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SpaceX launches its record-breaking 139th mission of the year (video)
By Mike Wall Last updated
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Rocket launch today: Is there a rocket launch and what time?
By Josh Dinner Last updated
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On this day in space! Oct. 23, 2007: Space Station's Harmony module launches on STS-120
By Hanneke Weitering Last updated
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ReferenceSpace calendar 2025: Rocket launches, skywatching events, missions & more!
By Space.com Last updated
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'Sean Dummy': Why is Elon Musk attacking the acting NASA chief?
By Mike Wall Published
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SpaceX launches record-breaking 133rd Falcon 9 mission of the year (video)
By Mike Wall Last updated
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The Smithsonian might have to cut space shuttle Discovery into pieces to get it to Texas
By Josh Dinner Published
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Human spaceflight
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Vast gearing up to launch its Haven-1 private space station in 2026
By Andrew Jones Published
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Space travel takes its toll on astronauts and their loved ones. Here's how
By Jessica Rendall Published
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Chinese astronauts add debris shielding to Tiangong space station during 6-hour spacewalk (video)
By Mike Wall Published
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AIs in Space: From partners in pioneering to the children of humanity (op-ed)
By Rick Tumlinson Published
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Watch live: NASA's Artemis 2 crew discusses upcoming moon mission today
By Mike Wall Last updated
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This new NASA astronaut candidate has already been to space
By Mike Wall Published
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'The turtles and the nudists will have to migrate': SpaceX plan for Starship launches from Florida sparks debate among Space Coast residents
By Josh Dinner Published
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Astronaut Megan McArthur, 1st woman to pilot SpaceX Dragon, retires after 25-year NASA career
By Josh Dinner Published
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India tests parachutes for 1st-ever human spaceflight mission in 2027 (photos)
By Sharmila Kuthunur Published
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Launches & Spacecraft
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SpaceX launches its record-breaking 139th mission of the year (video)
By Mike Wall Last updated
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Rocket launch today: Is there a rocket launch and what time?
By Josh Dinner Last updated
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On this day in space! Oct. 23, 2007: Space Station's Harmony module launches on STS-120
By Hanneke Weitering Last updated
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SpaceX launches record-breaking 133rd Falcon 9 mission of the year (video)
By Mike Wall Last updated
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China's 1st reusable rocket test fires engines ahead of debut flight (video)
By Mike Wall Published
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Mysterious smoldering wreckage in Australian Outback is likely part of a Chinese rocket
By Leonard David Published
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SpaceX lofts 10,000th Starlink satellite to orbit on record-tying 132nd Falcon 9 launch of the year (video)
By Mike Wall Last updated
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SpaceX launches Starlink satellites to orbit on Falcon 9 rocket's record-breaking 31st flight (video)
By Mike Wall Last updated
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US military greenlights up to 100 SpaceX launches per year from California
By Mike Wall Published
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Missions
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NASA stacks Artemis 2 moon mission's Orion capsule atop SLS rocket ahead of 2026 launch
By Josh Dinner Published
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'You're free!' Tiny Japanese satellites escape doomed space station years ahead of its fiery death | Space photo of the day for Oct. 21, 2025
By Kenna Hughes-Castleberry Published
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SpaceX could lose contract for Artemis 3 astronaut moon-landing mission, acting NASA chief says: 'The problem is, they're behind'
By Mike Wall Published
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Japanese astronaut snaps stunning aurora photo from orbit | On the International Space Station Oct. 13 - 17, 2025
By Robert Z. Pearlman Published
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NASA's Artemis Program: Live updates
By Tariq Malik Last updated
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Russian cosmonauts install semiconductor experiment, jettison old HDTV camera during spacewalk outside ISS
By Robert Z. Pearlman Published
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International Space Station: Live updates
By Space.com Staff Last updated
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Watch 2 Russian cosmonauts spacewalk outside the International Space Station today
By Mike Wall Published
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NASA will say goodbye to the International Space Station in 2030 − and welcome in the age of commercial space stations
By John M. Horack Published
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Private spaceflight
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Blue Origin launches 6 'Space Nomads,' including mystery passenger, on suborbital space tourist flight (video)
By Mike Wall Published
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Watch Blue Origin launch its 15th space tourism mission today
By Mike Wall Last updated
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Blue Origin reveals space tourists to launch on next New Shepard rocket
By Mike Wall Published
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Virgin Galactic to launch 'Purdue 1' human spaceflight in 2027
By Mike Wall Published
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Humanity could settle Mars by 2055, Elon Musk says
By Mike Wall Published
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33 hungry SpaceX Raptors from below | Space photo of the day for Sept. 1, 2025
By Kenna Hughes-Castleberry Published
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Virginia is for (space) lovers: Rocket Lab opens new seaside launch pad for reusable Neutron rocket
By Tariq Malik Published
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SpaceX's giant Starship Mars rocket nails critical 10th test flight in stunning comeback (video)
By Mike Wall Published
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SpaceX completes investigation into recent Starship failures, clears the way for Flight 10
By Josh Dinner Published
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Satellites
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This company's plan to launch 4,000 massive space mirrors has scientists alarmed: 'From an astronomical perspective, that's pretty catastrophic'
By Tereza Pultarova Published
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Are we already witnessing space warfare in action? 'This is not just posturing'
By Leonard David Published
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New space debris shield? Satellites and astronauts could suit up in novel 'Space Armor'
By Leonard David Published
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Satellites watch as record-breaking ocean waves carry a storm's power across the sea
By Samantha Mathewson Published
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Is low Earth orbit getting too crowded? New study rings an alarm bell
By Tereza Pultarova Published
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FCC announces 'Space Month' push to streamline space regulations
By Mike Wall Published
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Australian nanosatellite snaps 1st selfie in space before tracking cosmic gamma-ray bursts (photo)
By Samantha Mathewson Published
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China is developing ways to de-orbit space junk. Should we be worried?
By Andrew Jones Published
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ReferenceStarlink satellite train: how to see and track it in the night sky
By Daisy Dobrijevic Last updated
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Search for Life
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How excited should we be about the latest Mars potential biosignature discovery? 'It's arguably the best evidence we have so far'
By Keith Cooper Published
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No near neighbors: Closest technologically advanced aliens may be 33,000 light-years from Earth
By Stefanie Waldek Published
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Could a Mars crater have once hosted life? NASA's Perseverance rover finds more evidence it's possible
By Sharmila Kuthunur Published
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Is there life on Saturn's moon Enceladus? New study complicates the search
By Sharmila Kuthunur Published
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US Congress is holding a UFO hearing today about 'restoring public trust.' Here's how to watch live
By Brett Tingley Published
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That mysterious 'Wow! signal' from space? Scientists may finally know where it came from — and it's probably not aliens
By Leonard David Published
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Is water really a necessary ingredient for life? Aliens may swim in truly exotic pools
By Stefanie Waldek Published
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Is life widespread throughout the cosmos? Complex organic molecules found in planet-birthing disk
By Robert Lea Published
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Nearby super-Earth K2-18 b may be a water-rich ocean planet: 'This has certainly increased the chances of habitability'
By Robert Lea Published
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The Smithsonian might have to cut space shuttle Discovery into pieces to get it to Texas
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China's 1st reusable rocket test fires engines ahead of debut flight (video)
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The other space race: why the world is obsessed with sending objects into orbit
By Tony Milligan Published
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