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Happy birthday, Albert Einstein. We need you right now. (Op-Ed)

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Albert Einstein was allergic to authoritarians. His dislike of dogma, playful nature, and ability to constructively concentrate let him visualize unorthodox ways the universe might operate. Some of these proved to be true. Daydreaming his way to deeper understandings was his superpower. It can be ours, too.

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8 ways that SpaceX has transformed spaceflight

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SpaceX has changed the spaceflight landscape during its first 20 years of existence. Here's 8 major ways the private spaceflight company did it.

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'The Crawler' is on the move ahead of Artemis 1 rocket rollout

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Everybody's favorite giant rocket truck is back in action. Watch NASA's crawler-transporter 2 (CT-2) vehicle as it slowly "crawled" to the Vehicle Assembly Building at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida.

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Spaceflight

SNL's Pete Davidson will launch to space with Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin

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Actor Pete Davidson will reach the final frontier next week, if all goes according to plan. The "Saturday Night Live" star and five other people are scheduled to fly to suborbital space aboard Blue Origin's New Shepard vehicle on March 23.

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Watch Astra's rocket return-to-flight launch on Tuesday!

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The private spaceflight startup Astra will launch a commercial mission for Spaceflight, Inc. Tuesday (March 15) and you can watch it live online. It's the company's first launch since a failed flight in February.

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No, Russia hasn't claimed it will abandon an American astronaut in space

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A Russian-made video posted on Telegram a week ago is causing some anxiety about the status of a NASA astronaut aboard the International Space Station.

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Science & Astronomy

NASA cracks open 50-year-old Apollo 17 moon rock sample for Artemis prep

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NASA set aside the Apollo 17 moon rock samples to preserve the precious samples collected in 1972 by astronauts Eugene Cernan and Harrison Schmitt (also a geologist) collected in the Taurus-Littrow Valley within Mare Serenitatis. Now, they're seeing the light of day.

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Mars helicopter Ingenuity aces 21st Red Planet flight

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The Ingenuity helicopter's Red Planet flight tally is up to 21. The tiny chopper aced its latest flight on Mars on March 11. "#MarsHelicopter can't be stopped!" NASA's JPL said.

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New supernova identified in the weird Cartwheel galaxy

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A new image from the European Southern Observatory (ESO) captures a stunning view of the Cartwheel galaxy following a recent stellar explosion.

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SpaceX

Elon Musk's SpaceX sends more Starlink terminals, power supplies to Ukraine

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Elon Musk's SpaceX has sent a second shipment of Starlink terminals to Ukraine, generating grateful thank-yous from senior Ukrainian government officials, including President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.

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The 20 most memorable SpaceX missions in photos

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SpaceX has launched about 150 orbital missions over the company's first 20 years. Here's a look at 20 of the most important and memorable of them, in chronological order.

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Entertainment

This Week In Space Podcast: Episode 2 - You, the Rocketeer

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On this episode of This Week in Space, we'll tell you everything you need to know to fly your own rockets (mostly responsibly) -- it's fun, it's safe, and it's a great hobby for a family to do together.

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Star Trek

The 1st 'Star Trek: Strange New Worlds' trailer unveils a cowboy Pike

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The first teaser trailer for the next live-action "Star Trek" spinoff, "Star Trek: Strange New Worlds," has beamed in from Paramount Plus and it looks to be a cowboy adventure to the stars.

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