100 years after Robert Goddard launched the first liquid-fueled rocket, NASA is preparing a return to the moon with the Artemis program to extend humanity’s reach into deep space.
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Scientists are searching for evidence of microbial life left behind in these mineral deposits.
Exomoons orbiting rogue planets could host liquid water for billions of years, offering potential habitats for life deep in interstellar space.
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Robert Goddard’s innovations in liquid-fueled rockets — assisted by his wife, Esther — still resonate 100 years after his pioneering flight.
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Two SpaceX Falcon 9 rockets carrying Starlink satellites were launched from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California and Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida on March 13 and 14, 2026.
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Dragonfly will explore the giant Saturn moon Titan by air, helping scientists learn about the proto-ingredients of life on the satellite’s hazy surface.
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NASA’s Artemis 2 mission, which will launch astronauts to the moon for the first time in more than 50 years, comes with undeniable risk. But quantifying that risk is a tall order.
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SpaceX’s plan to launch one million orbiting data centers to space worries astronomers, who say the satellite streaks caused by the proposed constellation would severely impair observations.
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NASA has completed the Artemis 2 flight readiness review and plans to launch the historic moon mission as soon as April 1.
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A photo captures Northrop Grumman’s Cygnus XL freighter being jettisoned away from the International Space Station carrying thousands of pounds of garbage, headed for a fiery demise.
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