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May 26, 2023
Prem Thakker
Ron DeSantis Signs Bill Protecting Elon Musk If His Rockets Explode and Kill Workers
DeSantis signed the bill just one day after his presidential announcement alongside Musk.
May 16, 2023
Prem Thakker
Florida Passes Bill to Protect Billionaires if Their Exploding Rockets Kill People
Florida lawmakers have some good news for Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos.
July 30, 2021
MagazineAlex Shephard
Oligarch of the Month: Richard Branson
The Virgin magnate is battling fellow billionaires Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos in the race to turn outer space into a playground for the rich.
July 21, 2021
Timothy Noah
Jeff Bezos, Space Marxist?
The Amazon founder revived the theory of surplus value.
July 9, 2021
Jacob Silverman
The Billionaire Space Race Is a Tragically Wasteful Ego Contest
Richard Branson, Jeff Bezos, and Elon Musk are spending billions to go to space, using money and resources that belong to the people.
April 19, 2021
Jacob Silverman
Elon Musk Wants to Move Fast and Break Space
SpaceX’s Starlink project would add thousands of satellites to a very crowded sky.
December 9, 2020
Jacob Silverman
Elon Musk’s Big Government Grift
The Tesla mogul says he wants to be left alone. But he’s been living off the taxpayer’s dime for years.
December 3, 2020
MagazineClive Thompson
Monetizing the Final Frontier
The strange new push for space privatization
April 10, 2019
Matt Ford
In Defense of the Blurry Black Hole Photo
This glimpse of the celestial phenomenon is cause for wonder in a light-polluted world saturated with disturbing images.
February 22, 2017
Emily Atkin
Tired of Earth? Well, NASA has some good news.
Tired of living on this planet? Well, NASA has some good news
August 23, 2016
Shannon Stirone
Where No Miner Has Gone Before
It’s one small step for man, one giant leap for asteroid prospectors.
April 14, 2016
David Kipping
How to Hide Earth From an Alien Civilization
And why we might not want to.
February 19, 2016
Sasha Belenky
A record-breaking 18,300 people have applied to become NASA astronauts.
February 5, 2016
Michelle Legro
Apparently the Earth ate its twin in the womb.
January 28, 2016
Jamil Smith
The Challenger astronauts, lost 30 years ago today.
January 20, 2016
Emma Foehringer Merchant
The planet is warming up but don’t worry—we can now grow zinnias and other flowering plants in space.
January 20, 2016
Sasha Belenky
Astronomer who killed Pluto says he’s discovered a new planet to make up for it.
December 29, 2015
Gareth Dorrian
5 Things Astronauts Learned While Living in Outer Space
December 28, 2015
Sasha Belenky
Astronaut Scott Kelly’s tiny space vegetable garden is looking pretty sad.
December 23, 2015
Sasha Belenky
Astronaut phones home from space, gets his parents’ answering machine.

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