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The US must beat China to moon, Trump pick for NASA chief Jared Isaacman tells Senate: 'If we make a mistake, we may never catch up'
By Elizabeth Howell published
Billionaire private astronaut Jared Isaacman didn't mince words Wednesday (Dec. 3) during his second hearing before the Senate committee considering his nomination for NASA administrator.

A "Cold Supermoon" rises this week: Watch it take flight online with these free livestreams (video)
By Anthony Wood published
The final full moon of 2025 rises on Dec. 5.

Next Blue Origin tourist launch will fly wheelchair user to space for 1st time
By Mike Wall published
Blue Origin's next space tourist launch will make history, sending a wheelchair user to the final frontier for the first time.

Move over Chalamet — The Dune TV miniseries turns 25 today, so we talked to the director of the star-studded show that reached for the stars on a shoestring budget (exclusive)
By Jeff Spry published
‘I wanted to elevate it. I didn’t want to do it like the original 'Battlestar Galactica' or 'Babylon 5.''

Struck by a cosmic ray: Galactic particles may have forced a passenger jet to make an emergency landing
By Tereza Pultarova published
A cosmic ray from a faraway supernova explosion may have sent a packed passenger jet into free fall in late October, forcing an emergency landing.

Europe picks companies to help build Argonaut moon lander
By Andrew Jones published
Europe's plans to develop its "Argonaut" robotic moon lander are moving ahead with the announcement of an Italy-led consortium that will build a key element of the spacecraft.

China's 1st reusable rocket explodes in dramatic fireball during landing after reaching orbit on debut flight
By Brett Tingley published
The first test flight of Landspace's Zhuque-3 rocket ended in a fiery explosion after successfully reaching orbit.

SpaceX can launch its Starship megarocket from Florida pad, Air Force says
By Mike Wall published
The U.S. Air Force has given SpaceX permission to develop SLC-37 at Florida's Cape Canaveral Space Force Station as a launch site for its Starship megarocket.

Round 2: Watch Senate hearing for Jared Isaacman's re-nomination as NASA chief today
By Mike Wall last updated
The U.S. Senate will hold its second hearing to consider billionaire tech entrepreneur Jared Isaacman's nomination for NASA chief on Wednesday (Dec. 3), and you can watch the action live.
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