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Liftoff of a Long March 6 rocket carrying 16 commercial remote sensing satellites on Aug. 10, 2022.

China launches 16 commercial remote sensing and weather satellites

By Andrew Jones published

China has carried out its ninth orbital mission within the last 30 days, sending 16 new commercial satellites into orbit with a Long March 6 rocket.

robotic arm on mars above digging marks

Equatorial Mars is surprisingly dry, NASA's InSight lander finds

By Elizabeth Howell published

NASA's InSight Mars lander has discovered little evidence of underground water at its site, but scientists are urging more research before drawing firm conclusions.

NASA’s Space Launch System (SLS) rocket with the Orion spacecraft aboard is seen at sunrise atop a mobile launcher at Launch Complex 39B, Monday, April 4, 2022.

Hubble-servicing NASA astronaut urges human-robot synergy for future moon missions

By Josh Dinner published

John Grunsfeld says NASA should embrace and expand the partnership between human space explorers and robotic ones.

Geminid meteor shower occurring above a large lake surrounded by hills. The shooting stars streak across a star-studded sky.

Meteor showers and shooting stars: Formation and history

By Daisy Dobrijevic published

Reference Meteor showers occur when Earth passes through a trail of dust from asteroids or comets, the dust burns up in Earth's atmosphere resulting in shooting stars.

satellite in orbit around earth

Maxar will build 14 missile-tracking satellites for new warning system

By Elizabeth Howell published

L3Harris Technologies asked Maxar to produce the satellites for the second stage of the Space Development Agency's missile-tracking constellation.

mannequin in spacecraft wearing a spacesuit

Pictures from space! Our image of the day

By Space.com Staff published

A NASA 'moonikin' gets ready for the Artemis lunar mission, which launches no earlier than Aug. 29.

Tech

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satellite in orbit around earth

Maxar will build 14 missile-tracking satellites for new warning system

By Elizabeth Howell published

L3Harris Technologies asked Maxar to produce the satellites for the second stage of the Space Development Agency's missile-tracking constellation.

People watch a TV at the Seoul Railway Station in South Korea showing a file image of a North Korean missile launch on March 24, 2022.

Did North Korea lie about its big ICBM test launch?

By Mike Wall published

The first launch of North Korea's powerful new intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) this spring apparently didn't go well after all.

Spaceflight

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Liftoff of a Long March 6 rocket carrying 16 commercial remote sensing satellites on Aug. 10, 2022.

China launches 16 commercial remote sensing and weather satellites

By Andrew Jones published

China has carried out its ninth orbital mission within the last 30 days, sending 16 new commercial satellites into orbit with a Long March 6 rocket.

NASA’s Space Launch System (SLS) rocket with the Orion spacecraft aboard is seen at sunrise atop a mobile launcher at Launch Complex 39B, Monday, April 4, 2022.

Hubble-servicing NASA astronaut urges human-robot synergy for future moon missions

By Josh Dinner published

John Grunsfeld says NASA should embrace and expand the partnership between human space explorers and robotic ones.

Science & Astronomy

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robotic arm on mars above digging marks

Equatorial Mars is surprisingly dry, NASA's InSight lander finds

By Elizabeth Howell published

NASA's InSight Mars lander has discovered little evidence of underground water at its site, but scientists are urging more research before drawing firm conclusions.

mannequin in spacecraft wearing a spacesuit

Pictures from space! Our image of the day

By Space.com Staff published

A NASA 'moonikin' gets ready for the Artemis lunar mission, which launches no earlier than Aug. 29.

Meet The Team

Search For Life

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An aerial view of Jezero Crater on Mars

Probing the Red Planet: Finding past life at Jezero Crater

By Leonard David published

Perseverance Mars rover is gathering up samples of Martian rock and soil that could help tease out an answer concerning past life on Mars.

NASA's Mars rover Perseverance collected its 12th Red Planet rock sample on Aug. 3, 2022.

Perseverance Mars rover bags 12th Red Planet rock sample

By Mike Wall published

NASA's car-sized Perseverance Mars rover drilled out and sealed up its 12th rock sample on Wednesday (Aug. 3), its fourth such operation in less than a month.

robot on dusty Martian rocks

The Curiosity rover has been exploring Mars for 10 years. Here's what we've learned.

By Stefanie Waldek published

Curiosity landed on Mars on Aug. 5, 2012, with one main goal: to determine whether the planet was once habitable. In 10 years, it has answered that question and many others.

Skywatching

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Geminid meteor shower occurring above a large lake surrounded by hills. The shooting stars streak across a star-studded sky.

Meteor showers and shooting stars: Formation and history

By Daisy Dobrijevic published

Reference Meteor showers occur when Earth passes through a trail of dust from asteroids or comets, the dust burns up in Earth's atmosphere resulting in shooting stars.

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comet streaking in sky

Bright fireball over Madrid traced back to comet of origin

By Robert Lea published

A meteor that erupted in a fireball at the end of July has been traced back to the debris of a comet that formed 4.6 billion years ago.

large full moon rises up behind a hill.

The last supermoon of the year rises tonight: Watch it online for free

By Daisy Dobrijevic published

Watch the last supermoon of the year rise over Rome with the Virtual Telescope Project's free livestream, which starts on Aug. 12 at 1:30 a.m. ET.

Entertainment

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Lego NASA Apollo Saturn V

Lego NASA Apollo Saturn V review

By Kimberley Snaith published

Review For fans of authentic models of real-life objects, you don't get much better than Lego NASA Apollo Saturn V.

Review
Commander Spock from Star Trek (2009)

Star Trek movies in order: Chronological and release

By Susan Arendt published

Untangle the different timelines and get the popcorn: Here are the Star Trek movies in order — both chronological and release.

The public can now pre-order the U.S. Postal Service's new James Webb Space Telescope stamp to be released on Sept. 8.

US Postal Service begins orders for Webb Space Telescope stamp

By Robert Z. Pearlman published

The United States Postal Service is giving the public a month to get ready for the release of its James Webb Space Telescope stamp. The Forever stamp is available for pre-order from the USPS website.

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Geminid meteor shower occurring above a large lake surrounded by hills. The shooting stars streak across a star-studded sky.

Meteor showers and shooting stars: Formation and history

By Daisy Dobrijevic published

Reference Meteor showers occur when Earth passes through a trail of dust from asteroids or comets, the dust burns up in Earth's atmosphere resulting in shooting stars.

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Commander Spock from Star Trek (2009)

Star Trek movies in order: Chronological and release

By Susan Arendt published

Untangle the different timelines and get the popcorn: Here are the Star Trek movies in order — both chronological and release.

Image of new moon

August new moon 2022: Planet Mercury reaches greatest elongation

By Jesse Emspak published

Reference The new moon of August occurs on Aug. 27 at 4:17 a.m. EDT (0817 GMT). Our guide describes which planets and constellations are visible during August's new moon 2022.

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