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Science Trump administration drafts legal pact for mining the moon Xeni Jardin

Space NASA to livestream Intuitive Machines moon landing Gail Sherman

Science Geothermal energy potential could power US thousands of times over Ellsworth Toohey

archaeology Ancient surgeon found buried with his scalpels, awls, needles, and other tools of the trade David Pescovitz

Community Why our brains still struggle with tensions between work, leisure, and the concept of time Thom Dunn

audiobooks Elfquest audio movie announced, with livestream event Friday Rob Beschizza

Space SpaceX bought two massive offshore oil rigs as floating launchpads for Starship rockets David Pescovitz

china China's Chang'e 5 return capsule begins trip home, carrying moon rocks back to Earth from space Xeni Jardin

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dupe Trump administration is drafting plans for corporate moon mining Thom Dunn

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tabloids Royal brawl in palace, Brad & Jen's reunion, and 2020 predictions in this week's dubious tabloids Peter Sheridan

Science New timeline of dino extinction day, 66m years ago Rob Beschizza

Space Auction: the only moon rocks retrieved from the lunar surface that can be legally sold David Pescovitz

Science These woodpeckers are so weird scientists thought they were communists Andrea James

picks NASA's Hubble Spots Possible Water Plumes Erupting on Jupiter's Moon Europa Xeni Jardin

Science Our Generation Ships Will Sink Kim Stanley Robinson

fiction The Man Who Sold The Moon Cory Doctorow

Games Moonlight Corn-Hole William Gurstelle