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'Eventually, all life on Earth will be destroyed by the sun': Elon Musk explains his drive to colonize Mars
By Mike Wall published
Elon Musk explained the rather depressing fate of life on Earth to Fox News host Jesse Waters, who had asked him why humanity should go to Mars.

Hours before a solar eclipse, spruce trees 'talk' to each other
By Julian Dossett published
A new study suggests trees in the forest can access ancient memories and "talk" to each other hours before a solar eclipse.

NASA diagnoses fracture in a 'huge cosmic bone' using X-ray observatory
By Stefanie Waldek published
A combination of X-ray from NASA's Chandra observatory and radio data indicates that a galactic "fracture" was likely caused by a special neutron star called a pulsar.

Laurie Leshin stepping down as director of NASA’s Jet Propulsion Lab
By Josh Dinner published
NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory will prepare for new leadership, as current director Laurie Leshin has announced that she's stepping down from the role next month.

'Destiny 2' is getting four new expansions, including a 'Star Wars' crossover that adds lightsabers and blasters (video)
By Fran Ruiz published
Bungie might be dropping a Marathon reboot on us this year, but Destiny 2 ain't going anywhere, and its content plans for 2025 and 2026 are enticing to say the least.

James Webb Space Telescope finds water in the air of exotic 'sub-Neptune' exoplanet
By Victoria Corless published
NASA's James Webb Space Telescope has found water vapor swirling in the air of a distant, boiling-hot alien planet, a new study reports.

NASA gets keys to Orion spacecraft | Space photo of the day for May 7, 2025
By Robert Z. Pearlman published
Lockheed Martin officials handed over the "keys" to the Artemis 2 Orion spacecraft to NASA, marking the start of its processing for launch.

Old Soviet Venus lander's fall to Earth will be no ordinary space junk crash. Here's why
By Mike Wall published
The Soviet Union's failed Kosmos 482 Venus probe will fall back to Earth from orbit soon, and it may well make it to the ground in one piece.
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