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New Zealand Sent a 3D-Printed Rocket to Space
Will the Electron usher in a new era for satellites?
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The Future of Zero-Gravity Living Is Here
Entrepreneurs predict there will be thousands of us living and working in space. Our correspondent takes off to see what that feels like
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Why Scientists Sent Mouse Sperm to the International Space Station
Back on Earth, a pile of new pups proves that mouse DNA can survive space
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Why Morning Glories Could Survive Space Travel
The seed of the common garden flower could survive long journeys in space
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Scientists Make Sturdy Bricks From Mars-Like Soils
Their findings may be a step forward in the mission to build structures on the Red Planet
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Astronaut Peggy Whitson Breaks NASA Record for Most Days in Space
She has spent 534 cumulative days (and counting) in orbit
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The First Manned Space Flight Was the Rocket Designer’s Victory as Much as Yuri Gagarin’s
Sergei Korolev designed the entire Soviet rocket program. But nobody knew his name until after he died
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The Bizarre Story of Saddam Hussein’s Failed “Supergun”
It was called “Big Babylon” and it was originally supposed to fire satellites into orbit
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Watch SpaceX’s Recycled Rocket Stick Its Landing
The reused Falcon 9 booster rocket may usher in an era of cheaper and more frequent trips into space
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France Wants You to Lie on Your Back for 60 Days in the Name of Space Research
But only if you’re a man
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Before Velcro’s Patent Expired, It Was a Niche Product Most People Hadn’t Heard Of
The hook-and-loop tape’s moment in the sun came after others were free to copy it
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NASA Launches the Galaxy’s Most Glorious Space Database
Now you can easily peruse more than 140,000 of the agency’s photos, videos and visualizations
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Mount Etna’s Fiery Eruptions Are Visible From Space
Astronaut Thomas Pesquet captured an image of the volcano’s glowing lava
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A New Generation of Interplanetary Rovers Is Crawling Toward the Stars
These four-legged, wheel-less robots will explore asteroids and the frigid outer worlds of our Solar System
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The World’s First Solar-Powered Satellite is Still Up There After More Than 60 Years
This tiny grapefruit-sized satellite will still be up there well into the 2100s if we don’t take it down
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Scientists Successfully Grow Potatoes in Mars-Like Soils
Can potatoes grow on the red planet? The International Potato Center is on the case
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Take a Virtual Trip to the International Space Station
New VR simulation turns you into an orbiting astronaut
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Are Fast Radio Bursts from Alien Spacecraft? It’s Unlikely, but Possible
A new paper raises the (distant) possibility that the unusual high-energy bursts from the cosmos are from intergalactic ships
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Why (Part of) the International Space Station Will Soon Be the Coldest Place in the Universe
An icebox-like lab will help scientists get a grip on a phenomenon that’s hard to spot on Earth
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When it Comes to Predicting Solar Storms, Space May Not Be the Place
A new study shows that earth-based observations can get warnings out sooner
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