NASA has grandiose plans for sending astronauts back to the moon. Those start with a microwave-size…
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New York Times Space & Cosmos
Dead Roaches That Ate Moon Dust Went Up for Auction. Then NASA Objected.
The sale was halted after the space agency claimed it owned everything associated with a 1969…
NASA Pauses Psyche, a Mission to a Metal-Rich Asteroid
Delays in setting up the spacecraft’s navigation software mean the mission may not reach the asteroid…
Jeff Koons Expands His Reach, from Greece to the Moon
Jeff Koons, having more than made his mark on Earth, is now looking beyond. He is…
NASA Artemis Moon Rocket Fueling Test Is Partly Completed
The agency mostly completed a dress rehearsal of the fueling and countdown of its rocket, a…
How Does NASA Get Back to the Moon? Practice, Practice, Practice.
The agency mostly completed a dress rehearsal of the fueling and countdown of its rocket, a…
South Korea Launches Satellite With Its Own Rocket for the First Time
The launch brings the country closer to its ambition of becoming a player in the space…
A Chinese Telescope Did Not Find an Alien Signal. The Search Continues.
China’s astronomers have been initiated into the search for extraterrestrial intelligence with the kind of false…
SpaceX Said to Fire Employees Involved in Letter Rebuking Elon Musk
In an email, Gwynne Shotwell, SpaceX’s president, said the letter had made other employees “feel uncomfortable,…
SpaceX Workers Raise Concerns About Elon Musk’s Tweets
The employees said that the chief executive’s behavior online was “a frequent source of distraction and…