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February 12, 2025

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Elon Musk Gets His Mini-Me at NASA

Ross Andersen

December 5, 2024

a close-up photo of Jared Isaacman, in black and white

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When a Telescope Is a National-Security Risk

Ross Andersen

December 2, 2024

a photo of the Vera Rubin Observatory with a colorful sky

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What to Expect From Elon Musk’s Government Makeover

Marina Koren

November 13, 2024

In a red image, Elon Musk claps and looks at the camera.

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MAGA Goes to Mars

Marina Koren

November 5, 2024

collage of trump tower placed on top of a planet in space

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The Scariest Spacewalk in 50 Years

Marina Koren

September 10, 2024

An astronaut floating in space, facing away from the viewer, with a long tether trailing out of the frame like a lasso

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Elon Musk to the Rescue

Marina Koren

August 25, 2024

Elon Musk's head is framed in a bright quadrilateral figure cut into a dark background.

Science

Boeing Has Created the Flight Delay to End All Flight Delays

Marina Koren

August 8, 2024

Science

NASA Should Ditch the Spin

Marina Koren

July 24, 2024

NASA astronauts Barry "Butch" Wilmore and Sunita "Suni" Williams walk out of a NASA building in their blue Boeing spacesuits

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One Satellite Crash Could Upend Modern Life

Marina Koren

June 14, 2024

A satellite breaking apart in orbit around Earth, cast in black and white on the right and color on the left

Books Briefing

The Long View of the Challenger Disaster

Emma Sarappo

June 7, 2024

Side-by-side images of the smoke given off by the Challenger explosion

Science

NASA Finally Has an Alternative to SpaceX

Marina Koren

June 5, 2024

A United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket carrying two astronauts aboard Boeing’s Starliner-1 Crew Flight Test is launched from the coast of Florida, with blue water creating a backdrop for the flames and the clouds of smoke along the ground.

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Boeing Was This Close to Launching Astronauts

Marina Koren

May 31, 2024

Blurred image of Boeing's Starliner spacecraft

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Scientists Are Very Worried About NASA’s Mars Plan

Marina Koren

May 21, 2024

An illustration of the red planet Mars with the "pause button" symbol on its face

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Apollo’s Sequel Will Be a Gold Rush

Marina Koren

February 24, 2024

A picture of the moon with a giant orange "Welcome" sign sitting on top

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Another ‘Rapid Unscheduled Disassembly’ for Elon Musk

Marina Koren

November 18, 2023

Spectators watch as SpaceX's Starship lifts off in a cloud of fire and smoke from the Gulf Coast

Science

NASA Learns the Ugly Truth About UFOs

Marina Koren

June 1, 2023

A short animation of a UFO, in the shape of a flying saucer, skipping around the sky

Science

Not Your Grandfather’s Moon Mission

Marina Koren

April 3, 2023

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A New Age of UFO Mania

Marina Koren

February 15, 2023

A black-and-white photograph of several men holding binoculars up to their faces to look at something far away

Science

The ‘Small Self’ Effect

Shannon Stirone

February 14, 2023

A green leaf floating on water, over which a blue-and-gold image of a galaxy has been laid

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The Most Mysterious Part of the Moon Isn’t Where You Think

Marina Koren

February 6, 2023

An image of the moon's south pole, slate-colored and covered in shadows

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Asteroid Measurements Make No Sense

Marina Koren

January 26, 2023

An illustration of a penguin with a small, rocky asteroid in front of its torso, with a mustard-yellow background

Science

If You Must Cry Over a Space Robot, Make It This One

Marina Koren

December 28, 2022

An illustration of NASA's InSight lander, with its wing-like solar panels, on the surface of Mars

Ideas

‘The Universe Doesn’t Care That We Have Holidays’

Caroline Mimbs Nyce

December 27, 2022

In this handout provided by NASA, then–NASA Chief Scientist Ellen Stofan looks through a telescope with a solar filter at NASA headquarters to see Mercury as it transits across the face of the sun, while Kelly Fast of NASA’s Science Mission Directorate looks on.

