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Technology

The 50 greatest innovations of 2024

By Popular Science Team

Concept art depicting Starship HLS on lunar surface with Earth in background
Science

New concept art shows how SpaceX’s Starship will transport Artemis III astronauts to the moon

By Andrew Paul

SpaceX Starship launching on fifth test flight
Science

The SpaceX Starship is so loud, it may kill birds

By Andrew Paul

SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launching with ISS Crew-9
Science

NASA warns SpaceX over safety issues after astronaut hospitalization

By Andrew Paul

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Science

Astronaut shares dazzling footage of aurora from space

By Popular Science Team

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Science

Polaris Dawn crew shares stunning new images from historic space mission

By Popular Science Team

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Science

Polaris Dawn astronauts complete historic first commercial spacewalk

By Andrew Paul

NASA astronaut Ed White free floating in space during a spacewalk in 1965.
Science

How does Polaris Dawn fit into the history of spacewalks?

By Briley Lewis

Polaris Dawn Crew Dragon capsule detaching from SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket
Science

Polaris Dawn is on its way to attempt first-ever commercial spacewalk

By Andrew Paul

Starship test launch in 2021
Science

SpaceX accused of dumping polluted Starship wastewater in Texas for years

By Andrew Paul

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Private Space Flight

SpaceX’s historic Falcon 9 success streak met a fiery end

By Andrew Paul

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Mars

Elon Musk’s Martian dreams include modded Cybertrucks and bioengineered animals

By Andrew Paul

Starship test launch in 2021
NASA

SpaceX’s Starship may mess up the lunar surface

By Andrew Paul

SpaceX will attempt the first commercial spacewalk
Science

SpaceX will attempt the first commercial spacewalk

By Briley Lewis

NASA's Orion Capsule is drawn into the well deck of the USS Portland during recovery operations after it splashed down in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of Baja California, Mexico, on December 11, 2022. - Orion was launched November 16 on the Artemis rocket for a 25-day mission to the Moon. The main goal of this mission was to test Orion's heat shield -- for the day when it is humans and not test mannequins riding inside. (Photo by Mario Tama / POOL / AFP) (Photo by MARIO TAMA/POOL/AFP via Getty Images)
Science

How NASA and SpaceX get spacecraft safely back on Earth

By Marcos Fernandez Tous / The Conversation

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International Space Station

NASA is paying SpaceX to destroy the International Space Station

By Andrew Paul

In the era of private spaceflight, who gets to be an astronaut?
Science

In the era of private spaceflight, who gets to be an astronaut?

By Briley Lewis

Starship fourth liftoff
Science

SpaceX’s fourth Starship launches

By Andrew Paul

NASA and Boeing’s Starliner delays expose the challenges of space travel
Science

NASA and Boeing’s Starliner delays expose the challenges of space travel

By Briley Lewis

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Science

SpaceX reveals new sleek spacesuits ahead of upcoming historic mission

By Andrew Paul