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How Do You Prove There’s Ice on the Moon? With a Lunar Flashlight

Frost Finder

How Do You Prove There’s Ice on the Moon? With a Lunar Flashlight

Katrina Miller

The Orion Moon Capsule Is Back. What Happens Next?

Homecoming

The Orion Moon Capsule Is Back. What Happens Next?

Ramin Skibba

The Enigma of Dragonfly 44, the Galaxy That’s Almost Invisible

Space Oddity

The Enigma of Dragonfly 44, the Galaxy That’s Almost Invisible

Lyndie Chiou

Pop-Up Farming Pods to Help Colonizers Grow Crops on Mars

Plant Goals

Pop-Up Farming Pods to Help Colonizers Grow Crops on Mars

Amit Katwala

The Hibernator’s Guide to the Galaxy

Power Nap

The Hibernator’s Guide to the Galaxy

Brendan I. Koerner

NASA Will Not Change the James Webb Telescope’s Name

Astronomy

NASA Will Not Change the James Webb Telescope’s Name

Ramin Skibba

NASA’s SLS Rocket Finally Launches the Artemis 1 Moon Mission

Another Giant Leap

NASA’s SLS Rocket Finally Launches the Artemis 1 Moon Mission

Ramin Skibba

China Is Now a Major Space Power

Such Great Heights

China Is Now a Major Space Power

Ramin Skibba

‘Brightest of All Time’ Gamma-Ray Burst Sparks a Supernova Hunt

Star Search

‘Brightest of All Time’ Gamma-Ray Burst Sparks a Supernova Hunt

Katrina Miller

A New 3,200-Megapixel Camera Has Astronomers Salivating

Sky Spy

A New 3,200-Megapixel Camera Has Astronomers Salivating

Ramin Skibba

A Clever Way to Map the Moon’s Surface—Using Shadows

Hello Darkness

A Clever Way to Map the Moon’s Surface—Using Shadows

Theo Nicitopoulos

What Drives Galaxies? The Milky Way’s Black Hole May Be the Key

Star Power

What Drives Galaxies? The Milky Way’s Black Hole May Be the Key

Thomas Lewton

Bam! NASA Says DART Really Clocked That Asteroid

Rock'em, Sock'em

Bam! NASA Says DART Really Clocked That Asteroid

Ramin Skibba

These Sci-Fi Visions for Interstellar Travel Just Might Work

WIRED Q&A

These Sci-Fi Visions for Interstellar Travel Just Might Work

Ramin Skibba

The FCC's Rules on Space Junk Just Got Stricter

All That Litters

The FCC's Rules on Space Junk Just Got Stricter

Ramin Skibba

Sofia, the Airplane-Borne Telescope, Lands for the Last Time

You’re Grounded

Sofia, the Airplane-Borne Telescope, Lands for the Last Time

Ramin Skibba

NASA’s DART Spacecraft Smashes Into an Asteroid—on Purpose

Crash Course

NASA’s DART Spacecraft Smashes Into an Asteroid—on Purpose

Ramin Skibba

Hurricane Ian Blows Back NASA’s Artemis Launch

Weather Watch

Hurricane Ian Blows Back NASA’s Artemis Launch

Ramin Skibba

The UK Is Rejoining the Space Race

Cosmic Girl

The UK Is Rejoining the Space Race

Jonathan O’Callaghan

NASA’s Perseverance Rover Digs Up Organic Molecules on Mars

Hard Rock

NASA’s Perseverance Rover Digs Up Organic Molecules on Mars

Ramin Skibba