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Boeing Starliner and SpaceX Crew Dragon NASA space capsules flying over Earth

Dark matter, Jupiter’s moons, and more: What to expect from space exploration in 2023

illustration of two cube satellites with solar panels floating in space

NASA has major plans for asteroids. Could Psyche’s delay change them?

By Tatyana Woodall

an illustration of a oval shaped rocky body in space with two smaller astroids around it

This weird dwarf planet at the edge of our solar system has a new origin story

By Tatyana Woodall

a bunch of beads glom together and float in air

These levitating beads can teach physicists about spinning celestial objects

By Lauren J. Young

surface of psyche asteroid

In its visit to Psyche, NASA hopes to glimpse the center of the Earth

By Megan I. Gannon

Lyrid meteor shower seen from Earth's orbit

A thousands-year-old meteor shower will peak in the night sky this week

A rocky asteroid takes up the left half of the frame, and a satellite with two large solar panels sits to the right.

Meet Lucy: NASA’s new asteroid-hopping spacecraft

By Charlie Wood

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The 100 greatest innovations of 2022

By Popular Science Team

art illustration of the sun

What happens when the sun burns out?

an illustration of a melting planet earth covered in lush trees and leaves

An ancient era of global warming could hint at our scorching future

A man walks beneath a shooting star.

5,000 tons of ancient ‘extraterrestrial dust’ fall on Earth each year

By Leto Sapunar

The moon is pockmarked with craters, including holes made by rockets.

New 3D moon models show it might hold up to 15,000 miles of frozen water

The New Horizons spacecraft just revealed secrets of the most distant object we’ve ever visited

By Charlie Wood

An artist's interpretation of what a ninth planet could look like.

Planet Nine might not be a planet at all

By Charlie Wood

artists impression of a polluted white dwarf star

Asteroids go to pieces when their host star dies

By Charlie Wood

The asteroid collision that changed life on Earth forever—without killing the dinosaurs

The asteroid collision that changed life on Earth forever—without killing the dinosaurs

By Birger Schmitz/The Conversation

Saturn now has 82 known moons—so why did we only get one?

Saturn now has 82 known moons—so why did we only get one?

By Charlie Wood

Meteor Crater, Arizona

Extreme Science: Meteor Crater

By Mary Beth Griggs

Pluto is not a planet but a dwarf planet. Outline of its corona on black taken by the NASA New Horizons probe.

Pluto is not a planet because of one small technicality

By Charlie Wood

Aliens used to keep our fear of extinction at bay—then we realized how alone we are

Aliens used to keep our fear of extinction at bay—then we realized how alone we are

By Thomas Moynihan/The Conversation

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20,000-pound mosasaurs ambushed prey with sneak attacks

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Sony’s new USB-C spatial mic captures the world around you without capturing you in wires

Astronaut Reid Wiseman looks out Orion space capsule at the moon during Artemis II Mmission

NASA shares Artemis II astronauts’ handwritten mission notes