Space
Strike Two
SpaceX’s Latest Starship Explosion Marks Two Consecutive Failures
The new version of Starship will be tested again in four to six weeks. A third consecutive failure could indicate fundamental problems with the updated design.
Stephen Clark, Ars Technica
Talking to the Moon
Nokia Put a 4G Cellular Network on the Moon but Couldn’t Make a Phone Call
Julian Chokkattu
Special Delivery
A Private Space Mission Just Successfully Landed on the Moon for the First Time
Javier Carbajal
Exploration
A Jumping Lunar Robot Is About to Explore a Pitch-Black Moon Crater for the First Time
Jonathan O’Callaghan
Chance Encounter
The Odds of a City-Killing Asteroid Hitting Earth Keep Rising
Eric Berger, Ars Technica
Heating Up
It’s Spring on Mars—and That Means Violently Explosive Geysers and Avalanches
Shigeyuki Hando
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
heads up
A Glowing Metal Ring Crashed to Earth. No One Knows Where It Came From
Eric Berger, Ars Technica
Cold Swimming
NASA Wants to Explore the Icy Moons of Jupiter and Saturn With Autonomous Robots
Shigeyuki Hando
moon shot
Elon Musk Calls Out NASA’s Moon Ambitions: ‘We’re Going Straight to Mars’
Eric Berger, Ars Technica