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China's moon mission robots wake up for a 23rd lunar day as team snags major award
China's Chang'e 4 spacecraft have awoken for another lunar day on the far side of the moon, while on Earth the mission received a prestigious international award for its accomplishments.
How commercializing the International Space Station can help astronauts get to the moon and Mars
Commercializing the International Space Station could allow for testing components for moon and Mars missions, and the orbiting platform could also be a pit stop on the way to the moon.
It's 10 p.m., Do You Know What Your Astronauts Are Doing?
How do you feel about helicopter parenting? The result may determine whether you would be a better fit with NASA's astronaut program or its Russian counterpart.
Before We Find Aliens, Humans Need to Figure Ourselves Out
Humans have questions about alien life. But those beings, if they exist, likely have some questions of their own about humans, queries we may want to answer before we find any life beyond Earth.
Discovering Extraterrestrial Life Would Be Slow and Uncertain
Scientists have spent long enough looking for proof of alien life that the little buggers, if they do exist, probably aren't going to be easy to identify.
Mars Society Founder Makes Case for 'Mars Direct' Path to the Red Planet
Both SpaceX and NASA have ideas about how to get humans to the Red Planet, but the founder of the Mars Society says there's a better way to do it.
NASA Chief Keeps Saying 'Pluto Is a Planet' Because It's a Complex, Amazing World
The long-standing debate over Pluto's planethood recently got a public boost from NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine, who said the world should definitely be a planet.
A Journey to Mars Starts on the Space Station
NASA is looking for ways to make a visit to the International Space Station a little more like a voyage to Mars.
