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Two companies recently beamed a recording of Debussy's "Clair de Lune" to and from the International Space Station, minting the recording as a non-fungible token (NFT).

Music masterpiece 'Clair de Lune' beamed to space station in NFT 1st

By Mike Wall

Last week, two companies teamed up to beam a recording of Debussy's piano masterpiece "Clair de Lune" to and from the International Space Station, then minted the file as a non-fungible token (NFT).

The fully assembled Starliner spacecraft being prepared to fly Boeing’s Orbital Flight Test-2 is lifted inside the Starliner production factory at Kennedy Space Center in Florida, on Jan. 13, 2021.

Boeing Starliner Orbital Flight Test 2: Live updates

By Space.com Staff

Read live updates of Boeing's second uncrewed test flight of its Starliner spacecraft, scheduled to launch to the International Space Station on July 30.

According to NASA flight director Zebulon Scoville, the docking mishap last week with Russia's Nauka module was worse than reported. In this image you can see Russia's Nauka module docked with the International Space Station on July 29, 2021.

Space station situation with Russian module misfire more serious than stated: report

By Chelsea Gohd

A Russian module accidentally pushed the International Space Station out of place. Now, a NASA flight director has revealed that the event was even more serious than initially reported.

Elon Musk posted this photo of a SpaceX Super Heavy booster prototype, with its newly installed Raptor engines, on Twitter on Aug. 2, 2021.

SpaceX installs 29 engines on giant Super Heavy Mars rocket (photos)

By Mike Wall

SpaceX has made significant strides toward the planned first orbital test flight of its Starship system, installing engines on the giant first-stage booster known as Super Heavy.

A burbot fish rests on rocks covered in purple and white microbial mats, inside the Middle Island Sinkhole in Lake Huron.

Slowdown of Earth's spin caused an oxygen surge

By Mindy Weisberger

Billions of years ago, a slowdown in Earth's rotation period lengthened days and offered photosynthesizing bacteria the chance to release more oxygen, transforming the planet.

Boeing's Starliner capsule and its United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket roll out to their launch pad at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station on Aug. 2, 2021.

Boeing's Starliner capsule rolls out to launch pad again (photos)

By Mike Wall

Starliner rolled out to Space Launch Complex 41 at Florida's Cape Canaveral Space Force Station for the second time this morning (Aug. 2).

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Chinese scientists released this image of a cotton plant germinating in its tank on the moon’s far side aboard the Chang'e 4 lander. The photograph was taken Jan. 7, 2019.

China will send student experiments into deep space on 2 upcoming missions

By Andrew Jones

China's upcoming exploration mission to the lunar south pole will carry one of more than 500 experiments designed and submitted by students across the country.

The crew of China's Shenzhou-12 astronaut flight to the country's new space station waves to reporters in a press conference at the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center on June 16, 2021. They are (from left): Tang Hongbo, Nie Haisheng and Liu Boming.

Tiangong: astronauts are working on China's new space station — here's what to expect

By Gareth Dorrian, Ian Whittaker

Three astronauts on China's new space station have performed the country's first spacewalk and are busy configuring the module for future crews.

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The fully assembled Starliner spacecraft being prepared to fly Boeing’s Orbital Flight Test-2 is lifted inside the Starliner production factory at Kennedy Space Center in Florida, on Jan. 13, 2021.

Boeing Starliner Orbital Flight Test 2: Live updates

By Space.com Staff

Read live updates of Boeing's second uncrewed test flight of its Starliner spacecraft, scheduled to launch to the International Space Station on July 30.

Bulova's new 50th Anniversary Limited Edition Lunar Pilot marks 50 years since a Bulova chronograph was worn on the moon.

Bulova marks Apollo 15 50th with golden replica of moon-worn watch

By Robert Z. Pearlman

Bulova is launching the 50th Anniversary Limited Edition Lunar Pilot, a golden replica of its infamous watch.

Science & Astronomy

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A burbot fish rests on rocks covered in purple and white microbial mats, inside the Middle Island Sinkhole in Lake Huron.

Slowdown of Earth's spin caused an oxygen surge

By Mindy Weisberger

Billions of years ago, a slowdown in Earth's rotation period lengthened days and offered photosynthesizing bacteria the chance to release more oxygen, transforming the planet.

Chinese scientists released this image of a cotton plant germinating in its tank on the moon’s far side aboard the Chang'e 4 lander. The photograph was taken Jan. 7, 2019.

China will send student experiments into deep space on 2 upcoming missions

By Andrew Jones

China's upcoming exploration mission to the lunar south pole will carry one of more than 500 experiments designed and submitted by students across the country.

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“My first rock sampling location is just ahead. This spot will be my ‘office’ for the next week or two,” team members on NASA’s Mars rover Perseverance mission wrote about this photo, which they posted on Twitter on July 29, 2021.

1 year after launch, NASA's Perseverance rover prepares to collect 1st sample on Mars

By Mike Wall

It's been quite an eventful year for NASA's Perseverance Mars rover.

Unidentified aerial phenomena remain a mystery.

The truth is still out there: why the current UFO craze may be a problem of intelligence failings

By Kyle Cunliffe

It's safe to say that UFOs, now branded UAPs, are back.

The bright white region of this image, captured by Europe's Mars Express spacecraft in December 2012, shows the icy cap that covers Mars’ south pole, composed of frozen water and frozen carbon dioxide.

Mars' buried polar 'lakes' may just be frozen clay

By Charles Q. Choi

Bright reflections that radar detected beneath the south pole of Mars may not be underground lakes as previously thought but deposits of clay instead, a new study finds.

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Look up! Saturn shines bright, shows off rings as it reaches opposition.

By Doris Elin Urrutia

Starting Monday (Aug. 2), you can find Saturn shining in the sky as part of a celestial phenomenon called opposition.

august 2021 starry night A second third quarter moon

Best night sky events of August 2021 (stargazing maps)

By Chris Vaughan

See what's up in the night sky for August 2021, including stargazing events and the moon's phases, in this Space.com gallery courtesy of Starry Night Software.

A diagram shows Hercules in the late-July sky over New York City.

Hercules, the mighty strongman of the summer sky

By Joe Rao

A staple of mythology, the hero Hercules has a strange celestial story.

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The Boeing CST-100 Starliner spacecraft is secured atop a United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket at the Vertical Integration Facility at Space Launch Complex 41 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida, on July 17, 2021.

Space Chat with Space.com: Starliner delays, Russia has a module mishap and some crazy space science emerges!

By Chelsea Gohd

Today (July 30), Space Chat will explore what's new in space, including Boeing's delayed Starliner launch, Russia's misbehaving module and all of the crazy new science emerging.

Uplift Aerospace's first "Suborbital Triptych," to be created by artist Amoako Boafo, will be applied to the three parachute cover panels on Blue Origin's New Shepard space capsule.

Artist Amoako Boafo to paint Uplift triptych on Blue Origin rocket exterior

By Robert Z. Pearlman

Art critics have hailed figurative painter Amoako Boafo's "stratospheric rise" among the "upper echelons of the art world." Little did they know, the stratosphere would only be the start.

Karen Nyberg, as seen in 2013 on the International Space Station, holds the Tyrannosaurus Rex toy she stitched together for her son out of fabric scraps found on the complex.

Space and Dinos! NASA astronaut Karen Nyberg designs "Dinos in space" clothing line [Giveaway]

By Chelsea Gohd

Retired NASA astronaut Karen Nyberg has teamed up with apparel company SvahaUSA to create a "Dinos in Space" clothing line.