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Rookie crewmates kept things fresh for Ax-4 astronaut Peggy Whitson: 'It's always great to relive a little bit of that first time'
By Elizabeth Howell published
Ax-4 commander Peggy Whitson just extended her American duration record on the International Space Station. She also served as coach to the three rookie astronauts who flew with her.

SpaceX just launched disease-causing bacteria to the International Space Station
By Jessica Rendall published
SpaceX just launched the Crew-11 astronauts to the International Space Station for NASA — along with an interesting bacterial experiment.

Satellites are helping protect critically endangered desert elephants. Here's how
By Tereza Pultarova published
GPS tracking and high-resolution satellite images are helping humans coexist with endangered elephants in western Namibia.

SpaceX Crew-11 mission to the ISS: Live updates
By Mike Wall, Josh Dinner last updated
Read the latest news about SpaceX's Crew-11 mission to the International Space Station.

Best camera for astro now $300 cheaper: This Nikon bundle comes with plenty of extras
By Harry Bennett published
Deals The Nikon Z8 was rated as our best overall camera for astrophotography, and is $600 off on Amazon, perfect for capturing the Lyrid meteor shower!

SpaceX launches Crew-11 astronauts to the ISS for NASA on milestone Crew Dragon flight (video)
By Brett Tingley published
SpaceX launched the Crew-11 on Aug. 1, sending four astronauts to the International Space Station on the record-breaking sixth flight of its Crew Dragon Endeavour spacecraft.

New discovery at CERN could hint at why our universe is made up of matter and not antimatter
By William Barter published
A new finding at CERN on the French-Swiss border brings us closer to answering why matter dominates over its opposite, antimatter.

Exotic 'blazar' is part of most extreme double black hole system ever found, crooked jet suggests
By Keith Cooper published
A beam of particles speeding away from a monstrous black hole is severely kinked, suggesting that the black hole is actually part of the most extreme binary system known.

Big lake in Quebec suddenly disappears, satellite finds | Space photo of the day for August 1, 2025
By Kenna Hughes-Castleberry published
The lake was completely drained in the spring of 2025.

Astronaut savors the moment and shares a stunning aurora shot | On the International Space Station July 28-Aug. 1, 2025
By Robert Z. Pearlman published
The four Expedition 73 members on SpaceX's Crew-10 mission prepared to come home, while also got the International Space Station ready for its next residents.
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