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What Trump’s Pledge to Plant the U.S. Flag on Mars Really Means
The president’s Inaugural Address linked landing on the Red Planet with Manifest Destiny, but left many of the specifics unclear.
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SpaceX Starship Rocket Is Lost During 7th Test Launch, Causing Debris to Fall
While Elon Musk’s spaceflight company repeated a spectacular catch of its powerful booster stage, the upper stage experienced a catastrophic malfunction.
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F.A.A. Temporarily Halts Launches of Musk’s Starship After Explosion
The agency launched an investigation into the “space vehicle mishap” on Thursday night that forced commercial flights to divert and caused debris to rain toward Caribbean islands.
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A Meteorite Is Caught on Camera as It Crashes Outside a Front Door
Home security-camera footage shows a puff of smoke, with the sound of an explosion included, as the space rock lands in Canada. A geologist said it was a rare recording.
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World Monuments Fund Puts Moon on List of At-Risk Sites
The organization said that more than 90 important sites on the moon could risk destruction if space tourism is left unregulated.
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After a Naming Contest, Cardea Joins the Celestial Ranks as a Quasi-Moon
The WNYC science program “Radiolab” partnered with the International Astronomical Union to solicit nearly 3,000 submissions. The Roman goddess of doorways and transitions won out.
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How the Northern Lights and Digital Photography Have Boosted Astrotourism
As astrotourism booms, the northern lights get a boost from digital photography.
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Pluto May Have Captured Its Biggest Moon Charon After an Ancient Dance and Kiss
Charon is large in size relative to Pluto, and is locked in a tight orbit with the dwarf planet. A new simulation suggests how it ended up there.
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Big Rockets, a Big Telescope and Big Changes in Space Await in 2025
Here are some key events to look forward to in space and astronomy in the year ahead.
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Sync Your Calendar With the Solar System
Never miss a rocket launch, meteor shower, eclipse or other event that’s out of this world.
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Departing Air Force Secretary Will Leave Space Weaponry as a Legacy
Frank Kendall, who grew up on an apple farm and then rose to the pinnacle of the U.S. military, has preached the need for better preparation for the next big fight.
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NASA’s Parker Solar Probe Sends Signal Home
The probe sent a signal to Earth indicating that it had survived the closest solar encounter ever attempted by a spacecraft.
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Dennis Overbye on Retiring from The New York Times: A Solstice of the Soul
For his next trick, your cosmic correspondent for the past quarter-century will (try to) retire.
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Elon Musk and SpaceX Face Federal Reviews After Violations of Security Reporting Rules
Federal agencies have opened at least three reviews into whether the company and its leader complied with disclosure protocols intended to protect state secrets, people with knowledge of the matter said.
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Jeff Bezos’ Successful Blue Origin Launch Silences Skeptics
The successful flight to orbit of the Amazon founder’s powerful rocket suggests it could grow into a credible competitor with Elon Musk’s SpaceX.
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SpaceX Will Launch Two New Moon Landers on One Rocket: What to Know
Robotic vehicles from Firefly Aerospace of Texas and Ispace of Japan parted ways early Wednesday after being launched on the same SpaceX rocket. Both are aiming for the lunar surface.
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A Stargazers’ Guide to Watching the Full Moon Pass Mars and the a New Come
On Monday night you may have a chance to witness the moon obscuring the Red Planet at its brightest, as well as a comet’s closest approach to the sun.
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Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin Rocket Launch Could Give SpaceX Some Competition
If New Glenn lifts off on Monday as planned, the Amazon founder’s rocket company will be on track to give Elon Musk’s SpaceX some genuine competition.
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Firefighters Protect Mt. Wilson Observatory From Eaton Fire in L.A.
The blaze threatened the observatory and communications infrastructure at the peak. Later, an observatory official said it appeared to be under control.
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NASA Will Let Trump Decide How to Bring Mars Rocks to Earth
The Mars Sample Return effort was billions of dollars over budget and not expected to return to Earth with its samples until 2040.
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