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SpaceX's Starship to fly again 'in 4 weeks,' Elon Musk says
By Mike Wall published
SpaceX aims to launch the fifth test flight of its huge Starship rocket just four weeks from now, Elon Musk said.
This Week In Space podcast: Episode 118 — Understanding the Darkness
By Space.com Staff published
On Episode 118 of This Week In Space, Rod and guest co-host Isaac Arthur talk with Alina Kiessling and Jason Rhodes of JPL about the concepts of dark matter and dark energy.
Watch NASA's 1st year-long mock Mars mission wrap up today
By Mike Wall published
Four volunteers will exit a mock Mars habitat at NASA's Johnson Space Center today (July 6), bringing the agency's first year-long simulated Red Planet mission to an end.
On this day in space! July 6, 1938: Discovery of Jupiter's moon Lysithea
By Hanneke Weitering last updated
On July 6, 1938, an American astronomer named Seth Barnes Nicholson discovered Jupiter's moon Lysithea.
'Space Cadet' is a silly sendup of NASA's serious astronaut training program (review)
By Jeff Spry published
A review of Prime Video's new NASA astronaut training comedy, "Space Cadet," starring Emma Roberts.
The great silence: Just 4 in 10,000 galaxies may host intelligent aliens
By Keith Cooper published
Without plate tectonics, oceans and continents, complex life that is able to invent and master advanced technology might never evolve.
Earth has 7 strange quasi-moons — and you could name one of them
By Monisha Ravisetti published
The International Astronomical Union has partnered with the Radiolab podcast to present a quasi-moon-naming contest.
Journey to JAXA: Why I skipped Mount Fuji and went straight to the Japanese space agency
By Jackson Ryan published
To this day, I regret not trying the Space Curry.
SpaceX teases catching Super Heavy booster with 'chopsticks' on upcoming Starship test flight (video)
By Brett Tingley published
SpaceX released a highlight reel from the fourth flight test of the Starship megarocket, which includes a tease of a new capability the company may test on an upcoming flight.
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