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Space Exploration

NASA Lab’s Workforce Woes Threaten Major Space Missions

A brain drain from NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory could pose problems for the space agency’s ambitious science plans

Shannon Hall

Space Exploration

Mars Can Wait. Questions Surround Settlements on Other Worlds

Establishing a permanent Mars settlement in the foreseeable future makes little sense. The weakest reason for doing it is also the strongest—and not in a good way

Kirsi Lehto, Oskari Sivula and Mikko M. Puumala | Opinion

Astronomy

How to Find the Darkest Night Sky for Stargazing

Where can you find the best sites for stargazing—and why is a dark sky important?

Phil Plait

Astronomy

‘Cannibal’ Solar Eruption Headed to Earth May Trigger Auroras

A strong geomagnetic storm is expected to hit Earth after several outbursts from the sun merged into one large blob of plasma

Daisy Dobrijevic and SPACE.com

Planetary Science

Six-Planet System in Perfect Harmony Shocks Scientists

Six “sub-Neptune” worlds locked in a delicate dance around a nearby star offer fresh insights for the orbital evolution of planetary systems

Sharmila Kuthunur and SPACE.com