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Eric Berger Ars Technica

What’s Really Happening With Elon Musk and Those ‘Stranded’ Astronauts?

Over the past month there has been something more than a minor kerfuffle in the space industry...

The Odds of a City-Killing Asteroid Hitting Earth Keep Rising

An asteroid discovered late last year is continuing to stir public interest as its odds of striking...

Trump’s Plan for Elon Musk to Bring the ‘Stranded’ Astronauts Home ASAP Is a Headache for NASA

For reasons that were not immediately clear, SpaceX founder Elon Musk took to his social media site...

A Glowing Metal Ring Crashed to Earth. No One Knows Where It Came From

It has been more than a week since reports first emerged about a “glowing ring of metal”...

Elon Musk Calls Out NASA’s Moon Ambitions: ‘We’re Going Straight to Mars’

Although SpaceX founder Elon Musk is known for outspokenness and controversial comments on his social media site...

How NASA Might Change Under Donald Trump

Although the details remain in flux, the transition team reviewing NASA and its activities has begun to...

A Spacecraft Is About to Fly Into the Sun’s Atmosphere for the First Time

Almost no one ever writes about the Parker Solar Probe anymore.Sure, the spacecraft got some attention when...

Starship’s Next Launch Could Be Just Two Weeks Away

Less than a month has passed since the historic fifth flight of SpaceX’s Starship, during which the...