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Moon rocks, magnified: Apollo 16 samples shine in new book 'Nanocosmos' (exclusive)

By Jeff Spry published

Check out these Apollo 16 moon samples, seen by the powerful eyes of an electron microscope.

Space Books
a triple-core rocket blasts off under a sunny, partly cloudy blue sky. smoke expands below next to an obscured launch tower, near a long white hanger with SPACEX written on the side. To the left, a bird flies away.

Rocket launch today: Is there a rocket launch and what time?

By Josh Dinner, Tariq Malik last updated

Follow Space.com's rocket launch blog for the latest on when the next rocket launch will be and how to follow it live.

Launches & Spacecraft
A circular badge showing the Office of Space Commerce with the words "Department of Commerce" on the circular image

Office of Space Commerce faces an uncertain future amid budget cuts and new oversight

By Michael Liemohn published

An expert talks about the Office of Space Commerce (OSC) and its role in the wider regulatory landscape affecting commercial use of outer space.

Space Exploration
A metal spoon holds a yellow powder over a white surface

Europe wants to make space food out of thin air and astronaut pee

By Stefanie Waldek published

The European Space Agency's HOBI-WAN project will test a food-production method on the International Space Station that could be used for long-duration missions to the moon and Mars.

Human Spaceflight
NASA’s Apollo 4 mission launched from Pad 39A at Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Nov. 9, 1967.

On this day in space! Nov. 9, 1967: Saturn V launches for 1st time with Apollo 4

By Hanneke Weitering, Elizabeth Howell last updated

On Nov. 9, 1967, NASA launched the powerful new Saturn V rocket on its maiden voyage.

Launches & Spacecraft
A colorful deep space nebula cloud dominates the center of an image, suspended against a distant starfield. The near-circular edge of the cloud is colored ochre, while the center is a pale blue. Dark twists of matter are also visible.

Astrophotographer captures the Elephant Trunk Nebula in breathtaking detail (photo)

By Anthony Wood published

The Elephant's Trunk Nebula is located 2,400 light-years from Earth in the constellation Cepheus.

Astrophotography
A white and blue Blue Origin rocket stands atop its launch pad for a NASA Mars launch.

Watch Blue Origin's huge New Glenn rocket launch a NASA 'ESCAPADE' to Mars today

By Mike Wall, Tariq Malik last updated

The ESCAPADE Mars mission is scheduled to launch atop a Blue Origin New Glenn rocket on Sunday (Nov. 9), and you can watch the action live.

Launches & Spacecraft
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launches 29 Starlink satellites from Florida on Nov. 9, 2025.

SpaceX launches 29 Starlink satellites from Florida's Space Coast (video)

By Mike Wall published

SpaceX launched 29 more of its Starlink broadband satellites today (Nov. 9), sending them up from Florida's Space Coast.

Launches & Spacecraft
A woman with blond hair, a blue blouse and black gloves wears a boxy headset that has the red NASA logo on it

Astronauts can get motion sick while splashing back down to Earth – virtual reality headsets could help them stay sharp

By Torin Clark, Taylor Lonner published

The conflict between the brain's expectation of Earth's gravity and the reality of no gravity causes space motion sickness.

Human Spaceflight
This Week In Space podcast: Episode 185 — Gutting Goddard

This Week In Space podcast: Episode 185 — Gutting Goddard

By Space.com Staff published

On Episode 185 of This Week In Space, Rod Pyle and Tariq Malik are joined by Josh Dinner to discuss NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center future, given it is in the administration's crosshairs.

Space Movies & Shows
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