Emerging Tech
The Elon Musk Impersonators of the Internet
For cryptocurrency scammers, imitation is the sincerest form of fraud.
Emerging Tech
Another Shocking Delay for NASA’s Next Big Telescope
If the James Webb Space Telescope wants to get off the ground, it will need a blessing—and more money—from Congress.
Emerging Tech
When a Mars Simulation Goes Wrong
A recent mission atop a Hawaiian volcano shows humans still have much to learn before they set foot on another world.
Digital Government
The Most Honest Out-of-Office Message
What if you deleted all your emails during vacation and never looked back?
Digital Government
What Should We Do About the International Space Station?
The Trump administration and Congress are set to collide over the fate of the massive orbital lab.
Emerging Tech
The Mystery of the ‘SpaceBees’ Just Got Even Weirder
As the government investigates an unauthorized satellite launch, amateur trackers are watching the skies for clues.
Policy
Congress Is Quietly Nudging NASA to Look for Aliens
The space agency hasn't funded the search for extraterrestrial intelligence for 25 years. Could that soon change?
Emerging Tech
Are We There Yet?
How scientists and engineers handle a spacecraft’s months-long journey to Mars.
Digital Government
NASA Finally Gets a New Leader
Nearly 15 months after President Trump was sworn in, the space agency has a permanent administrator.
Digital Government
Why Is NASA's Space Telescope Running a Year Behind?
The James Webb will launch in 2020 instead of next year—and it will probably need more money from Congress to do it.
Digital Government
Who's Running NASA?
An interim administrator has been overseeing the space agency for more than 13 months—and now he’s leaving, too.
Emerging Tech
How Well Does Trump Understand NASA?
As he praised the work of SpaceX, the president seemed to undermine the efforts of his own space agency.
Digital Government
NASA’s Next Space Telescope Is Running Out of Time
The James Webb, Hubble’s successor, may face more delays and even exceed its budget, according to a new government report.
Digital Government
The NASA Space Telescope Trump Wants to Cancel
The president’s budget proposal has some troubling news for the space agency’s next big astronomy mission.
Emerging Tech
The Symbolism of Elon Musk Sending a Car Into Space
The decision to launch a Tesla into an orbit around the sun marks yet another shift in American spaceflight business.
Emerging Tech
A Long-Lost NASA Spacecraft Rises From the Dead
After 13 years of silence, scientists hear a mission calling home.
Emerging Tech
No One Met the $20 Million Deadline for a Civilian Moon Mission
The prize for a Google-sponsored competition to send spacecraft to the lunar surface will now go unclaimed.
Digital Government
How the Government Shutdown Disrupted SpaceX's Plans
The government shutdown shows just how much budget fights in Washington could derail Elon Musk’s rocket ambitions.
Digital Government
What Happens to Astronauts During a Government Shutdown?
How NASA scales down to a skeleton crew when Congress misses a big budget deadline
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