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SpaceX Crew-12 mission latest news: It's docking day for Dragon astronauts
By Tariq Malik last updated
Saturday, Feb. 14, 2026: Updates on SpaceX and NASA's Crew-12 astronaut mission to the International Space Station.

7 love-struck sci-fi TV series to snuggle up with on Valentine's Day
By Jeff Spry published
From 'Roswell' to 'Outlander,' these romantic sci-fi TV series are guaranteed to warm cold hearts this winter.

This Week In Space podcast: Episode 197 — Inside UNOOSA
By Space.com Staff published
On Episode 197 of This Week In Space, Rod Pyle and Tariq Malik talk with Aarti Holla-Maini and Rick Jenet about the importance of the United Nations Office of Outer Space Affairs.

Single this Valentine's Day? Don't worry, the universe has a rose just for you (photo)
By Anthony Wood published
The Rosette Nebula is located 5,000 light-years from Earth in the constellation Monoceros.

On this day in space: Feb. 14, 1990: Voyager 1 takes solar system 'Family Portrait'
By Hanneke Weitering last updated
On Feb. 14, 1990, NASA's Voyager 1 spacecraft took the first family portrait of the solar system!

A stellar treat for Valentine's Day: Heart-shaped outburst stuns astronomers
By Samantha Mathewson published
Astronomers have spotted a heart in the cosmos — not Cupid's doing, but a dying star shedding its layers — just in time for Valentine's Day.

Annular 'ring of fire' solar eclipse February 2026: Live updates
By Daisy Dobrijevic last updated
The next solar eclipse will be on Feb. 17, 2026. Here's what you need to know.

SpaceX Crew-12 astronauts have a Valentine's Day date with the space station today. Watch the docking live
By Mike Wall published
SpaceX's Crew-12 astronaut mission will dock with the short-staffed International Space Station this afternoon (Feb. 14), and you can watch the off-Earth action live.

'The beacons were lit!' Scientists name merging supermassive black holes after 'Lord of the Rings' locations
By Robert Lea published
Scientists have named two systems of colliding supermassive black holes after Lord of the Rings locations, Gondor and Rohan.

A mystery object is dimming a distant star. Could it be a massive exoplanet, or a 'failed star'?
By Robert Lea published
A mysterious object has caused a long-lasting and extreme dimming of a distant star, but is this object a 'failed star' brown dwarf, or an exceptionally massive super-Jupiter exoplanet?
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