For the first time, a private company has successfully landed a probe on the moon. Firefly…
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NASA's SPHEREx telescope is set to launch Tuesday. What will it discover?
NPR’s Scott Detrow speaks with Beth Fabinsky, SPHEREx’s deputy project manager, about the upcoming launch of…
Private lunar lander Blue Ghost touches down on the moon : NPR
This image provided by Firefly Aerospace on Feb. 26, 2025 shows Firefly Aerospace’s Blue Ghost lunar…
Katy Perry will be among Blue Origin all-female space crew : NPR
Katy Perry performs during the Super Bowl halftime show at University of Phoenix Stadium on Feb.…
A rare ‘parade’ of all 7 planets will move across the night sky this week : NPR
This chart of the night sky from NASA shows Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, and Venus in a…
Lunar Trailblazer sets out to find water on the moon : NPR
This artist’s concept depicts NASA’s Lunar Trailblazer in lunar orbit about 60 miles from the surface…
How Jocelyn Bell once made a discovery that changed the field of astronomy : Short Wave : NPR
At the center of this image made by NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory is a very young…
That ‘city-killer’ asteroid? It won’t hit Earth after all : NPR
This image made available by University of Hawaii’s asteroid impact alert system shows the motion of…
Pod Corner: The Other Moonshot
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What’s behind black hole ‘fireworks,’ according to scientists : NPR
This artist’s concept shows Sagittarius A*, a supermassive black hole at the center of the Milky…