Astronauts take hundreds of stunning photos from the International Space Station. This year’s best snapshots reveal both Earth and space in glorious detail. Check out astronauts’ views of eclipses, northern lights, storms, and Earth’s grandest landscapes. Every year, the International […]
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Space junk has filled up so much of Earth’s orbit that it’s endangering satellites and astronauts. The company Kayhan Space issues roughly 1,000 space-collision warnings per day. Earth-orbit experts fear debris will cause an “unstoppable chain reaction” that cuts off
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SpaceX employees worked grueling hours and gritty conditions in the company’s early days. Elon Musk offered workers SpaceX stock options to poach top talent and keep them motivated. One expert said that for stocks to work, companies have to give
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Some scientists trying to create “mirror life” have stopped in their tracks. A mirror microorganism could end up being a major pathogen since our immune systems wouldn’t notice it. Mirror-image biology inverts a fundamental property of life on Earth: which
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Two astronauts have been stuck on the space station after their Boeing spaceship had engine issues. Now, their return is being delayed another month to give SpaceX time to process a new spaceship. It’s unclear why NASA and SpaceX are
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California Gov. Gavin Newsom declared a “proactive” state of emergency over the H5N1 bird flu. The virus has spread rapidly through US dairy cattle herds, with 16 states affected. The CDC reports low public risk with no human-to-human spread, but
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The billionaire Jared Isaacman said his Polaris missions with SpaceX are “a question mark” now. Donald Trump nominated Isaacman for NASA Administrator months after he did SpaceX’s first spacewalk. Space experts doubt Isaacman will fly during his NASA term, due
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Trump’s choice of NASA Administrator suggests he wants to shake up the agency’s status quo. Jared Isaacman, a billionaire and SpaceX astronaut, is a mascot of the commercial space age. He might push for getting humans to the moon and
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Bill Gates said 2024 brought a corporate “pivot” toward climate tech, in a foreword to a new report. The report, by Gates’s firm Breakthrough Energy, urged VCs to “prime the pump” on climate startups. While new climate tech emerges, proven
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Elon Musk and Donald Trump are both enthusiastic about space exploration opportunities amid a desire to slash regulations. It’s not yet clear how powerful Musk’s role in the new Trump administration will be. Still, Musk’s influence could advance his business
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