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Jared Isaacman, Trump’s Pick to Lead NASA, Questioned Over Moon Plans and Elon Musk
Jared Isaacman, a billionaire entrepreneur who has twice launched to orbit in a SpaceX vehicle, faced pointed questions from senators of both parties before the Senate on Wednesday.
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Launch of First Amazon Project Kuiper Internet Satellites Is Scrubbed
The spacecraft are the online giant’s entry into beaming wireless service from space, but the company has much to do before it can compete with SpaceX’s Starlink.
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Chinese Lunar Rocks Suggest a Thirsty Far Side of the Moon
Using samples gathered from the Chang’e-6 mission, scientists found that the interior of the moon on the half we never see from Earth might be drier than the near side.
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Jeremiah Ostriker, Who Plumbed Dark Forces That Shape Universe, Dies at 86
There’s more to the universe than meets the eye, he found. His studies led astronomy to the dark side, changing our view of what’s out there.
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SpaceX Astronauts Splash Down Off California Coast for the First Time
After years of NASA and private crews returning to Earth near Florida, the company shifted its landing zone to the West Coast for the private Fram2 mission.
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NASA Astronauts Speak for First Time After 9-Month Stay in Space at ISS
Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore spoke in their first news conference since returning to Earth two weeks ago from an unexpectedly long I.S.S. stay that lasted more than nine months.
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Orbital Rocket Crashes After First Launch From Continental Europe
The rocket, developed by Isar Aerospace, lifted off from Norway’s Andøya Space Center and crashed about 30 seconds later. The test flight was part of efforts to make Europe a center for private satellite launches.
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Gaia to Shut Down After More Than a Decade of Mapping the Milky Way
After more than a decade of mapping the stars, the European spacecraft was shut down on Thursday. But its legacy lives on.
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NASA’s Webb Telescope Spots Auroras on Neptune for the First Time
The James Webb Space Telescope identified the lights in the distant planet’s atmosphere, which could not be seen by earlier telescopes or spacecraft.
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Musk’s SpaceX Could Secure Billions in New Contracts Under Trump
The boost in federal spending for SpaceX will come in part as a result of actions by President Trump and Elon Musk’s allies and employees who hold government positions. Supporters say he has the best technology.
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Starship Explosions Show SpaceX No Longer Defying Gravity
Consecutive losses of the Starship rocket suggest that the company’s engineers are not as infallible as its fans may think.
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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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March 2025 Partial Solar Eclipse: Where and How to Watch
If you’re on the East Coast, wake up early to try and catch the moon take a bite out of the sun on Saturday.
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SpaceX Rocket Launch Creates Glowing Spiral in the Night Sky for Europe
Frozen fuel from the Falcon 9 rocket launched Monday created a luminous display for several minutes, and was seen by people from England to Eastern Europe.
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After Lunar Disappointments, NASA Hits the Jackpot With Blue Ghost Moon Lander
Firefly Aerospace’s successful moon lander has yielded a trove of data that scientists will pore over for years.
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Robert E. Ginna Jr., Whose Article Bolstered U.F.O. Claims, Dies at 99
A founding editor of People, he also served as editor in chief of Little, Brown and produced films. But his public image was defined by a 1952 story for Life.
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NASA Astronauts Don’t Receive Overtime Pay for Space Mission But Get $5 a Day
Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore do not get overtime for their unexpectedly long stay on the International Space Station, according to NASA rules. But they do get $5 a day for “incidentals.â€
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Astronomers Get ‘More Than a Hint’ That Dark Energy Isn’t What They Thought
New data further challenge the best scientific theory of the history and the structure of the universe. But a separate recent result reinforces it.
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Elon Musk’s Starlink Expands Across White House Complex
Trump administration officials said the company donated the internet service, saying the gift had been vetted by the lawyer overseeing ethics issues in the White House Counsel’s Office.
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NASA Schedules Quick Return of Astronauts in SpaceX Capsule
Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore, the astronauts who had an unexpectedly long stay in orbit, are set to head back to Earth just two days after a replacement crew docked at the space station.
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