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Phil Plait

Bad Astronomy

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Loeb suggested that 'Oumuamua could be alien technology. (Credit: Dotted Yeti/Shutterstock)

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Avi Loeb's Galileo Project plans to hunt the solar system for signs of technology from intelligent, extraterrestrial civilizations.

 The Search for Alien Artifacts Begins

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NASA assumed the Eagle module eventually crashed into the Moon. Now a new analysis suggests it is still up there and might even be detectable from Earth. 

New Evidence Suggests Apollo 11's Lunar Ascent Module Could Still Be Orbiting the Moon  

Grissom gives the thumbs-up to Hunt Club 1 in this stacked, enhanced image during recovery operations. The dye from the dye marker canister is also visible in the surrounding waters.
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Sixty years later, we present a plausible explanation for one of the most enduring mysteries of the space race.

Did Static Electricity — Not Gus Grissom — Blow the Hatch of the Liberty Bell 7 Spacecraft?

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Numerous companies are planning to launch and operate swarms of small satellites in coming years. Earth orbit is about to get crowded.

The Future of Satellites Lies in the Constellations

Sixty Starlink satellites prior to being released into orbit. (Credit: SpaceX)

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Take a closer look at Elon Musk’s orbiting constellation of satellites, which are built to deliver high-speed, low-latency internet across the globe.

 How Do SpaceX's Starlink Satellites Actually Work?

On May 19, China's space agency released the first images taken by its Zhurong Mars rover on the Red Planet's surface. (Credit: China National Space Administration)

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China’s Zhurong Mars rover is about to start exploring the Red Planet. It’s a remarkable feat that previously only NASA has pulled off. 

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