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The silver structure of the International Space Station against the black backdrop of space.

What mouse embryos can tell us about the future of pregnancies in space What mouse embryos can tell us about the future of pregnancies in space

An ISRO rocket launches amid a brownish plume of exhaust.

India had an impressive year in space—and it’s just getting started India had an impressive year in space—and it’s just getting started

Pale craters on the moon's lunar surface, with dark shadows below.

Moons

This private lander could be the first US machine on the moon this century This private lander could be the first US machine on the moon this century

The metal capsule containing asteroid samples of Bennu.

NASA

NASA’s first asteroid-return sample is a goldmine of life-sustaining materials NASA’s first asteroid-return sample is a goldmine of life-sustaining materials

A NASA astronaut in a white spacesuit in orbit above blue Earth.

Why we need a code of ethics to study space tourists Why we need a code of ethics to study space tourists

A spacecraft in a white room as technicians wearing cleanroom suits look on.

NASA

NASA’s mission to a weird metal asteroid has blasted off NASA’s mission to a weird metal asteroid has blasted off

A NASA illustration of its boxy OSIRIS spacecraft touching an asteroid.

NASA

NASA’s OSIRIS mission delivered asteroid samples to Earth NASA’s OSIRIS mission delivered asteroid samples to Earth

An illustration of a white Starship rocket on a gray lunar surface.

Private Space Flight

What SpaceX—and anyone else going to the moon—can learn from the prep for Starship’s next launch What SpaceX—and anyone else going to the moon—can learn from the prep for Starship’s next launch

A rocket launch creates strange contrails in front of the Milky Way.

You didn’t see a UFO. It was probably one of these things. You didn’t see a UFO. It was probably one of these things.

India just landed on the moon. Now it’s headed for the sun.

India just landed on the moon. Now it’s headed for the sun. India just landed on the moon. Now it’s headed for the sun.

A NASA illustration of two astronauts in white spacesuits drilling into red Martian dirt.

To create a small Mars colony, leave the jerks on Earth To create a small Mars colony, leave the jerks on Earth

An illustration of two NASA astronauts in a lunar crater.

Moons

Why do all these countries want to go to the moon right now? Why do all these countries want to go to the moon right now?

The white Boeing Starliner capsule above a blue Earth.

NASA

Boeing’s struggling Starliner craft won’t fly astronauts until at least 2024 Boeing’s struggling Starliner craft won’t fly astronauts until at least 2024

A NASA image of the sun with a bright solar flare in the upper left.

Would a massive shade between Earth and the sun help slow climate change? Would a massive shade between Earth and the sun help slow climate change?

SPT2215 relaxed galaxy cluster in composite image by Chandra, Hubble, and other space instruments

Secrets of the early universe are hidden in this chill galaxy cluster Secrets of the early universe are hidden in this chill galaxy cluster

Orange, fire-like clouds extend from a central star.

Astronomers spy cosmic dust, with a twist, from the very early universe Astronomers spy cosmic dust, with a twist, from the very early universe

Silver radio telescopes with mountains in the background.

How scientists decide if they’ve actually found signals of alien life How scientists decide if they’ve actually found signals of alien life

VIPER moon rover coming down a ramp during a test at the NASA Ames Research Center

NASA’s quirky new lunar rover will be the first to cruise the moon’s south pole NASA’s quirky new lunar rover will be the first to cruise the moon’s south pole

Euclid Space Telescope mounted on SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket in a holding facility before dark energy and dark matter mission launch

Euclid space telescope begins its search through billions of galaxies for dark matter and energy Euclid space telescope begins its search through billions of galaxies for dark matter and energy

Virgin Galactic’s SpaceShipTwo in suborbital space.

Private Space Flight

Virgin Galactic has a launch date for its first paying space tourists Virgin Galactic has a launch date for its first paying space tourists

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