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Elon Musk said he's 'definitely going to be dead' before humans go to Mars — and you probably will be too
By Brad Bergan published
Book excerpt "If it's taken us 18 years just to get ready to do the first people in orbit, we've got to improve our rate of innovation."
How will the trapped Boeing Starliner astronauts perceive time after 6 months in space?
By Ruth Ogden, Daniel Eduardo Vigo published
The passage of time can slow to a crawl when you're waiting, and waiting, and waiting. How will the Boeing Starliner astronauts feel time move if they have to stay in space for another 6 months?
NASA delays Boeing Starliner return flight again amid 'major discussion' about astronaut safety
By Ben Turner published
NASA has once again pushed back the deadline for when the troubled Boeing Starliner spacecraft must leave the International Space Station. The agency expects to be ready to conduct a flight readiness review as soon as the end of next week.
Chinese rocket breaks apart after megaconstellation launch, creating cloud of space junk
By Mike Wall published
On Aug. 7, a Chinese rocket broke apart in space, creating more than 300 new pieces of trackable debris.
NASA may send Starliner home without its crew — leaving astronauts stuck in space until 2025
By Ben Turner last updated
The Crew-9 handover has been delayed amid rumors that NASA could be planning to return the troubled Starliner spacecraft without its astronauts.
Here's what the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris look like from space (photos)
By Samantha Mathewson published
The European Space Agency shared a high-resolution interactive image of central Paris highlighting several notable venues where the 2024 Summer Olympic games are being held from July 26 through Aug. 11, 2024.
China's Chang'e 5 rover detects hints of water on the moon
By Ben Turner published
The hydrated molecules were found inside a rock sample retrieved by China's Chang'e 5 mission in 2020
Will we ever reach Alpha Centauri, our closest neighboring star system?
By Sarah Wells published
Visiting our nearest stellar neighbor will take near-light-speed travel.
Boeing Starliner astronauts remain stuck on International Space Station with no set return date, NASA announces
By Ben Turner published
After nearly two months of postponement, Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams are still on board the ISS. But NASA and Boeing say they still plan to return the two aboard Starliner.
Gaia spacecraft almost doomed by back-to-back meteor strike and solar storm — but ESA says they've found a solution
By Stephanie Pappas published
The European Space Agency's Gaia spacecraft is back to routine operations studying the Milky Way after a meteor strike punctured its protective shield, allowing charged solar particles to stream through.
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