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From the archives: ‘Do beavers rule on Mars?’
In the May 1930 issue of Popular Science, Thomas Elway proposed a very imaginative take on life on Mars.
Lunar soil could help us make oxygen in space
A team of scientists in China proposed a new way to harvest useful resources on the moon.
A helicopter caught and released a rocket this week
Here's why Rocket Lab attempted the tricky move with a falling rocket stage, and how the maneuver works.
Why astronomers are blasting Earth’s location to potential intelligent aliens
Despite warnings from scientists like Stephen Hawking, some astronomers are sending informative signals deep into space.
Expect NASA to probe Uranus within the next 10 years
Experts are optimistic about a mission to the ice giant, based on the conclusions of an influential report.
Meteorites older than the solar system contain key ingredients for life
Compounds found in DNA and RNA have been found in space rocks, too.
Jupiter’s largest moon wrestles for attention with its Big Red Spot
It won’t be the last time you hear about the gigantic Ganymede.
NASA’s new moon rocket is leaking fuel, but that’s not a setback
The spacecraft powering the Artemis missions has been stalled by technical difficulties, but they're only proportional to what it's endeavoring.
Astronomers just caught a ‘micronova’—a small but mighty star explosion
This small-scale eruption happens on the surface of white dwarf stars.
A thousands-year-old meteor shower will peak in the night sky this week
How to see the falling space rocks ancient people waxed poetic about.