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Why SpaceX IPO plan is generating so much buzz
More than 20 years after founding SpaceX, the record-breaking company that transformed the global space industry, Elon Musk is planning to take the enterprise public.
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SpaceX launches 1st of 5 missions on tap in next 8 days on Florida's Space Coast
SpaceX and United Launch Alliance are combining for a busy week of rocket launches on the Space Coast.
Space Exploration
Dec 12, 2025
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Musk signals plan to launch IPO for SpaceX
Elon Musk has signaled plans to soon seek a public stock listing of SpaceX, confirming a report that links the strategic shift to a near-term need for more capital.
Space Exploration
Dec 12, 2025
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Reading the 'light fingerprints' of dead satellites
There are already tens of thousands of pieces of large debris in orbit, some of which pose a threat to functional satellites. Various agencies and organizations have been developing novel solutions to this problem, before ...
Space Exploration
Dec 11, 2025
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Earth's atmosphere may help support human life on the moon
The moon's surface may be more than just a dusty, barren landscape. Over billions of years, tiny particles from Earth's atmosphere have landed in the lunar soil, creating a possible source of life-sustaining substances for ...
Space Exploration
Dec 11, 2025
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NASA loses contact with its Maven spacecraft orbiting Mars for the past decade
NASA has lost contact with a spacecraft that has orbited Mars for more than a decade.
Space Exploration
Dec 11, 2025
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The race to mine the Moon is on, and it urgently needs some clear international rules
The vision of mining space for resources is no longer science fiction. The moon's proximity to Earth and the presence of precious resources make it an increasingly attractive prospect for exploitation.
Space Exploration
Dec 10, 2025
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The Nancy Grace Roman Telescope is complete
If you feel a thrill every time we discover something new about the cosmos, then November 25th may have been a noteworthy day to you. That's the day that NASA completed assembly of the Nancy Grace Roman Telescope. The two ...
Astronomy
Dec 10, 2025
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Cosmic trip could help bacteria keep future space missions safe from radiation
A new research collaboration that fuses fashion and science is set to send bacteria into space—and the outcomes could create radiation-sensitive fabrics capable of preventing skin cancer on Earth and protecting space explorers ...
Space Exploration
Dec 10, 2025
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A pioneering study on the feasibility of asteroid mining
Much remains to be known about the chemical composition of small asteroids. Their potential to harbor valuable metals, materials from the early solar system, and the possibility of obtaining a geochemical record of their ...
Space Exploration
Dec 10, 2025
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NASA begins moon mission plume-surface interaction tests
In March, NASA researchers employed a new camera system to capture data imagery of the interaction between Firefly Aerospace Blue Ghost Mission-1 lander's engine plumes and the lunar surface.
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Dec 10, 2025
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Video: How to see the Geminid meteor shower
One of the most spectacular meteor showers of the year reaches its peak this week—giving skywatchers the chance to see up to 100 "shooting stars" an hour under perfect conditions.
Astronomy
Dec 10, 2025
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NASA astronaut back on Earth after 8 months on space station
NASA astronaut Jonny Kim flew home with two Roscosmos cosmonauts from the International Space Station packed tight in their Soyuz spacecraft landing in the frozen steppes of Kazakhstan on Dec. 9 to complete an eight-month ...
Space Exploration
Dec 10, 2025
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SpaceX national security mission marks last use of Cape Canaveral's landing zones
SpaceX sent up its second launch in less than 24 hours on the Space Coast on Dec. 9, while also bringing home its booster for the last time on a landing zone it has been leasing for the last 10 years.
Space Exploration
Dec 10, 2025
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New report outlines science priorities for human Mars exploration
As humanity prepares to take its first steps on Mars, a comprehensive report released by the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine and steered by scientists at Penn State lays out a detailed science strategy ...
Space Exploration
Dec 9, 2025
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How to watch one of the year's best meteor showers, the Geminids
It's time for one of the strongest meteor showers of the year.
Space Exploration
Dec 9, 2025
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Lower-cost space missions like NASA's ESCAPADE are starting to deliver exciting science, but at a risk
After a yearslong series of setbacks, NASA's Escape and Plasma Acceleration and Dynamics Explorers, or ESCAPADE, mission has finally begun its roundabout journey to Mars.
Space Exploration
Dec 9, 2025
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China outlines future plans in new video, including finding Earth 2.0
In a recent Hot Take segment, the China Global Television Network recently released an interesting video detailing China's future plans for space. Titled "Earth 2.0? China's plan to find new Earth," the video actually details ...
Space Exploration
Dec 8, 2025
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NASA selects two instruments for Artemis IV lunar surface science
NASA has selected two science instruments designed for astronauts to deploy on the surface of the moon during the Artemis IV mission to the lunar south polar region. The instruments will improve our knowledge of the lunar ...
Space Exploration
Dec 8, 2025
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Musk denies reports of SpaceX seeking $800 billion valuation
Elon Musk has denied news reports that his rocket and satellite maker SpaceX is seeking a $800 billion valuation through a share sale.
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Dec 8, 2025
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