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- Pluto losing its planet status may be the best thing that ever happened to solar system diversity
on August 24, 2026 at 9:00 pmUnpopular opinion time, Pluto being reclassified as a dwarf planet was a great thing for our understanding of the solar system and for the former planet, too.
- 'Ghosts of Mars' at 25: Are we any closer to living on the Red Planet? We asked the experts
on August 24, 2026 at 8:00 pmJohn Carpenter's 'Ghosts of Mars' explored a future where Mars is terraformed, but is it closer to becoming a reality? We spoke to the experts to find out.
- 'Project Hail Mary' and 'The Martian' author Andy Weir is headed back to outer space, but not how you'd expect
by stingrayghost@gmail.com (Jeff Spry) on August 24, 2026 at 7:00 pmWeir will executive produce "Exoplanet," a new Audible sci-fi drama coming this fall.
- Goodbye, Falcon 9: SpaceX planning to retire workhorse launcher when Starship is up and running
by jdinner@space.com (Josh Dinner) on August 24, 2026 at 6:00 pmSpaceX plans to retire its workhorse Falcon 9 once it gets the next-gen Starship megarocket online. But what will removing one of the most-flown rockets in history do to the current launch market?
- SpaceX will set rocket-reuse record on 100th Falcon 9 launch of the year early Aug. 25: Watch it live
by mwall@space.com (Mike Wall) on August 24, 2026 at 5:00 pmSpaceX will set a new rocket-reuse record early Tuesday morning (Aug. 25), on its 100th Falcon 9 flight of the year. You can watch the action live.