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Nokia Put a 4G Cellular Network on the Moon but Couldn’t Make a Phone Call

Talking to the Moon

Nokia Put a 4G Cellular Network on the Moon but Couldn’t Make a Phone Call

Julian Chokkattu

A Private Space Mission Just Successfully Landed on the Moon for the First Time

Special Delivery

A Private Space Mission Just Successfully Landed on the Moon for the First Time

Javier Carbajal

Something Unexpected Is Spewing Stars Into the Milky Way

Supermassive News

Something Unexpected Is Spewing Stars Into the Milky Way

Jorge Garay

A Jumping Lunar Robot Is About to Explore a Pitch-Black Moon Crater for the First Time

Exploration

A Jumping Lunar Robot Is About to Explore a Pitch-Black Moon Crater for the First Time

Jonathan O’Callaghan

The Lunar Economy Is Coming

Offplaneting

The Lunar Economy Is Coming

Jorge Garay

The Odds of a City-Killing Asteroid Hitting Earth Keep Rising

Chance Encounter

The Odds of a City-Killing Asteroid Hitting Earth Keep Rising

Eric Berger, Ars Technica

This Is Where Asteroid 2024 YR4 Could Strike

Future Impact

This Is Where Asteroid 2024 YR4 Could Strike

Jorge Garay

It’s Spring on Mars—and That Means Violently Explosive Geysers and Avalanches

Heating Up

It’s Spring on Mars—and That Means Violently Explosive Geysers and Avalanches

Shigeyuki Hando

How Morocco Became the Meteorite Hunting Capital of the World

Finders Keepers

How Morocco Became the Meteorite Hunting Capital of the World

Helen Gordon

Moon or Mars? The US Might Face a Tough Choice for Future Missions

Change of Plan

Moon or Mars? The US Might Face a Tough Choice for Future Missions

Ian Whittaker

Trump’s Plan for Elon Musk to Bring the ‘Stranded’ Astronauts Home ASAP Is a Headache for NASA

Lost in Space

Trump’s Plan for Elon Musk to Bring the ‘Stranded’ Astronauts Home ASAP Is a Headache for NASA

Eric Berger, Ars Technica

This Company Wants to Build a Space Station That Has Artificial Gravity

Lofty Ideas

This Company Wants to Build a Space Station That Has Artificial Gravity

Emilio Cozzi

See 6 Planets Align on January 21

Astronomy

See 6 Planets Align on January 21

Gretchen Rundorff

Check Out These Extraordinary New Images of Mercury

Space Exploration

Check Out These Extraordinary New Images of Mercury

Sara Carmignani

You Have NASA to Thank for Wireless Headphones and Vacuum Cleaners

Innovation

You Have NASA to Thank for Wireless Headphones and Vacuum Cleaners

Luca Nardi

GPS Is Vulnerable to Attack. Magnetic Navigation Can Help

MagNav

GPS Is Vulnerable to Attack. Magnetic Navigation Can Help

Dario d’Elia

A Glowing Metal Ring Crashed to Earth. No One Knows Where It Came From

heads up

A Glowing Metal Ring Crashed to Earth. No One Knows Where It Came From

Eric Berger, Ars Technica

The Brightest Comet of 2025 Is Coming. Here’s How You Can See It Shine

Astronomy

The Brightest Comet of 2025 Is Coming. Here’s How You Can See It Shine

Marta Musso

NASA Wants to Explore the Icy Moons of Jupiter and Saturn With Autonomous Robots

Cold Swimming

NASA Wants to Explore the Icy Moons of Jupiter and Saturn With Autonomous Robots

Shigeyuki Hando

Elon Musk Calls Out NASA’s Moon Ambitions: ‘We’re Going Straight to Mars’

moon shot

Elon Musk Calls Out NASA’s Moon Ambitions: ‘We’re Going Straight to Mars’

Eric Berger, Ars Technica