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Venus takes center stage with 2 easy-to-see sky shows this July. Here's when and where to look

By Joe Rao Published 8 July 26

Venus pairs up with Regulus on July 9 before meeting a slender crescent moon on July 17.

'This is the future of spatial intelligence': Vantor unveils stunning 3D satellite views of Earth (photos)

By Tereza Pultarova Published 8 July 26

The American Earth-observation company Vantor is now mapping Earth from space in 3D, and the images are stunning.

On this day in space! July 8, 2011: Space Shuttle Atlantis launches on final mission

By Hanneke Weitering Last updated 8 July 26

The Giotto space probe, launched in 1985 on an Ariane 1 V14 launcher, brushed past the hidden nucleus of Halley's comet in 1986.

NASA's Roman Space Telescope prepares for launch | Space photo of the day for July 8, 2026

By Chelsea Gohd Published 8 July 26

Roman is in Florida, getting ready for its August liftoff.

The US Space Force just got a new electromagnetic weapon to jam adversary satellites

By Brett Tingley Published 8 July 26

The U.S. Space Force has acquired one of its first publicly acknowledged offensive weapons, one that can blast adversary satellites with electromagnetic radiation.

Revolutionary rocket engine company Venus Aerospace raises $91 million to scale design

By Josh Dinner Published 8 July 26

Venus Aerospace has raised $91 million to further develop the company's rotating detonation rocket engine and plans to bring its designs from testing to production across multiple applications.

NASA's New Horizons probe just woke up from hibernation 6 billion miles away beyond Pluto. What's it doing out there?

By Brett Tingley Published 8 July 26

NASA's New Horizons probe has woken up in good health nearly 6 billion miles away beyond Pluto after spending nearly a year in hibernation.

Earth may survive the sun's death after all, new study suggests

By Sharmila Kuthunur Published 8 July 26

When the sun swells into a red giant about 5 billion years from now, Earth may escape being swallowed by the dying star, a new study suggests.

James Webb Space Telescope celebrates its 4th birthday with stunning image of a galaxy crash site

By Robert Lea Published 7 July 26

To celebrate the fourth birthday of the James Webb Space Telescope, NASA has released a stunning image of the strangely shaped galaxy Centaurus A, the site of a cosmic collision 2 billion years ago.

Our Milky Way galaxy might be larger than we thought  

By Chelsea Gohd Published 7 July 26

Astronomers used cosmic explosions to find that we may be wrong about our own galaxy.