon. The Culprit: Very Tiny Rocks

Space

A recent study reveals the origin of the Moon’s atmosphere has far-reaching implications. Similar processes may be occurring in other regions of the solar system.