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Social Security Is Deeply Unfair. The Social Security Fairness Act Won't Fix That.

What is paid out to Social Security beneficiaries is not a return on workers' investments. It's just a government expenditure, like any other.

Reason

'Edge of Space': Ambitious short film chronicles daring flight of X-15 rocket plane test pilot (video)

A new trailer for "Edge of Space," a short film about a daring X-15 pilot flying the rocket-powered experimental plane higher than any other piloted winged vehicle other than the space shuttle.

Space

Elon Musk hits $400B mark

Musk received a one-day bump of $62.8 billion and is the first person in the world to reach the $400 billion mark

Salon

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NASA astronaut Suni Williams poses with adorable tentacle-armed Astrobee robot on ISS (photo)

An Astrobee robotic free-flyer with tentacle-like arms was tested in a demonstration experiment aboard the space station.

Space

Meet Endurance, a pioneering NASA moon rover designed to survive the frigid lunar night

NASA has begun blueprinting the Endurance rover to traverse the gigantic South Pole–Aitken (SPA) basin, a wonderland of promising geological surprises.

Space

At House Science, Babin aims to boost commercial spaceflight - Roll Call

Rep. Brian Babin, incoming chairman of the House Science Committee, is an outspoken advocate for greater commercial access to space.

Roll Call

James Webb Space Telescope witnesses Firefly Sparkle galaxy 'being assembled brick by brick' (image, video)

A relic galaxy has been uncovered from the early universe, revealing new clues about what our own Milky Way galaxy may have looked like back then.

Space

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How to watch 'The Program' online – stream James Fox UFO documentary from anywhere now

Where to watch and stream "The Program" online and around the world as James Fox releases his latest UAP documentary on December 16.

Tom’s Guide

Watch SpaceX Starship test fire engines ahead of flight 7 launch (video)

SpaceX fired up its next Starship for an engine test before the rocket's next launch to space.

Space

NASA solves 44-year-old mystery of why Jupiter's Io is so volcanically active

Io is the most volcanically active world in our solar system. Now, NASA scientists have revealed how and why.

LiveScience

SpaceX’s 31st Dragon cargo capsule returns to Earth with splashdown off Florida coast

SpaceX's 31st robotic Dragon cargo capsule splashed down off the Florida coast today (Dec. 17), a day after undocking from the International Space Station.

Space

Saturn's Rings Could Be As Old As The Planet

New research suggests Saturn's rings may be much older than previously believed, possibly as old as the planet itself.

Top News

Our Martian heritage must be preserved, say leading scientists

Academics agree that by protecting robotic vehicles and landing sites we will help archaeologists of the future

The Guardian - UK

Saturn’s icy rings may be older than we first thought

New research suggests that Saturn's rings could be as old as the planet

The Independent UK

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The Conversation

How does the International Space Station orbit Earth without burning up?

Curious Kids is a series for children of all ages. If you have a question you’d like an expert to answer, send it to CuriousKidsUS@theconversation.com.

Space

Who is Jared Isaacman, Trump's pick for NASA chief?

Donald Trump has nominated billionaire private astronaut Jared Isaacman to lead NASA. What do we know about the potential next administrator of America’s space agency?

The Conversation

What is a dark comet? A quick guide to the ‘new’ kids in the Solar System

In 2017, NASA discovered and later confirmed the first interstellar object to enter our Solar System.

The Guardian - US

Anxious scientists brace for Trump’s climate denialism: ‘We have a target on our backs’

Experts express anxiety – and resilience – as they prepare for president-elect’s potential attacks on climate research

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Space

NASA astronaut uses homemade star tracker to take incredible deep space photo from ISS

NASA astronaut Don Pettit's latest photography from the International Space Station showcases not only his visual prowess, but also his engineering skills.

Space

SpaceX rolls 7th Starship spacecraft out for testing ahead of next launch (photos)

SpaceX has readied its next Starship vehicle for testing ahead of the megarocket's 7th test flight.

LiveScience

Nearby exoplanet has grown a tail 44 times longer than Earth — and it's acting like a giant 'stellar windsock'

Researchers have detected a giant tail of gas leaking from an exoplanet near Earth. The giant structure, which is up to 350,000 miles long, is being blown away from the alien world by stellar gusts, allowing researchers to use it like a windsock.

Space

NASA's Mars exploration plans need 'paradigm shifts' to succeed, report finds

NASA has released a new document that highlights planned programmatic paradigm shifts in Mars exploration over the next 20 years.

The Guardian - US

Elon Musk’s six major conflicts of interest with the federal government

As co-chair of Trump’s ‘Department of Government Efficiency’, the world’s richest man is likely to get richer

The Independent UK

Space soldiers are ‘absolutely inevitable’, says Trump’s Nasa pick

President-elect Donald Trump says billionaire Jared Isaacman will ‘lead Nasa into a bold new era’

Space

Up and over! NASA's Mars rover Perseverance reaches rim of its Jezero Crater home (video)

NASA's Perseverance rover has summited the rim of Mars' Jezero Crater, a climb of 1,640 vertical feet that took about 3.5 months.

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