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NASA scientists have been tracking a strange "dent" in the Earth's magnetic field as its slowly moving westwards over the southern Atlantic Ocean.
Science & Energy

NASA Is Tracking a “Dent” in the Earth’s Magnetic Field

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”

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

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

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

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

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

After a series of tests this week, researchers discovered that the Hubble Space Telescope's backup payload computer was also glitching.
Off-World

Welp, the Hubble Backup Computer Just Broke Too

Blue Origin has lost roughly 17 top employees this summer alone with many seemingly exasperated by the company's work culture and public feuds.
Future Society

Blue Origin Is Bleeding More of Its Top Workers to Its Rivals

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

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”

The International Space Station's about to get that much cooler now that NASA has approved a venture that will bring an art gallery/museum aboard. 
International Space Station

Startup Will Store Precious Artifacts in Vault Aboard the International Space Station

A team of Chinese scientists have developed a concept for a Mars drone that weighs 1,100 pounds and could travel at five times the speed of sound.
Mars

Chinese Scientists Working on Mars Drone That Flies Faster Than Sound

Watch the Rare “Triple Transit” From Jupiter’s Moons
Moon

Watch the Rare “Triple Transit” From Jupiter’s Moons

Scientists have been able to replicate the atmosphere of one of the solar system’s most enigmatic moons right here on Earth.
Off-World

Researchers Recreate Titan’s Atmosphere on Earth in Glass Vials

The water supply on the International Space Station is teeming with bacteria, so scietnists are trying to figure out what that means for astronaut health.
Off-World

Study: Space Station Drinking Water Is Teeming With Bacteria

NASA is using a kind of heavy-duty metallic glass to develop rovers that can explore colder environments than ever before.
Science & Energy

NASA Is Making Moon Rover Parts Out of Metallic Glass

Amateur astronomer Kai Ly pored over years of data to find and confirm a previously-undiscovered moon that's orbiting around Jupiter.
Moon

Jupiter Officially Has Yet Another Moon