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The First Step Toward Alpha Centauri: Sailing To Mars
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The First Step Toward Alpha Centauri: Sailing To Mars

By Charles Q. Choi

Meet The Amazing Women Who Launched America’s First Rockets
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Meet The Amazing Women Who Launched America’s First Rockets

By Nathalia Holt

Can Billionaire Robert Bigelow Create A Life For Humans In Space?
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Can Billionaire Robert Bigelow Create A Life For Humans In Space?

By Ryan Bradley

Why Lockheed Martin Is Blasting The Orion Spaceship With 1,500 Speakers
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Why Lockheed Martin Is Blasting The Orion Spaceship With 1,500 Speakers

By Sarah Fecht

Here’s Why Twin Studies Are So Important To Science And NASA
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Here’s Why Twin Studies Are So Important To Science And NASA

By Claire Maldarelli

Did Anti-Chemtrail Hackers Break Into NASA’s Drone?
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Did Anti-Chemtrail Hackers Break Into NASA’s Drone?

By Kelsey D. Atherton

European Scientists Want To Shoot A Giant Bullet At Europa
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European Scientists Want To Shoot A Giant Bullet At Europa

By Sarah Fecht

How ‘Popular Science’ Covered The Challenger Disaster
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How ‘Popular Science’ Covered The Challenger Disaster

By Carl Franzen

NASA's Hybrid Plane Concept
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NASA Is Making Progress Toward Hybrid-Powered Airplanes

By Mary Beth Griggs

What’s The Best Way To Protect Earth From Incoming Asteroids?
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What’s The Best Way To Protect Earth From Incoming Asteroids?

By Sarah Fecht

Plutonium-238 Is Produced In America For The First Time In Almost 30 Years
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Plutonium-238 Is Produced In America For The First Time In Almost 30 Years

By Mary Beth Griggs

Earth sean from the moon
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The Real Cost Of NASA Missions

By Shannon Stirone

The Most Interesting Place On Europa
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The Most Interesting Place On Europa

By Sarah Fecht

If Humans Go To Mars, Where’s The Best Place To Land?
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If Humans Go To Mars, Where’s The Best Place To Land?

By Charles Q. Choi

Matt Damon leans against a rover
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5 Exciting Technologies NASA’s Developing So We Can Make It To Mars And Back

By Sarah Fecht

How NASA Turned Astronauts Into Social Media Superstars
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How NASA Turned Astronauts Into Social Media Superstars

By PopSci Editors

Europa Or Bust: Searching For Life In Jupiter’s Orbit
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Europa Or Bust: Searching For Life In Jupiter’s Orbit

By Corey S. Powell

Why NASA Helped Ridley Scott Create ‘The Martian’ Film
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Why NASA Helped Ridley Scott Create ‘The Martian’ Film

By Ryan Bradley

NASA Could Soon Launch A Giant Solar Sail Beyond Our Solar System
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NASA Could Soon Launch A Giant Solar Sail Beyond Our Solar System

By Dave Gershgorn

NASA Is Seriously Considering Terraforming Part of the Moon With Robots
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NASA Is Seriously Considering Terraforming Part of the Moon With Robots

By Kelsey D. Atherton

NASA’s ‘Flying Saucer’ Will Test Supersonic Landing From The Edge Of Space
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NASA’s ‘Flying Saucer’ Will Test Supersonic Landing From The Edge Of Space

By Loren Grush

New NASA Satellites Could Help Prevent Katrina-Like Disasters
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New NASA Satellites Could Help Prevent Katrina-Like Disasters

By Sarah Fecht

These 9 Instruments Will Find Out Whether Aliens Could Live On Europa
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These 9 Instruments Will Find Out Whether Aliens Could Live On Europa

By Loren Grush

How Do You Handle A Medical Emergency On A Mission To Mars?
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How Do You Handle A Medical Emergency On A Mission To Mars?

By Loren Grush

Buckeye The MUTT On The Ground
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NASA Tests Cartoonish Flying Wing Drone

By Kelsey D. Atherton

NASA Chief Scientist Is Sure We’ll Find Alien Life Within 20 Years
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NASA Chief Scientist Is Sure We’ll Find Alien Life Within 20 Years

By Loren Grush

NASA’s ‘Flying Saucer’ Lander Is Going For A Test Spin Today
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NASA’s ‘Flying Saucer’ Lander Is Going For A Test Spin Today

By Loren Grush

Astronaut Twins Scott And Mark Kelly Lend Their Bodies To Science
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Astronaut Twins Scott And Mark Kelly Lend Their Bodies To Science

By PopSci Editors

SXSW 2015: An Astronaut’s Guide To Better Space Photos
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SXSW 2015: An Astronaut’s Guide To Better Space Photos

By Lindsey Kratochwill

NASA Can Make 3 More Nuclear Batteries, And That’s It
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NASA Can Make 3 More Nuclear Batteries, And That’s It

By Mary Beth Griggs

Saturn’s Moon Enceladus May Have Sandy Hot Springs
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Saturn’s Moon Enceladus May Have Sandy Hot Springs

