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The Most Iconic Space Movies Get a Very Grounded Fact-Check

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The Most Iconic Space Movies Get a Very Grounded Fact-Check

Daniel Oberhaus

Space Photos of the Week: Mercury the Mighty Mite

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Space Photos of the Week: Mercury the Mighty Mite

Shannon Stirone

Alien Hunters Need the Far Side of the Moon to Stay Quiet

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Alien Hunters Need the Far Side of the Moon to Stay Quiet

Daniel Oberhaus

Life on the Space Station is about to get really weird and lonely

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Life on the Space Station is about to get really weird and lonely

Maria Mellor, WIRED UK

This huge radio telescope is out to solve an epic astrophysics mystery

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This huge radio telescope is out to solve an epic astrophysics mystery

Katia Moskvitch

How to Handle Failure (With an Infinite Budget)

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How to Handle Failure (With an Infinite Budget)

Aarian Marshall

SpaceX and Boeing Still Need a Parachute That Always Works

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SpaceX and Boeing Still Need a Parachute That Always Works

Daniel Oberhaus

Do We Need a Special Language to Talk to Aliens?

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Do We Need a Special Language to Talk to Aliens?

Daniel Oberhaus

NASA Is Getting Serious About an Interstellar Mission

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NASA Is Getting Serious About an Interstellar Mission

Daniel Oberhaus

The strange science of the US Air Force's top-secret space plane

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The strange science of the US Air Force's top-secret space plane

Maria Mellor, WIRED UK

Prepping Bees for Mars, New Google Shortcuts, and More News

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Prepping Bees for Mars, New Google Shortcuts, and More News

Alex Baker-Whitcomb

Bees, Please: Stop Dying in Your Martian Simulator

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Bees, Please: Stop Dying in Your Martian Simulator

Daniel Oberhaus

A Secret Space Plane Just Landed After a Record Stay in Orbit

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A Secret Space Plane Just Landed After a Record Stay in Orbit

Daniel Oberhaus

Scientists Take Baby Steps Toward Extraterrestrial Babies

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Scientists Take Baby Steps Toward Extraterrestrial Babies

Daniel Oberhaus

We Should Just Build Giant Telescopes ... in Space

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We Should Just Build Giant Telescopes ... in Space

Daniel Oberhaus

NASA Wants to Send a Probe to the Hellish Surface of Venus

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NASA Wants to Send a Probe to the Hellish Surface of Venus

Daniel Oberhaus

NASA's Biggest Telescope Yet, Facebook's 2020 Plan, and More News

Tech in Two

NASA's Biggest Telescope Yet, Facebook's 2020 Plan, and More News

Alex Baker-Whitcomb

NASA's Biggest Telescope Ever Prepares for a 2021 Launch

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NASA's Biggest Telescope Ever Prepares for a 2021 Launch

Laura Mallonee

This company wants to 3D print rockets on the surface of Mars

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This company wants to 3D print rockets on the surface of Mars

Daniel Oberhaus

NASA's New Space Suits Will Fit Men and Women Alike (for Once)

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NASA's New Space Suits Will Fit Men and Women Alike (for Once)

Eric Niiler