German space rocket explodes seconds after takeoff in Norway
A test rocket aimed at kickstarting satellite launches from Europe fell to the ground and exploded…
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After a spacecraft was damaged en route to launch, NASA says it won’t launch
Three weeks ago, NASA revealed that a shipping container protecting a Cygnus spacecraft sustained “damage” while…
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As preps continue, it’s looking more likely NASA will fly the Artemis II mission
Late Saturday night, technicians at Kennedy Space Center in Florida moved the core stage for NASA’s…
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Can NASA remain nonpartisan when basic spaceflight truths are shredded?
It looked like the final scene of a movie, the denouement of a long adventure in…
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LIVE: Astronauts return to Earth after being stranded on ISS for months
Astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams return to earth as their capsule splashes down off the…
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LIVE: Stranded astronauts start SpaceX return after nine months stuck on ISS
SpaceX Crew-9 begins its journey back to Earth. NASA astronauts Nick Hague, Suni Williams, and Butch…
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‘Alien’ greets SpaceX crew as they dock at ISS to rescue stranded astronauts
THIS is the bizarre moment an “alien” greeted the SpaceX crew as they arrived to rescue…
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Crew-10 launches, finally clearing the way for Butch and Suni to fly home
A Falcon 9 rocket launched four astronauts safely into orbit on Friday evening, marking the official…
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NASA LIVE: Elon Musk’s SpaceX Delays Mission to Bring Back Stranded Astronauts | Donald Trump
NASA LIVE: Elon Musk’s SpaceX Delays Mission to Bring Back Stranded Astronauts | Donald Trump |…
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Long-time advocate of SLS rocket says it’s time to find an “off-ramp”
“A revised Artemis campaign plan should be a high priority for the new NASA Administrator,” Pace…
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NASA’s new telescope will create the ‘most colourful’ map of the cosmos ever made
NASA will soon launch a new telescope which it says will create the “most colourful” map…
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Turning the Moon into a fuel depot will take a lot of power
But, of course, you need to make the fuel there in the first place. The obvious…
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Moon rocks reveal hidden lunar history
That mission, and the 2020 Chang’e-5 robotic mission before it, are the first to return lunar…
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It seems the FAA office overseeing SpaceX’s Starship probe still has some bite
These actions followed pre-established protocols. However, it highlighted the small but non-zero risk of rocket debris…
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Why is one half of Mars so different to the other? ‘Marsquakes’ may have just revealed the answer
Mars is home to perhaps the greatest mystery of the Solar System: the so-called Martian dichotomy,…
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Two lunar landers are on the way to the Moon after SpaceX’s double moonshot
Julianna Scheiman, director of NASA science missions for SpaceX, said it made sense to pair the…
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A total eclipse of the Moon, Saturn’s rings ‘disappear’, meteors and more: your guide to the southern sky in 2025
In addition to the annual parade of star pictures or constellations passing above our heads each…
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Humans will soon be able to mine on the Moon. But should we? 4 questions to consider
By the end of this decade, nations and private companies may well be mining the surface…
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Follow the sun: Nasa spacecraft completes successful fly by
NASA has made history by flying a spacecraft closer to the Sun than any other manmade…
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The 20 most-read stories of 2024 on Ars Technica
The Raspberry Pi 5 inside its official case. Credit: Andrew Cunningham The Raspberry Pi 5 inside…
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After Russian ship docks to space station, astronauts report a foul smell
Russian space program faces ongoing challenges Zak reported that the cosmonauts aboard the Russian segment of…
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A 4.45 billion-year-old crystal from Mars reveals the planet had water from the beginning
Water is ubiquitous on Earth – about 70% of Earth’s surface is covered by the stuff….
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Elon Musk’s new job will bring tech ‘disruption’ to the US government – and history says it won’t be pretty
On November 12, United States president-elect Donald Trump announced he would appoint Elon Musk, the world’s…
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Egg-shaped galaxies may be aligned to the black holes at their hearts, astronomers find
Black holes don’t have many identifying features. They come in one colour (black) and one shape…