By Loren Grush

Supermassive Black Hole Found Farting A Trillion Suns’ Worth Of Energy
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Supermassive Black Hole Found Farting A Trillion Suns’ Worth Of Energy

By Loren Grush

Ion Thrusters In NASA Mission Redraw The Boundaries Of Space Exploration
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Ion Thrusters In NASA Mission Redraw The Boundaries Of Space Exploration

By Junnie Kwon

Balloon Launch
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Balloons And Airships Aren’t Just Steampunk, They’re Doing Cutting-Edge Science

By Mary Beth Griggs

Liftoff! The Orion Capsule Launches Into Space
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Liftoff! The Orion Capsule Launches Into Space

By Loren Grush

Scrubbed! Glitches Push NASA To Delay The First Flight Of Orion
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Scrubbed! Glitches Push NASA To Delay The First Flight Of Orion

By Loren Grush

Is NASA Going To Let The Hubble Telescope Burn Up?
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Is NASA Going To Let The Hubble Telescope Burn Up?

By Loren Grush

Is ‘Interstellar’ An Antidote To Humanity’s Space Apathy?
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Is ‘Interstellar’ An Antidote To Humanity’s Space Apathy?

By Loren Grush

Gallery: The Top 10 Failed NASA Missions
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Gallery: The Top 10 Failed NASA Missions

By Francie Diep

Volcanoes Erupted On The Moon Within The Past 100 Million Years
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Volcanoes Erupted On The Moon Within The Past 100 Million Years

By Loren Grush

This Weird Tumbleweed Robot Might Change Planetary Exploration
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This Weird Tumbleweed Robot Might Change Planetary Exploration

By Charles Q. Choi

Everyone Hates NASA’s Asteroid Capture Program
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Everyone Hates NASA’s Asteroid Capture Program

By Loren Grush

Fuel-Less Space Drive May Actually Work, Says NASA
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Fuel-Less Space Drive May Actually Work, Says NASA

By Loren Grush

How To Make A New Planet Home
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How To Make A New Planet Home

By Rebecca Boyle

Ask Anything: What Would People Eat In A Permanent Space Colony?
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Ask Anything: What Would People Eat In A Permanent Space Colony?

By Daniel Engber

How We’re Finding Asteroids Before They Find Us
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How We’re Finding Asteroids Before They Find Us

By James Vlahos

Saturn’s Moon Enceladus Is Now A Top Candidate For Life
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Saturn’s Moon Enceladus Is Now A Top Candidate For Life

By Francie Diep

NASA Could’ve Prevented The Near-Drowning Of An Astronaut
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NASA Could’ve Prevented The Near-Drowning Of An Astronaut

By Colin Lecher

Video: How Mars Looked 4 Billion Years Ago
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Video: How Mars Looked 4 Billion Years Ago

By Shaunacy Ferro

Inside The Hunt For Dark Matter
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Inside The Hunt For Dark Matter

By Corey S. Powell

What Will It Take To Find Life Elsewhere In The Universe?
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What Will It Take To Find Life Elsewhere In The Universe?

By Lee Billings

FYI: Can Humans Survive In A Completely Self-Sufficient Closed Environment?
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FYI: Can Humans Survive In A Completely Self-Sufficient Closed Environment?

By Ryan Bradley

NASA Scientists Answer Your Burning Questions About Voyager 1
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NASA Scientists Answer Your Burning Questions About Voyager 1

By Rose Pastore

Neil Armstrong In The Pages Of Popular Science
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Neil Armstrong In The Pages Of Popular Science

By Rose Pastore

12 Insanely Ambitious Ideas For Improving Space Exploration
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12 Insanely Ambitious Ideas For Improving Space Exploration

By Colin Lecher

The 10 Worst Places To Live In The Universe
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The 10 Worst Places To Live In The Universe

By Joey Carmichael and Erin Brodwin

Are Environmental Regulations On Mars Doing More Harm Than Good?
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Are Environmental Regulations On Mars Doing More Harm Than Good?

By Shaunacy Ferro

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What Would Antarctica Look Like If All The Ice Melted?

By Dan Nosowitz

Meet The NASA Scientist Who’s Reinventing The Wheel
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Meet The NASA Scientist Who’s Reinventing The Wheel

By Brian E. Clark

Deep-Space Engines
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Deep-Space Engines

By Konstantin Kakaes

Warp Factor
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Warp Factor

By Konstantin Kakaes

America’s Best Current Defense Against Asteroids Is…Prayer?
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America’s Best Current Defense Against Asteroids Is…Prayer?

By Shaunacy Ferro

Near-Miss Asteroid Highlights Earth’s Risk Of A Nuke-Sized Collision
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Near-Miss Asteroid Highlights Earth’s Risk Of A Nuke-Sized Collision

By Andrew Rosenblum

Popular Science Q&A: How NASA Selected The 2013 Class Of Astronauts
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Popular Science Q&A: How NASA Selected The 2013 Class Of Astronauts

By Adam Hadhazy