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You Have NASA to Thank for Wireless Headphones and Vacuum Cleaners
The space agency’s Spinoff project displays the countless everyday technologies that were spurred by space-related research.
Luca Nardi
MagNav
GPS Is Vulnerable to Attack. Magnetic Navigation Can Help
Dario d’Elia
heads up
A Glowing Metal Ring Crashed to Earth. No One Knows Where It Came From
Eric Berger, Ars Technica
Astronomy
The Brightest Comet of 2025 Is Coming. Here’s How You Can See It Shine
Marta Musso
Cold Swimming
NASA Wants to Explore the Icy Moons of Jupiter and Saturn With Autonomous Robots
Shigeyuki Hando
moon shot
Elon Musk Calls Out NASA’s Moon Ambitions: ‘We’re Going Straight to Mars’
Eric Berger, Ars Technica
Shooting Stars
How to Watch the Spectacular Quadrantids Meteor Shower Tonight
Gretchen Rundorff
WIRED World
Transforming the Moon Into Humanity’s First Space Hub
Saurav Shroff
space race
How NASA Might Change Under Donald Trump
Eric Berger, Ars Technica
Space
The Universe Is Teeming With Complex Organic Molecules
Elise Cutts
solar express
A Spacecraft Is About to Fly Into the Sun’s Atmosphere for the First Time
Eric Berger, Ars Technica
Hello Darkness
What’s the Winter Solstice, Anyway?
Reece Rogers
extended trip
NASA Postpones Return of Stranded Starliner Astronauts to March
Fernanda González
WIRED World
We’ve Never Been Closer to Finding Life Outside Our Solar System
Lisa Kaltenegger
Long Goodbye
The End Is Near for NASA’s Voyager Probes
Luca Nardi
Astrophysics
The Mystery of How Supermassive Black Holes Merge
Jonathan O’Callaghan
Reloaded
Starship’s Next Launch Could Be Just Two Weeks Away
Eric Berger, Ars Technica
all I do is twin
China’s New Heavy Lift Rocket Looks a Whole Lot Like SpaceX’s Starship
Eric Berger, Ars Technica
Moon Catwalk
NASA Will Do Space in Style With the Prada Axiom Spacesuit
Emilio Cozzi
To the Moon
SpaceX’s Dramatic Rocket Catch Brings Interplanetary Travel One Step Closer
Marta Musso
Fly Me to the Moon
The Hunt for Life on Europa Is About to Kick Up a Gear
Jonathan O’Callaghan
An International Space Station Leak Is Getting Worse—and Keeping NASA Up at Night
Eric Berger, Ars Technica
mission report
The Polaris Dawn Spaceflight Was More Than Just a Billionaire Joyride
Eric Berger, Ars Technica
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