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The team members filled out questionnaires to test decision-making and more.
space exploration

What It's Like to Live on the Sea Floor to Simulate Life in Space

Researchers squeeze into an underwater habitat off Florida to help prepare for missions to the Moon and beyond.
Jessica Leigh Hester September 9, 2019
The rocket lifting off.
space exploration

A Rocket Treated Florida to a Light Show at Dawn

On Thursday, it catapulted a communications satellite into space from Cape Canaveral.
Evan Nicole Brown August 9, 2019
At St. Peter's Church, the moon floated above pews and beneath stained-glass windows.
space exploration

The Moon Went on Tour Through England

It dangled over church pews and disco dancers in Dorset.
Jessica Leigh Hester August 7, 2019
"Fallen Astronaut" alongside the commemorative plaque.
objects of intrigue

There Is Just One Sculpture on the Moon

“Fallen Astronaut” honors those who died in the Space Race, with a few notable omissions.
Evan Nicole Brown July 19, 2019
Canberra Deep Space Communication Complex.
Paddys River, Australia

Canberra Deep Space Communication Complex

It's home to the antenna that received the first images of Neil Armstrong walking on the moon.
Buzz Aldrin, Neil Armstrong, and Michael Collins in front of one of their training capsules.
objects of intrigue

The Apollo Astronauts Signed Memorabilia in Quarantine—as Life Insurance

"Insurance covers" were meant to provide for their families in the event of disaster.
Jesse Hicks July 18, 2019
Roswell, New Mexico

Roswell UFO Spacewalk

A blacklight journey through a celestial art exhibit.
One of the shelters.
Esrange, Sweden

Esrange Rocket Shelters

The wilderness of northern Sweden is full of shelters to protect people from sounding rockets returning from space.
The artist Rodney Winfield went back and forth on 11 versions of the window with officials at NASA and the National Cathedral. Finally he came up with this geometric design that pleased all parties.
space exploration

The Story Behind the 'Space Window' at D.C.'s National Cathedral

Embedded inside it is a 3 billion year-old moon rock.
Matthew Blitz July 16, 2019
This chart of the moon's surface includes inscriptions from members of every Apollo landing crew.
space exploration

For Sale: 200 Extraterrestrial Artifacts That Bring Space Down to Earth

The auction commemorates the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 moon landing.
Matthew Taub July 15, 2019
Dallol's colorful volcanic landscape.
space exploration

Ethiopia’s Strange Volcanic Landscapes Are Irresistible to Scientists (and Tourists)

Dallol can teach us a lot about Mars, and it needs to be protected.
Kelly Oakes June 18, 2019
The cover for the cheese featured the movie poster for Top Secret.
Hawthorne, California

SpaceX Space Cheese

The first privately-owned space capsule to orbit and land carried a secret payload: a wheel of Le Brouère.
Jezero Crater is the chosen landing site of the Mars 2020 mission.
space exploration

To Make a Field Guide to Life on Mars, First Head to the Deep Sea

Some scientists believe this is how we'll know what to look for.
Sabrina Imbler June 12, 2019
Handpainted porcelain figurines of Belka and Strelka like these are still available for purchase today.
space exploration

How Russia's Space Dogs Inspired a Galaxy of Swag

The cutest little cosmonauts launched a zillion tchotchkes.
Jessica Leigh Hester June 5, 2019
Walter Hohmann Monument
Hardheim, Germany

Walter Hohmann Monument

A scale rocket of an Ariane 5 rocket serves as a monument to a pioneer of space science.
The historic lunar module timeline book.
space exploration

For Sale: The Instruction Manual Used During the First Moon Landing

It includes the first writing from a human on another celestial body.
Evan Nicole Brown May 2, 2019
<em>Map of the Moon.</em>
maps

During the Space Race, Gas Stations Gave Away Free Maps to the Moon

Standard Oil was not about to be left earthbound.
Kyle Carsten Wyatt May 1, 2019
A time lapse set at the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array.
science

Scientists Needed to Build a 'Planet-Sized Telescope' to See the Black Hole

But to get a sharper look, we’ll have to journey to space.
Jessica Leigh Hester April 12, 2019