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Japanese Scientists Bet on an Ancient Material for Their New Satellite: Wood

Scientists in Japan Give Robots a Fleshy Face and a Smile

The Itsy Bitsy Spider Inspired a Microphone

Leaky Space Toilets: SpaceX’s Latest Engineering Problem

Boeing Deepens Probe Into Astronaut Capsule Woes, Prompting More Delays

50 Years Ago, NASA Put a Car on the Moon

Flat Pasta That Turns Into 3-D Shapes — Just Add Boiling Water

NASA Mars Helicopter’s Second Flight Is a Success

George Carruthers, Whose Telescopes Explored Space, Dies at 81

NASA Mission Springs a Small Leak After Touching an Asteroid

The Pros and Cons of Swimming With a Hammer Head

Your Hot-Weather Guide to Coronavirus, Air-Conditioning and Airflow

Mars Is About to Have Its ‘Wright Brothers Moment’

How NASA’s Future Rovers Might Escape Alien Sand Traps

What’s the Sweetest, Crispiest Way to Stay Safe in a Car Crash?

Antarctica vs. Science

Watch Bees Surf to Safety on Waves They Create

This Fungus Fires Artillery From the Backs of Zombie Flies

Frances Arnold Turns Microbes Into Living Factories

Spinning Water Droplets That Defy Physics