space

Argentina tries to fight the theft of its precious meteorites

Culture

Northern Argentina’s Campo del Cielo is where the world’s largest mass of meteorites has been found. And it has also been plagued by theft for years, something Argentina is trying to fight.

Six Russian women who underwent eight days of simulated space flight in a mock space capsule.

Could Russia be the first nation to send a woman to the Moon?

Science
Kelly brother astronauts

NASA is using twin brothers to observe the effects of zero gravity on the human body

Science
This artist's concept shows NASA's Dawn spacecraft arriving at the dwarf planet Ceres

NASA’s Dawn spacecraft is already historic, and it’s just getting started

Science
An artist's rendering of a habitable moon orbiting a gas giant planet.

Life beyond Earth? The best bet may be on moons, not planets

Science
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