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The best DJI Drones you can buy in 2026
By James Abbott Last updated
Gift guide Thinking about buying a DJI drone? You're spoilt for choice, but we're here to help. Our expert reviewers have picked out the best DJI drones, from budget flyers to top-tier models.

Watch 2 astronauts take 6th-ever all-female spacewalk today
By Mike Wall Published
NASA astronaut Jessica Meir and France's Sophie Adenot will conduct the sixth all-female spacewalk outside the International Space Station today (Sept. 1), and you can watch it live.

NASA's doomed Swift space telescope restarts science work after rescue mission fails
By Samantha Mathewson Published
NASA's Swift space telescope has resumed science observations after a private mission failed to boost its decaying orbit, making the most of its remaining time in space.

'No guts, no glory': How I captured NASA's Roman Space Telescope cross the sun on a picture-perfect SpaceX Falcon Heavy launch
By Josh Dinner Published
Space.com's Josh Dinner caught an amazing shot of NASA's Roman Space Telescope crossing the sun on a SpaceX Falcon Heavy. Here's how it happened in a Hobby Lobby parking lot.

What's next for Roman Space Telescope? Here's how NASA's flagship observatory will open up the universe
By Mike Wall Published
NASA's Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope has left Earth, but it'll be a while before it starts its highly anticipated science mission. Here are the next steps for the observatory.

SpaceX, NASA delay next astronaut launch to ISS due to leak on Dragon spacecraft
By Mike Wall Published
The launch of SpaceX's Crew-13 mission to the ISS, previously scheduled for Sept. 12, has been delayed due to an oxidizer leak on the Dragon spacecraft. A new target has not yet been announced.

On this day in space! Aug. 31, 1965: NASA's ginormous Super Guppy carrier plane takes 1st flight like a flying whale
By Hanneke Weitering Published
On August 31, 1965, NASA's Super Guppy cargo plane took its first test flight. like a flying whale. Here's why it mattered for the space agency.

Roman telescope leaves its rocket behind | Space photo of the day for Aug. 31, 2026
By Brett Tingley Published
NASA caught a breathtaking image of its next-generation Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope deploying into space shortly after launch.
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