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<p>The shadow of a Minerva-II lander, caught as it descends to the surface of the asteroid Ryugu.</p>

Tiny rovers see their shadow on the asteroid they're about to land on

Japan's Hayabusa-2 spacecraft throws two little robots down toward the surface of Ryugu for a better look.

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<p>SpaceX released this dramatic illustration of its BFR spacecraft with the moon.</p>

Elon Musk, SpaceX, global warming satellites and self-driving motorcycles (What the Future)

SpaceX and California are challenging NASA's influence over space travel, while a bike is challenging humanity's dominion over machines.

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<p>Thousands of spiders are visible in the full NASA MRO image.</p>

Mars 'spiders' pop in NASA orbiter image

NASA's MRO highlights some creepy-crawly Martian landscape features.

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<p>The Dunn Solar Telescope at the Sunspot Solar Observatory hides most of itself underground.</p>

Solar observatory closure wasn't a conspiracy, but it was creepy

A search warrant reveals why the Sunspot Solar Observatory in New Mexico was mysteriously evacuated.

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<p>This collection of scratch-like streaks was likely caused by dust devils.</p>

Mars dust devils leave their mark on the landscape

A global dust storm on Mars looks like it kicked up quite a fuss.

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<p>A look at two Minerva-II rovers and the housing that shields them on board Hayabusa-2.</p>

Japan's Hayabusa-2 is sending tiny rovers to hop around an asteroid

The JAXA spacecraft is dropping a few emissaries to the surface before moving in itself to swipe a piece of the space rock Ryugu.

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<p>The Mars Curiosity rover is sitting pretty on a ridge on Mars.</p>

NASA's Mars rover is having trouble sending data back

The Curiosity rover can't transmit some of its data. NASA is on the case.

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<p>Mr. Spock's homeworld has a basis in reality.</p>

New planet could be Mr. Spock's Star Trek home world

Here's some science to go with your favorite science fiction. Elon Musk, can you get us to Vulcan?

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<p>The RemoveDebris satellite shortly after its June deployment from the ISS.</p>

See a satellite play Spider-Man and net space junk in orbit

The RemoveDebris satellite just proved it could snare space junk by shooting a net.

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<p>This illustration shows what the BFR system might look like.</p>

Elon Musk: SpaceX moon mission will be livestreamed in VR -- in 5 years or so

Yes, the launch will be in 2023 at the earliest, but it's never too soon to plan.

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<p>Elon Musk caught on film by National Geographic during the Falcon Heavy launch.</p>

SpaceX simplified: A quick guide to Elon Musk's space company

If you've heard something about BFR rockets, moon passengers and cities on Mars, but don't know the details, here's a brief rundown.

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<p>Scott Kelly knows a thing or two about space travel.</p>

NASA astronaut offers to ride along on SpaceX BFR moon mission

Retired astronaut Scott Kelly has cleared his schedule for 2023.

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Pint-size luxury and funky style

Shopping for a new car this weekend? See how the BMW X2 stacks up against the Volvo XC40 in our side-by-side comparison.