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The souped-up Large Hadron Collider is back to take on its weightiest questions yet
May 15, 2022 1:00 PM
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Feb 23, 2022
There’s a lot we don’t know about the International Space Station’s ocean grave
The 450-ton station will follow a long line of retired spacecraft that have been laid to rest in the marine 'space cemetery.'
May 07, 2021
Yes, giant space debris is falling to Earth right now. No, it probably won’t hit you.
The leftover debris is expected to fall to Earth over the weekend, likely somewhere in the ocean.
Sep 04, 2019
European and SpaceX operators avoided a satellite collision… over email
When it comes to space traffic control, the final frontier is wide open..
Jul 20, 2019
Money, shoes, poop, and other highlights from the 796 items we’ve left on the moon
We mapped out all the space trash.
May 24, 2019
A ball of space mud just pelted Earth—and scientists couldn’t be happier
We haven’t seen a rock like this in 50 years.
Apr 06, 2019
NASA isn’t happy about India’s anti-satellite missile test
But this is far from the first time a country has destroyed a satellite with a missile and caused a ruckus.
Feb 22, 2019
Why a Japanese spacecraft is firing a bullet into an asteroid
And that’s actually not the craziest thing in store for this mission.
Jun 25, 2018
The White House is calling for Space Traffic Control
It's time to stop sending up so much garbage.
Apr 01, 2018
A Chinese space station is probably falling out of the sky today. Here’s everything you need to know.
Happy Easter!
Mar 22, 2018
Don’t freak out about the Chinese space station that’s about to fall out of the sky
It’s big, but our planet is bigger.
