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Astronomers can't definitively rule out the chance that the "God of Chaos" asteroid Apophis crashes into Earth when it returns in 2068.
Science & Energy

There’s a Chance This Giant Asteroid Will Smash Earth in 2068

The International Space Station is getting a brand spanking new toilet, as Space.com reports. It will improve efficiency and could be used on trips to Mars.
Space

The Space Station Is Getting a New Toilet

Mission Control Is Socially Distancing During Today’s SpaceX Launch
SpaceX

Mission Control Is Socially Distancing During Today’s SpaceX Launch

As the International Space Station approaches its inevitable retiring, NASA is encouraging private companies to build their own.
NASA

NASA Has a Plan to Encourage Private Space Stations

NASA has a major wild hog problem at its Kennedy Space Center, with upwards of 12,000 of the animals terrorizing the campus.
NASA

NASA’s Kennedy Space Center Is Infested With Feral Hogs. Really.

Amazing Vid Shows What You’d See If Rockets Were Transparent
Off-World

Amazing Vid Shows What You’d See If Rockets Were Transparent

The U.S. Space Force just awarded its third contract for a prototype communications satellite that can block jamming attempts better than existing networks.
Space Force

The Space Force Is Building Satellites That Resist Jamming

NASA commissioned Nokia to build a 4G network on the Moon, but doing so could spell doom for radio astronomers trying to filter out all the noise.
Science & Energy

That 4G Network on the Moon Could Ruin Astronomy

Researchers have found evidence of gigantic waves of sand, often referred to as "megaripples," slowly moving around on the surface of Mars.
Mars

Astronomers Say “Megaripples” Are Moving Across the Surface of Mars

SpaceX's Crew Dragon capsule just arrived at NASA's Kennedy Space Center ahead of its first crewed test flight dubbed Demo-2 on May 27.
Crew Dragon

SpaceX Is Setting Up Crew Dragon For Its First Human Spaceflight

Boeing’s Spaceship Cockpit Looks Strikingly Different Than SpaceX’s
Boeing

Boeing’s Spaceship Cockpit Looks Strikingly Different Than SpaceX’s

The European Space Agency's Space Debris Office is warning that the risk of space debris explosions in orbit is on the rise.
Off-World

Space Debris Trackers Warn of “Explosions in Orbit”

Stormy Weather May Delay SpaceX’s Historic Launch
SpaceX

Stormy Weather May Delay SpaceX’s Historic Launch

The Air Force opened a new research lab that it says will enable it to build new resilient, high-strain spacecraft and satellites.
Military

Air Force Opens New Lab for Spacecraft Materials

Astronomers from the NASA Goddard Space Flight Center believe the recently discovered interstellar comet 2I/Borisov may hold water.
Science & Energy

NASA Scientists Say Interstellar Object May Hold Alien Water

A new study outlines a new discovery of a surprisingly young hot Jupiter class exoplanet called HIP 67522 b, some 490 light-years from Earth.
Science & Energy

This Super Young Jupiter-Sized ‘Hot Planet’ is Puzzling Astronomers

NASA administrator Jim Bridenstine released a statement last week about how he's disappointed with SpaceX's efforts to return Americans to space.
NASA

Here’s Why Elon Musk is Feuding With the Head of NASA

Breaking: SpaceX Scrubs Historic Launch Due to Bad Weather
SpaceX

Breaking: SpaceX Scrubs Historic Launch Due to Bad Weather

SpaceX CEO Elon Musk took a jab at Roscosmos. Fuming, the head of Russia's space agency aired his frustration in a lengthy column for Forbes Russia.
Off-World

Russia Is Furious, Saying the US is Mocking Its Space Program

NASA's TESS satellite analyzed its first supernova, inadvertently revealing that astronomers made some wrong assumptions about the explosions.
Science & Energy

NASA’s Exoplanet-Hunting Satellite Discovers Mysterious Supernova