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How NASA Nearly Lost the Voyager 2 Spacecraft Forever
When Suzanne Dodd’s team transmitted a routine command to Voyager 2 on…
This Startup Wants to Give Farmers a Closer Look at Crops—From Space
Aspia Space is joining the ranks of companies and space agencies working…
An Astrobiologist’s Search for Life in Space—and Meaning on Earth
I discovered over the past several years that I’m not as rare…
Listen to These Photographs of Sparkling Galaxies
Most celestial objects—from stars and nebulas to quasars and galaxies—emit light at…
Here Comes Euclid, the Telescope That Will Search for Dark Energy
After Euclid blasts off, it will travel to a spot called Lagrange…
Satellites Keep Photobombing Space Images. Astronomers Need a Fix
Throngs of satellites are streaking across the Hubble Space Telescope’s field of…
NASA’s Year-Long Mars Simulation Is a Test of Mental Mettle
With the Mars simulation, Haney suggests that NASA should watch the crew…
The Race Is On to Crack an Artist’s ‘Test’ Signal From Aliens
Humanity has sent its own simple outgoing messages, like Frank Drake’s message from the…
How NASA Plans to Melt the Moon—and Build on Mars
In June a four-person crew will enter a hangar at NASA’s Johnson…