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![A young girl looks at a model of the solar system.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/UFewYTBYdeRWxMQCySnByH-320-80.jpg)
A new way to teach science (op-ed)
By Robert Zubrin published
A new way of teaching science can give students a chance to learn how science really makes its way forward and offer them a chance to mix it up themselves.
![Making territorial claims in space is illegal under international law.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/BbH8ECWQoAsPM4gZXTZiP-320-80.jpeg)
Moon mining claims fall into gray area of international law, so how to avoid conflict?
By Michelle L.D. Hanlon published
It's been 50 years since humans last visited the moon, and even robotic missions have been few and far between. But the Earth's only natural satellite is about to get crowded.
![Album cover for Pearl Jam's new record "Gigaton."](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/4NGcwG4CLVGZMTBErHDSwU-320-80.jpg)
Pearl Jam's 'Gigaton' boldly goes to the Red Planet, has 'Apollo' exclusive on SiriusXM
By Steve Spaleta last updated
Pearl Jam's new record, 'Gigaton,' moves listeners beyond Earthly bounds to reflect on our changing planet.
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After 45 years, the 5-billion-year legacy of the Voyager 2 interstellar probe is just beginning
By Alice Gorman published
The iconic Voyager spacecraft seen through the eyes of an archaeologist.
![an artist's depiction of a rocket with the moon in the background](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/ZGZszyTLQjMnAB7tcNqeaA-320-80.jpeg)
NASA's Artemis 1 mission to the moon sets the stage for routine space exploration beyond Earth's orbit — here's what to expect and why it's important
By Jack Burns published
![astronaut kneeling on moon](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/LGZZ7SYCu6TdtLpMQ24dVU-320-80.jpg)
NASA is launching the 1st stage of the Artemis mission — here's why humans are going back to the moon
By Gretchen Benedix published
With the Artemis program, Earth as a global community has the opportunity to participate and push back the frontiers of human knowledge and innovation.
![a telescope dish against a space background](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/wo7YS24G7A3vjWi5dzpLbP-320-80.jpeg)
Scientists are turning data into sound to listen to the whispers of the universe (and more)
By Jeffrey Cooke published
Data sonification has powerful applications in research, education and outreach, and also enables blind and visually impaired communities to understand plots, images and other data.
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Artemis 1 is the 1st flight of spacecraft set to take humans back to the moon — here's what needs to go right
By Gareth Dorrian published
What does success look like for the Artemis 1 mission?
![Private companies have launched dozens of imaging satellites — like the two small boxes in the middle of the photo — into orbit in recent years.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/pjaL99r9k2UNR6WtBQWRuN-320-80.jpeg)
War in Ukraine highlights the growing strategic importance of private satellite companies — especially in times of conflict
By Mariel Borowitz published
Satellites owned by private companies have played an unexpectedly important role in the war in Ukraine.
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Astronomers have detected one of the biggest black hole jets in the sky
By Luke Barnes, Miroslav Filipovic, Ray Norris, Velibor Velović published
Spanning more than a million light years from end to end, the jet shoots away from a black hole with enormous energy, and at almost the speed of light.
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