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SpaceX launching 2nd classified mission for US Space Force in less than a week tonight: Watch it live
By Mike Wall Published
SpaceX will launch its second classified mission for the U.S. Space Force in less than a week tonight (Sept. 15), and you can watch the action live.

'If I wanted to go to space, I would have stayed at NASA': What's next for Artemis II astronaut Victor Glover after his mission to the moon
By Josh Dinner Published
Former NASA astronaut and Artemis II pilot Victor Glover is stepping away from his space agency duties to take on a new role — executive advisor to the president of Cal Poly University.

Vega C rocket launches 2 European Earth-observing satellites to orbit from South America (video)
By Mike Wall Last updated
A Vega C rocket launched Europe's FLEX and Copernicus-3C spacecraft toward orbit from French Guiana tonight (Sept. 14).

The warmest summer on record: 2026 hit a scorching new high in the US
By Chelsea Gohd Published
Temperatures and precipitation are hitting new extremes.

Interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS likely formed where its star's light couldn't touch it
By Rahul Rao Published
"Every one of these objects we study helps us understand a little more about how planets form around other stars."

The US government is 'sincere in its efforts to understand UAP', new White House council chair says
By Leonard David Published
The recently created UAP Science Advisory Council recently gathered at a private meeting at the Office of the Director of National Intelligence.

The original 'Star Wars' is coming to IMAX for the first time ever in 2027
By Jeff Spry Published
Both the OG 'Star Wars' and 'Star Wars: Starfighter' score the ultimate cinematic treatment in 2027.

No cities on the moon — there isn't enough water, scientists say (op-ed)
By Martin Elvis Published
The discovery of water in dark craters at the moon's poles has sparked a "moon rush" to establish bases there, and then villages, cities and heavy industry. How sustainable is this rush?

On this day in space! Sept. 14, 1966: NASA's Gemini 11 astronauts set altitude record for Earth orbit that went unbroken for 58 years
By Hanneke Weitering Published
On Sept. 14, 1966, NASA's Gemini 11 mission set an spaceflight altitude record that lasted for nearly six decades. Here's why the mission mattered.
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