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Mars Sample Return now! (op-ed)

May 15th, 2025 by me

The White House’s 2026 budget request axes NASA’s long-held plan to bring Mars samples to Earth for analysis. Here’s why that cancellation would be a mistake.

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SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launches Starlink satellites from Cape Canaveral, lands at sea

May 15th, 2025 by me

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket lifted off from Florida’s Cape Canaveral Space Force Station today (May 14), carrying 28 Starlink satellites for the company’s growing constellation.

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SpaceX will launch Starship’s 9th test flight next week, Elon Musk says

May 15th, 2025 by me

Elon Musk said that he’ll give a livestreamed update about SpaceX’s Mars plans next week, shortly before the ninth test flight of the company’s Starship megarocket.

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Astronaut sees ‘Flower Moon’ from orbit | Space photo of the day for May 13, 2025

May 14th, 2025 by me

NASA astronaut Nichole Ayers, an Expedition 73 crew member aboard the International Space Station, photographed the “Flower” full moon in May 2025.

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James Webb Space Telescope captures ghostly images of clouds on Saturn’s largest moon Titan

May 14th, 2025 by me

The James Webb Space Telescope has peered into the atmosphere of Saturn’s largest moon Titan, capturing the first evidence of cloud formation in the moon’s northern hemisphere.

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Volcanoes shaped the moon from the inside out, scientists find: ‘Our team was genuinely puzzled’

May 14th, 2025 by me

Data from NASA’s GRAIL mission reveals evidence of ancient volcanic heat still influencing the moon’s internal structure.

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China is sharing priceless moon samples with international partners, but NASA can’t be a part of it

May 14th, 2025 by me

The Wolf Amendment, a law that prevents bilateral cooperation in space research between the U.S. and China, is preventing U.S. government-funded analysis of the Chang’e 5 moon samples.

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Australia’s first ever home-grown orbital rocket ready for debut launch today

May 14th, 2025 by me

Australian company Gilmour Space is poised to launch Australia’s first ever orbital rocket designed and manufactured in the land down under.

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