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The Luckiest Rover

Marina Koren

December 17, 2022

A white, billowy dust devil against the rust-colored, bumpy backdrop of Mars

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NASA’s Plan to Bounce People Off the Atmosphere

Marina Koren

December 11, 2022

A gumdrop-shaped spacecraft, charred from the heat of reentry, coasts through blue sky beneath a trio of red-and-white parachutes.

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How We Could Discover Alien Life

Isabel Fattal

December 5, 2022

Jupiter and two of its moons, Io (left) and Europa (right)

Science

NASA’s Overshadowed Moon Launch

Marina Koren

November 16, 2022

NASA's new moon rocket, the Space Launch System, lifts off from the launchpad, its engines blazing bright

Science

Well, That’s One Way to Save a Space Telescope From Falling Back to Earth

Marina Koren

September 30, 2022

A picture of the Hubble Space Telescope in orbit, shining against the darkness of space

Science

Should We Be Searching for Smart Aliens or Dumb Aliens?

Adam Frank

September 12, 2022

A Hubble Ultra Deep Field image of space overlaid with a GIF of concentric circles expanding outward, representing radio signals

Science

The Moon Will Have to Wait

Marina Koren

September 6, 2022

Science

Why Is NASA’s Hold Music So Catchy?

Marina Koren

August 30, 2022

A red telephone receiver against a backdrop of stars and galaxies

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America Is Trying to Make the Moon Happen Again

Marina Koren

August 27, 2022

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The Spookiest Sound in Astronomy

Marina Koren

August 23, 2022

A composite image of the Perseus galaxy cluster, rendered here in bright purple, located 250 million light-years from Earth

Science

Don’t Feel Bad About Falling for the Viral Space Chorizo

Marina Koren

August 11, 2022

A version of the James Webb Space Telescope's galaxy-filled view of the universe that includes a slice of chorizo

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The Coziest Spot on the Moon

Marina Koren

July 29, 2022

The opening to a lunar pit forms a black crescent on a gray landscape.

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So About That Asteroid That Could Hit Earth ...

Elon Musk Gets His Mini-Me at NASA

When a Telescope Is a National-Security Risk

What to Expect From Elon Musk’s Government Makeover

MAGA Goes to Mars

The Scariest Spacewalk in 50 Years

Elon Musk to the Rescue

Boeing Has Created the Flight Delay to End All Flight Delays

NASA Should Ditch the Spin

One Satellite Crash Could Upend Modern Life

The Long View of the Challenger Disaster

NASA Finally Has an Alternative to SpaceX

Boeing Was This Close to Launching Astronauts

Scientists Are Very Worried About NASA’s Mars Plan

Apollo’s Sequel Will Be a Gold Rush

Another ‘Rapid Unscheduled Disassembly’ for Elon Musk

NASA Learns the Ugly Truth About UFOs

Not Your Grandfather’s Moon Mission

A New Age of UFO Mania

The ‘Small Self’ Effect

The Most Mysterious Part of the Moon Isn’t Where You Think

Asteroid Measurements Make No Sense

If You Must Cry Over a Space Robot, Make It This One

‘The Universe Doesn’t Care That We Have Holidays’

The Luckiest Rover

NASA’s Plan to Bounce People Off the Atmosphere

How We Could Discover Alien Life

NASA’s Overshadowed Moon Launch

Well, That’s One Way to Save a Space Telescope From Falling Back to Earth

Should We Be Searching for Smart Aliens or Dumb Aliens?

The Moon Will Have to Wait

Why Is NASA’s Hold Music So Catchy?

America Is Trying to Make the Moon Happen Again

The Spookiest Sound in Astronomy

Don’t Feel Bad About Falling for the Viral Space Chorizo

The Coziest Spot on the Moon