Science / Space
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Scientists Plan ‘Doomsday’ Vault on Moon
This story originally appeared on Grist and is part of the Climate Desk collaboration. In the fall of 2016, soaring…
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John McFall, the Astronaut Flag Bearer at the Paris Paralympics, Is Ready to Fly
This story originally appeared on WIRED Italia and has been translated from Italian. John McFall’s sporting record alone would be…
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The Boeing Starliner Astronauts Will Come Home on SpaceX's Dragon Next Year
NASA has announced that astronauts Barry Wilmore and Sunita Williams will return to Earth next February aboard SpaceX’s Dragon spacecraft.…
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The Vacuum of Space Will Decay Sooner Than Expected
The original version of this story appeared in Quanta Magazine. Vacuum decay, a process that could end the universe as…
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NASA Nears Decision Time on Boeing Starliner’s Fate
With no consensus on the safety of the Starliner crew capsule, NASA officials said Wednesday they need another week or…
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How to See the Conjunction Between Mars, Jupiter, and the Moon This August
This story originally appeared on WIRED en Español and has been translated from Spanish. August has delivered many spectacular sights…
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This Gargantuan Lab Simulates Blasting Satellites Into Space
Satellites go through a lot. As they hurtle around our planet at up to 17,000 miles an hour they must…
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NASA Still Hasn't Decided How to Get the Boeing Starliner Astronauts Home
During a news conference on Wednesday, NASA officials for the first time publicly discussed divisions within the agency about whether…
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See the Perseids and Southern Delta Aquariids in a Stunning Double Meteor Shower
Get ready to see a double meteor shower featuring one of the biggest and brightest meteor showers of the year,…
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NASA Is ‘Evaluating All Options’ to Get the Boeing Starliner Crew Home
It has now been eight weeks since Boeing’s Starliner spacecraft launched into orbit on an Atlas V rocket, bound for…
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