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The 17 biggest lunar missions leading up to NASA’s 2024 moon landing

NASA’s Artemis program is heralding a moon rush, and nobody—from SpaceX to Russia—wants to be left behind.

• by Neel V. Patel
• 2020-02-27T05:00:12-05:00

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NASA’s InSight mission proves Mars is rocked by hundreds of marsquakes

The first results from the mission depict a complex Martian interior and geology, but raise new questions about the planet’s history.

• by Neel V. Patel
• 2020-02-24T11:00:07-05:00

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NASA: A second, unreported glitch could have wrecked Boeing’s Starliner

• by Neel V. Patel
• 2020-02-07T17:11:02-05:00

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NASA is trying to save Voyager 2 after a power glitch shut down its instruments

• by Neel V. Patel
• 2020-01-30T12:46:33-05:00

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The ISS is to get a new commercial habitable module (and it might be pretty cozy)

• by Neel V. Patel
• 2020-01-28T13:45:27-05:00

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NASA has now decided what it is going to send to the moon next year

• by Neel V. Patel
• 2020-01-23T13:18:03-05:00

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SpaceX’s Crew Dragon abort system works—now it’s ready to send astronauts into space

• by Neel V. Patel
• 2020-01-19T10:53:09-05:00

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An emotionally intelligent AI could support astronauts on a trip to Mars

A digital assistant that recognized emotions and responded to astronauts with empathy might vastly improve space missions that take months or years.

• by Neel V. Patel
• 2020-01-14T12:18:53-05:00

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The seven most exciting space missions of 2020

Four countries are sending robots to Mars, private companies will send humans into orbit, and we’re inching closer to seeing NASA return astronauts to the moon.

• by Neel V. Patel
• 2019-12-31T05:00:56-05:00

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The five biggest space failures of 2019

Between NASA and SpaceX, Earth and Mars, there was plenty to groan about in 2019.

• by Neel V. Patel
• 2019-12-26T05:00:51-05:00