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weirdness Why 2021 was the weirdest year in space Gareth Branwyn
rocket launches Startup wants to launch satellites with slingshots instead of rockets Thom Dunn
galaxy Check out this rare photograph of a triplet galaxy Thom Dunn
tardigrade Tardigrades can survive being shot out of guns at up to 2,000 mph Thom Dunn
in space no one can hear your heart beat Space travel can literally shrink your heart Thom Dunn
lunar lava tubes How to build a cryogenic Ark that could survive inside of lunar lava tubes Thom Dunn
the cosmos The Moon Actually Has A Tail Made Of Sodium That Wraps Around The Earth Like A Laser Thom Dunn
extraterrestrial affairs Nicaraguan government establishes new Ministry of Extraterrestrial Space Affairs, The Moon, and Other Celestial Bodies Thom Dunn
armed forces Space Force has an operational weapon, and there's no going back Thom Dunn
probes A catalog of our distant space probes Rob Beschizza
organic compounds Japanese scientists find water and organic matter on Itokawa asteroid Gareth Branwyn
legal precedent How a bizarre 1970s Arctic killing could help set a legal precedent for space murder Thom Dunn
rover Perseverance Beautiful 360 pan of the Mars Jezero crater Gareth Branwyn
taikonauts China's private space exploration industry is booming Thom Dunn
spacecraft Great explainer on how to land on the moon Andrea James
space exploration An insane amount of cool space things happening in 2021 Miss Cellania
galaxy Scientists have discovered that the universe is brighter than previously believed Thom Dunn
ground control to major tom How does sound travel through space? Thom Dunn
air force The U.S. Air Force chose these 6 candidate locations to host the U.S. Space Command headquarters Xeni Jardin
analee newitz Annalee Newitz explains why we should colonize Venus instead of Mars Thom Dunn