Space Exploration
Ailing Peregrine Moon Lander Is on Course to Crash into Earth
Peregrine will likely burn up in Earth’s atmosphere, the moon lander’s builder has said
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Aerospace
Space and Submarine Explorers Are Right to Take Risks
What lessons does the loss of the Titan submersible have for preventing spaceflight disasters?
Space Exploration
Private U.S. Lunar Lander Suffers ‘Critical’ Anomaly after Launch
Astrobotic’s Peregrine lander was meant to be the first commercial spacecraft to operate on the surface of the moon. Instead it may not reach lunar orbit at all
Space Exploration
Human Remains Are Headed to the Moon despite Objections
The Navajo Nation has called for a delay in launching the commercial lander Peregrine, which is set to carry human remains on a private mission to the moon
Space Exploration
India’s Aditya-L1 Space Probe Heads for Gravitational ‘Island’
Aditya-L1 will join more than four active spacecraft at the first Lagrange point, a nearly stable region in the gravitational field between Earth and the sun
Space Exploration
Two Private U.S. Moon Landers Prepare for Historic Launches
The first vehicles to fly under NASA’s new lunar delivery initiative will aim to be the first commercial spacecraft to land softly on another celestial body
Artificial Intelligence
Tech Billionaires Need to Stop Trying to Make the Science Fiction They Grew Up on Real
Today’s Silicon Valley billionaires grew up reading classic American science fiction. Now they’re trying to make it come true, embodying a dangerous political outlook
Space Exploration
NASA Lab’s Workforce Woes Threaten Major Space Missions
A brain drain from NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory could pose problems for the space agency’s ambitious science plans
Space Exploration
Mars Can Wait. Questions Surround Settlements on Other Worlds
Establishing a permanent Mars settlement in the foreseeable future makes little sense. The weakest reason for doing it is also the strongest—and not in a good way
Space Exploration
NASA May Pay $1 Billion to Destroy the International Space Station. Here’s Why
The International Space Station—larger than a football field and weighing almost 450 tons—must eventually fall to Earth. It’s a delicate, dangerous process
Space Exploration
SpaceX Starship’s Second Flight Was an Explosive Milestone
SpaceX’s Starship—the most powerful rocket ever built—experienced a “rapid unscheduled disassembly” in its otherwise successful second full-scale launch, triggering a federal investigation into what went wrong...
Astronomy
Can We Even Have Babies in Space? Why We’re Not Ready for Life Off-Planet
Reproducing in space is just one of many reasons we should delay settlements beyond Earth
Space Exploration
Diversity in Science Includes Cultural Dress
Images of sari-wearing space scientists in India remind us that research is global and cultural dress should be welcome in the workplace
Space Exploration
NASA Asteroid Mission Discovers Tiny Surprise Moon with ‘Really Bizarre’ Shape
NASA’s Lucy mission flew past an asteroid nicknamed Dinky, only to discover an even smaller space rock orbiting it
Planetary Science
NASA’s Lucy Asteroid Mission Zips Past a ‘Dinky’ Space Rock
NASA’s Lucy mission is starting its science studies way ahead of schedule
Space Exploration
Here’s How to Bring Mars Down to Earth: Let NASA Do What NASA Does Best
Increasing NASA’s budget would ease pressure and allow it to dream even bigger
Space Exploration
Space Manufacturing is Not Science Fiction
A Stanford researcher is growing crystals on the International Space Station and electronics to withstand the extreme environments of Venus.
Planetary Science
NASA’s Psyche Mission Launches to Mysterious Metallic Asteroid
NASA’s Psyche mission is on its way to a heavy-metal asteroid of the same name—a type of object that scientists have never seen up close before
Space Exploration
International Space Station Suffers Leak, But Crew Remains Safe
For the third time in a year, coolant is leaking from a Russian module aboard the International Space Station
Space Exploration
Why We’ll Never Live in Space
Medical, financial and ethical hurdles stand in the way of the dream to settle in space
