#dearMoon: SpaceX's 1st Passenger Flight Around the Moon Will Be an Epic Art Project

Japanese billionaire Yusaku Maezawa announced Sept. 17 that he chooses to go to the moon in 2023 — and bring 6-8 artists along for the ride.

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SpaceX Will Fly a Japanese Billionaire (and Artists, Too!) Around the Moon in 2023

A Japanese billionaire and a coterie of artists will become the first private citizens ever to fly beyond low-Earth orbit just five years from now, if all goes according to plan.

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A San Francisco Tech Mogul Buys a Fabled Slice of New York Media

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If You See Disinformation Ahead of the Midterms, We Want to Hear From You

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Interplanetary Umbrella: New Heat Shield Could Land Bigger Payloads on Planets

Forget packing a towel to explore the universe, as the joke from "The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy" goes. Instead, a new mission aimed at protecting small satellites and landers is more like packing an umbrella.

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Tiny Satellites Headed to Mars Likely Are First of Many

Two tiny explorers are pushing the bounds of their kind, but if scientists have their way, the two adventurers will soon have plenty of company.

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Marc Benioff Explains Why He Is Buying Time Magazine

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