Planetary Science
Meteorite Crashes into Woman’s Bed in Canada
The woman awoke to find the space rock laying next to her head
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Space Exploration
Blue Origin Launches William Shatner and Crew to the Final Frontier
The 90-year-old Star Trek actor is now the oldest person to fly in space
Space Exploration
Russian Crew Arrives at Space Station for a Historic Film Shoot
After a tense manual docking by a professional cosmonaut, the Soyuz spacecraft’s other occupants—an actress and a director—are set to make a first-of-its-kind movie in orbit...
Space Exploration
Mars on the Cheap: Scientists Are Working to Revolutionize Access to the Red Planet
The concepts include souped-up Mars helicopters and inexpensive orbiters and landers
Dinosaurs
Some Dinosaurs May Have Wagged Their Tail to Help Them Run
This may be for the same reason humans swing their arms when walking and running
Planetary Science
NASA Unveils Ice-Hunting VIPER Rover’s Lunar Landing Site
The space agency’s first-ever robotic moon rover will touch down in late 2023 just west of Nobile, a crater near the lunar south pole
Space Exploration
SpaceX’s Private Inspiration4 Crew Is Back on Earth
The crew’s splashdown in the Atlantic Ocean marks the historic mission’s end
Paleontology
Kids’ Fossilized Handprints May Be Some of the World’s Oldest Art
Ice age impressions in limestone show that human ancestors inhabited the area
Space Exploration
SpaceX Launches Four Civilians into Orbit on Historic Inspiration4 Flight
The crew will spend the next few days in space before returning to Earth in the fully autonomous Dragon module
Space Exploration
SpaceX’s Inspiration4 Mission Launches Today. Here’s How to Watch
The three-day orbital voyage of the all-civilian crew will be a historic milestone for human spaceflight
