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The New Space Race

Reusable rockets are real, the internet is in orbit, and we’re heading to Mars. With space manufacturing, asteroid mining, and lunar bases, the new space race has just begun, transforming life on Earth forever.
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Aerospace
T-Minus: 10 milestones in commercial spaceflight
T-Minus looks back at 10 major milestones in the commercial space industry — including several SpaceX triumphs.
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Aerospace
T-Minus: 10 space startups to watch
Today’s aerospace industry includes hundreds of startups, all vying to be the next SpaceX. Here are 10 that could actually do it.
Aerospace
T-Minus: 10 space stations of the future
The International Space Station may be nearing retirement, but 10 new space stations are just preparing for launch.
Aerospace
T-Minus: Counting down 10 upcoming moon missions
A countdown of 10 upcoming moon missions, all leading up to the one expected to return NASA astronauts to the lunar surface.
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Aerospace
T-Minus: NASA cracks asteroid capsule, Japan joins exclusive moon club, and more
Freethink’s weekly countdown of the biggest space news, featuring Japan’s moon landing, NASA’s asteroid sample, and more.
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Astronomy
Ice plumes could reveal signs of life on Europa and Enceladus
A new study shows how we could study the icy plumes of Europa and Enceladus without damaging any complex organic molecules in the process.
Aerospace
T-Minus: NASA’s Artemis update, a rocket’s maiden flight, and more
Freethink’s weekly countdown of the biggest space news, featuring NASA’s Artemis update, the maiden launch of Vulcan Centaur, and more.
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Military
Space Force pays Microsoft $20 million for a space simulator
Microsoft is building an advanced space simulator for the US Space Force so that its members can train in VR.
Astronomy
T-Minus: SpaceX’s direct-to-cell satellites, XRISM’s first images, and more
Freethink’s weekly countdown of the biggest space news, featuring SpaceX’s direct-to-cell satellite launch, XRISM’s first images, and more.
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Aerospace
The 21 most exciting space missions of 2024
2024 is expected to deliver huge wins for the space industry, including 10 moon missions, more Starship launches, and a historic sun swoop.
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Physics
Google’s quantum computer suggests that wormholes are real
Until recently, wormholes were considered a mathematical curiosity, but Google’s quantum computer suggests that wormholes might be real.
Aerospace
T-Minus: SpaceX’s spaceplane launch, Jupiter’s “pizza moon,” and more
Freethink’s weekly countdown of the biggest space news, featuring SpaceX’s spaceplane launch, a new image of Io, and more.
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Physics
Scientists rule out a popular alternative theory to dark matter
A passionate minority deny the existence of dark matter and embrace MOND (Modified Newtonian Dynamics) to explain the observations.
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Outer Space
“Singularities don’t exist,” claims black hole pioneer Roy Kerr
Using a powerful mathematical argument, black hole expert Roy Kerr argues that singularities shouldn’t physically exist. He may be right.
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Aerospace
NASA beams home cat video from 19 million miles away
In a history-making demonstration, NASA used invisible lasers to send a cat video to Earth from deep space.
Aerospace
T-Minus: Counting down the 10 greatest space stories of 2023
Freethink’s countdown of the biggest space news of 2023, featuring major rocket launches, groundbreaking astronomy discoveries, and more.
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Aerospace
T-Minus: Missing space tomato found, a stellar remnant revealed, and more
Freethink’s weekly countdown of the biggest space news, featuring NASA’s missing space tomato, Webb’s new stellar remnant image, and more.
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Aerospace
T-Minus: A river of stars, NASA’s next moon landing, and more
Freethink’s weekly countdown of the biggest space news, featuring a newly discovered stellar stream, NASA’s next moon mission, and more.
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Astronomy
NASA’s Webb telescope finds methane in far-off “warm Jupiter”
Astronomers have spotted methane — a molecule linked to the presence of life — in the atmosphere of a “warm Jupiter” exoplanet.
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Robotics
World’s largest robots will help airlines cut carbon emissions
Norwegian startup Avinxt is building massive AI robots to help airlines reduce their emissions, save water, and inspect their planes.
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Aerospace
T-Minus: Starship’s big flight, an alien-hunter’s gift, and more
Freethink’s weekly countdown of the biggest space news, featuring Starship’s second test flight, a new “dark mysteries” telescope, and more.
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Aerospace
Amazon’s satellites ace first tests in space
Amazon’s Project Kuiper prototypes have aced their first tests in space, putting the company a major step closer to competing with Starlink.
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Aerospace
Elon Musk’s SpaceX Starship enters space for the first time
SpaceX’s Starship — the world’s biggest rocket — reached space on its second attempt, but the test wasn’t a complete success.
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Aerospace
One company you’ve never heard of is helping avoid space catastrophes
LeoLabs uses advanced algorithms, cloud computing tech, and a global network of ground-based radars to track objects in low-Earth orbit.
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