Space
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Space
NASA breathes sigh of relief as stadium-sized asteroid skims Earth
The huge rock is 950 feet in diameter
A reactor that converts moon dust into oxygen is almost ready for space travel
Groundbreaking technology
SpaceX engineer becomes first person to play violin in space
This beautiful performance was a historical first
American billionaire’s first words as he did Elon Musk’s first SpaceX private spacewalk
It was Elon Musk’s riskiest mission to date
SpaceX launches billionaire astronaut further from Earth than any human in half a century
It’s a history-making mission
Astronaut was told to flee ISS immediately after finding blob growing outside it
Life in space can be dangerous
NASA’s Super Guppy landing in Arizona was totally atypical
An unusual landing by an unusual aircraft
Another discovery on Mars points to possibility of life
Scientists have made a potentially huge discovery
Why laser message NASA sent to Earth from 140 million miles could help future Mars missions
That’s 1.5x the distance between Earth and the Sun
Astronaut aiming to walk on Mars reveals biggest challenge
This challenge is big, but often overlooked
NASA astronaut says being in space made him realize we are ‘living a lie’
Seeing Earth from space gave him a new perspective
NASA astronaut says being in space made him realize we are 'living a lie'
Seeing Earth from space gave him a new perspective
Astronaut posts shot from space that can’t be ‘taken anymore’
This remarkable shot would now be impossible