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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.

Human Spaceflight
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Powerful NISAR Earth-observing satellite loaded up for launch in India | Space photo of the day for July 30, 2025

By Kenna Hughes-Castleberry published

The satellite will scan the Earth twice every 12 days.

Satellites
A painted portrait shows a man with a white beard and balding head looking at the camera while wearing a white collar and black shirt

On this day in space! July 30, 1610: Galileo sees Saturn's rings for the first time

By Hanneke Weitering last updated

The famous astronomer became the first to observe these stunning rings.

Astronomy
Thirty years after its first launch, the space shuttle Discovery is now the centerpiece of the James S. McDonnell Space Hangar at the National Air and Space Museum Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center in Chantilly, Virginia.

'The Smithsonian Institution owns the Discovery.' Museum resists Trump's 'Big Beautiful Bill' plan to move space shuttle to Houston

By Josh Dinner published

The Smithsonian Institution says NASA relinquished full ownership of Space Shuttle Discovery, but Congress wants to force the vehicle's relocation.

Space Exploration
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'The most sophisticated radar we've ever built': US-Indian NISAR satellite launches to track tiny changes on Earth's surface (video)

By Mike Wall published

The U.S. and India just launched NISAR, a powerful radar satellite that will be able to monitor changes in Earth's surface that are as small as a centimeter.

Launches & Spacecraft
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James Webb Space Telescope finds giant, lonely exoplanets can build their own planetary friends without a parent star

By Robert Lea published

Using the James Webb Space Telescope, astronomers have made the shock discovery that giant rogue exoplanets can grow their own planetary systems without needing a parent star.

Exoplanets
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 full moon rises over silhouetted conifers, against a dark sky smeared with blurry wisps of clouds.

August full moon 2025: Full Sturgeon Moon arrives ahead of close planetary pass

By Jesse Emspak last updated

Reference Our August full moon guide tells you everything you need to know about the Sturgeon Moon, including where and when to see it.

Reference
(Main) An illustration of a rogue planet causing gravitational lensing (Inset) The Hubble Space Telescope in orbit around Earth

Hubble Space Telescope spots rogue planet with a little help from Einstein: 'It was a lucky break'

By Robert Lea published

"This discovery was partly serendipity! But, we believe there are many more such opportunities hidden in Hubble data."

Exoplanets
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Night sky for tonight: Visible planets, stars and more in this evening's sky

By Jamie Carter last updated

Find out what you can see in the night sky for tonight, from planets and stars to dazzling meteor showers.

Stargazing
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