This illustration provided by NASA depicts the Europa Clipper spacecraft over Jupiter’s moon Europa, with Jupiter…
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SpaceX's Starship launch a success
SpaceX launched its massive Starship rocket from Boca Chica, TX and successfully caught the booster portion…
SpaceX rocket booster ‘caught’ on first attempt during flight test : NPR
This image provided by SpaceX shows SpaceX’s mega Starship rocket upon its return during a test…
SpaceX wants to go to Mars. To get there, environmentalists say it’s trashing Texas : NPR
Starship is the largest rocket ever built. Elon Musk hopes it will one day fly humans…
Rare comet to streak across night sky. Here’s how you can see it : NPR
Comet C/2023 A3 Tsuchinshan-Atlas is seen over the hills near the village of Aguas Blancas, Lavalleja…
Solar storm may stress power grids as U.S. deals with major hurricanes : NPR
This photo provided by NASA, taken by the Solar Dynamics Observatory, shows a solar flare, the…
European spacecraft Hera launches into space to survey asteroid : NPR
An image captured from a SpaceX livestream shows the European Space Agency’s Hera spacecraft preparing to…
Teaching the science of climate change through Astronomy 101 : Short Wave : NPR
Astronomy professors across the country are integrating climate change lessons into one of their most wide-reaching…
Scientists have developed a new way to stop a dangerous asteroid from hitting Earth
Nathan Moore of the Sandia National Laboratories details a possible new method to stop a dangerous…
SpaceX launches crew to ISS set to bring home stuck astronauts : NPR
NASA astronaut Nick Hague, left, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Aleksandr Gorbunov are pictured as they leave the…