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August 5, 2026
A Four-Ton SpaceX Rocket Stage Hit the Moon, but No One Saw It
Although amateur and professional astronomers pointed their telescopes at the impact site, there were no obvious signs of a collision — at least not yet.
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August 4, 2026
A SpaceX Rocket Will Soon Crash Into the Moon
The second stage of a Falcon 9 rocket, which sent two private landers to the moon last year, will collide with the moon early Wednesday morning.
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July 23, 2026
Four Young Mathematicians Receive Prestigious Fields Medals
The awards are bestowed only once every four years to mathematicians under the age of 40.
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July 15, 2026
Researchers Claim to Have Solved the Perplexing ‘Reverse Sprinkler’ Problem That Stumped Feynman
Physicists have debated which way a submerged sprinkler sucking in water would spin. Careful experiments provide an answer.
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July 10, 2026
What China’s Successful Rocket Launch Means for the Future of the Space Race
A space neophyte not long ago, China is now the United State’s main competitor for supremacy throughout the solar system.
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June 30, 2026
Curiosity, Perseverance and Now Promise? NASA May Send a Mars Rover to the Moon.
As part of plans to establish a lunar base, the space agency may send to the moon a spare test version of the rover — as well as a soccer ball.
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June 29, 2026
NASA Aims to Catch a Falling Space Telescope and Push It Back Up
A rescue mission will soon be underway for NASA’s Swift telescope.
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June 12, 2026
SpaceX’s Unlikely Journey From Far-Out Idea to $2 Trillion Juggernaut
Elon Musk said he had initially given SpaceX less than a 10 percent chance of succeeding. His rocket company has come a long way.
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June 9, 2026
Meet the NASA Astronauts in the Artemis III 4-Person Crew
NASA’s next mission in its effort to return humans to the moon will be led by an all-male crew. Three of them have extensive experience in space, while the other was a backup on Artemis II.
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May 29, 2026
Blue Origin Rocket Blows Up on Florida Launchpad During Test
The rocket, built by Jeff Bezos’ space company, was to carry 48 satellites into space. Blue Origin reported on social media that “all personnel have been accounted for.”
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May 26, 2026
NASA’s Moon Base Plan Adds Two Rovers for Its Astronauts
The contracts, announced on Tuesday, are part of the space agency’s efforts to establish a moon base.
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May 22, 2026
SpaceX to Attempt Launch of Updated Starship Rocket
If a problem with the launch tower is fixed, SpaceX will try to launch on Friday evening.
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