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NASA collaborators admitted that they're not sure what's wrong with the InSight lander's instrument that was supposed to dig into the surface of Mars.
Mars

NASA Isn’t Sure What’s Wrong With Its InSight Mars Lander

A rare glimpse of a supermassive black hole obliterating a star in what's called a Tidal Disruption Event could help astrophysicists understand the cosmos.
Physics

Astronomers Just Watched a Black Hole Shred a Star

NASA is Finally Ready to Say Goodbye to its Opportunity Rover
NASA

NASA is Finally Ready to Say Goodbye to its Opportunity Rover

Former NASA astronaut Scott Kelly announced Tuesday that he's running for Senate in Arizona — and positioned himself as a defender of science.
NASA

NASA Astronaut Runs for Senate, Warns Of “Retreat From Science”

California-based company Made in Space is launching a special machine to the ISS that can turn plastic waste into feedstock for the comapny's 3D printer.
3D Printing

New Machine on ISS Will Turn Trash Into “Ink” For 3D Printers

NASA and SpaceX decided to proceed with plans yesterday for the first ever test flight, dubbed Demo-1, of SpaceX's Crew Dragon passenger spacecraft.
Crew Dragon

NASA Clears SpaceX Crew Dragon’s First Test Flight

In a distant star system, two fully-formed exoplanets crashed into each other, leaving an unusual trail of space dust and debris in their wake.
Science & Energy

Two Exoplanets Collided, Leaving a Trail of Planetary Gore

During a ceremony announcing Opportunity's death, NASA chief Jim Bridenstine said the agency is "well on [its[ way" to discovering alien life.
NASA

NASA Chief: Space Agency “Well on Our Way” to Discovering Aliens

This Roomy, Inflatable Habitat Could One Day Take You to Mars
Mars

This Roomy, Inflatable Habitat Could One Day Take You to Mars

A team of Harvard astronomers have spotted a rocky planet with three suns, which greatly increases its chance of having its own atmosphere.
Science & Energy

This Rocky World With Three Suns May Have an Atmosphere

This guy took a relatively clear, awesome photograph of the ISS — the International Space Station — right from his backyard.
International Space Station

This Guy Took a Photo of the ISS from His Backyard

NASA commissioned SpaceX and Boeing to develop shuttles for crewed missions. Upcoming test flights may be delayed as NASA found several safety flaws.
Boeing

NASA Warns SpaceX and Boeing About Safety Flaws in Spacecraft

It’s Official: Google Claims to Have Achieved Quantum Supremacy
Quantum Physics

It’s Official: Google Claims to Have Achieved Quantum Supremacy

The ozone hole above Antarctica is the smallest it's been since scientists first began observing it in 1982, according to NASA and the NOAA.
Science & Energy

Good News: The Ozone Hole Is Smaller Than We’ve Ever Seen It

Elon Musk: “A Big Rock Will Hit Earth Eventually”
Science & Energy

Elon Musk: “A Big Rock Will Hit Earth Eventually”

Scientists just shared new information on the bizarre class of exoplanets that they'e named "super-puffs" due to their cotton candy-like fluffiness.
Science & Energy

These Rare Exoplanets Have the “Density of Cotton Candy”

An anthropologist is making the case that long space missions, like a crewed trip to Mars, would require crew members with senses of humor.
Mars

NASA Is Studying Whether a Mars Crew Would Need a Class Clown

DARPA's Subterranean Challenge is kicking off today, and robotics teams from across the nation are mapping underground environments with robots.
Robotics

These Robots Could One Day Explore Caves on Distant Planets

Breaking: NASA’s InSight Lander Just Landed on Mars
Mars

Breaking: NASA’s InSight Lander Just Landed on Mars

Former Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich is proposing to award a $2 billion prize to the first private space company to land Americans on the Moon.
Moon

Newt Gingrich Proposes $2 Billion Prize to Land on the Moon