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The team behind NASA's Curiosity Mars rover have uploaded a fascinating GIF video of a dust devil rolling over the Red Planet's Gale crater.
Mars

NASA Shows Off GIF of a Dust Devil on Mars

SpaceX's orbital Starship prototype experienced a bit of a mishap during a test: the pressure caused several of the heat shields to violently pop off.
Starship

Tiles Fly Off SpaceX Starship Prototype During Testing

SpaceX launched the first-ever all-tourist mission into orbit Wednesday evening. The launch caused an epic "jellyfish"-like aurora to form in the night sky.
SpaceX

SpaceX Launch Spits Out Epic, Firey Jellyfish in Night Sky

Online pundits immediately flagged a rather obvious design flaw with Blue Origin's new commercial space station: there's too much empty space.
Off-World

Bezos Mocked for Announcing “Mixed-Use Business Park” Space Station

Satellite Images Show Island Where Volcano Erupted Almost Entirely Destroyed
Climate Change

Satellite Images Show Island Where Volcano Erupted Almost Entirely Destroyed

SpaceX has added a glass dome to its Crew Dragon spacecraft that will carry the first all-civilian astronaut crew around the Earth later this month.
SpaceX

SpaceX Shows Off Beautiful Dome for Next Month’s Space Tourists

A NASA satellite from 1964 is going to re-enter the Earth's atmosphere for an extremely fiery retirement at some point this weekend.
Science & Energy

A NASA Satellite From the 1960s Is About to Die

Both the fire and smoke alarms were triggered early Thursday morning on board the Russian Zvezda module of the International Space Station.
Off-World

Smoke Alarms Go Off, Fire Reported in Russian Segment of Space Station

Scientists identified a tiny new exoplanet in a nearby solar system that they suspect has large oceans and the conditions to sustain life.
Science & Energy

Scientists Say Ocean Planet in Nearby Star System Could Support Life

NASA's Ingenuity Mars helicopter nailed its seventh flight without facing any of the glitches that forced an emergency landing during its previous journey.
Mars

After Past Glitches, Mars Helicopter Nails Flight Number Seven

The SpaceX rocket destined to launch the first all-private crew into orbit has officially been rolled out onto the launchpad at NASA's Kennedy Space Center.
SpaceX

SpaceX Rocket for First All-Tourist Spaceflight Rolls to Launchpad

SpaceX is sending a Japan-made robotic arm to the International Space Station that could give astronauts a (mechanical) hand.
Robotics

SpaceX is Sending a Robotic Arm Assistant to the Space Station

Jeff Bezos' space company Blue Origin has announced ambitious plans for a new commercial space station called Orbital Reef.
Blue Origin

Blue Origin Unveils Plans for Commercial Space Station Called “Orbital Reef”

NASA's OSIRIS-REx spacecraft got an up-close look at the asteroid Bennu as it crumbled apart and left a trail of debris and particles in its wake.
Science & Energy

NASA Got an Up-Close Look at an Asteroid Crumbling Apart

SpaceX CEO Elon Musk tweeted that a Dragon spacecraft could keep the International Space Station aloft if Russia abandons it as they threatened.
International Space Station

Elon Musk Suggests That SpaceX Could Keep ISS Aloft Despite Russian Threats

After about a year, NASA and Roscosmos have just about narrowed down the source of the ongoing air leak on the International Space Station.
Science & Energy

NASA Says It’s Almost Found the Leak on the International Space Station

NASA astronomers spotted a galaxy some 500 million light-years away that looks suspiciously like Darth Vader’s TIE fighter spacecraft from 'Star Wars.'"
Science & Energy

NASA Amused by Galaxy That Looks Like a TIE Fighter

NASA announced it's soliciting commercial companies to collect space resources, including Moon "dirt," an effort to create a marketplace for space rocks.
Moon

NASA Wants to Pay Private Companies to Bag Moon Dirt

Sanders is trying to block legislation that would essentially guarantee a $10 billion payout for SpaceX rival Blue Origins.
Off-World

Bernie Sanders Just Did Elon Musk a Huge Favor

The "mole" attached to NASA's InSight Mars lander is officially "in" according to an update by the German Aerospace Center (DLR).
Mars

NASA’s Mars Mole is Officially “Dug In”