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This Is the Worst Thing That Could Happen to the International Space Station
“There’s a good way to throw out the ISS. And then there’s a really bad way.”
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Astronauts Are Going Back to the Moon For The First Time in Half a Century
“Apollo 8 saved 1968. Artemis II may work similar magic today.”
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What Happens Once We Spot the Asteroid That Will Hit Earth?
“This year, the alert system for defending the planet against incoming space rocks was activated for the first time. It won’t be the last.”
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Baby-Making on Mars
“In the depths of the Cold War, scientists from the U.S. and the U.S.S.R. joined forces to answer a still-urgent question: Can mammals reproduce in space?”
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The Searchers
“[T]he work being done at JPL is the most inspiring research and exploration being done by any humans on our planet.”
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Pooping on the Moon Is a Messy Business
“If humans are to return to the moon, space agencies and governments need to figure out the legal, ethical, and practical dimensions of extraterrestrial waste management.”
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The Search for Extraterrestrial Life as We Don’t Know It
“Scientists are abandoning conventional thinking to search for extraterrestrial creatures that bear little resemblance to Earthlings.”
