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Venus Aerospace Stargazer Hypersonic Plane Concept

Venus Aerospace unveils its new dart-like Mach 9 hypersonic plane design

By Jeff Spry published 28 June 22

Venus Aerospace has recently released design images of its new Mach 9 aircraft concept.

LightSail 2 celebrates 3rd space birthday as end of mission approaches

By Elizabeth Howell published 25 June 22

LightSail 2 is now marking three years of spaceflight, but is unlikely to celebrate a fourth anniversary.

Spaceflight

SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket and Dragon cargo spacecraft explosion of June 2015.

On This Day In Space: June 28, 2015: SpaceX rocket explodes after liftoff

By Hanneke Weitering published 28 June 22

On June 28, 2015, a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket exploded minutes after launching from Florida. See how it happened in our On This Day In Space video series.

The Northrop Grumman Cygnus cargo ship S.S. Piers Sellers with the blue Earth behind it.

Private Cygnus cargo ship departs space station for a fiery death in Earth's atmosphere

By Mike Wall published 28 June 22

Northop Grumman's robotic Cygnus freighter is scheduled to undock from the orbiting lab at 6:05 a.m. EDT (1005) Tuesday. Watch it live here at Space.com, courtesy of NASA.

Science & Astronomy

Polygons crack across the Martian surface as hidden ice expands and contracts with the seasons.

Bizarre 'polygons' are cracking through the surface of Mars

By Brandon Specktor published 28 June 22

A new image from NASA's HIRISE camera reveals strange 'polygons' cracking open the surface of Mars. It's just a typical sign of spring, scientists say.

A Rocket Lab Electron booster on the launch pad with the CAPSTONE mission and purple clouds.

Watch NASA's CAPSTONE cubesat launch to the moon today to test unique lunar orbit

By Tariq Malik published 28 June 22

Rocket Lab will launch NASA's CAPSTONE cubesat to the moon from New Zealand atop an Electron booster, and you can watch it live online.

Search For Life

Alien super-Earths may get a habitability boost from hydrogen-rich atmospheres

By Charles Q. Choi published 27 June 22

Extreme microbes in salty Arctic water could aid search for life on Mars

By Keith Cooper published 25 June 22

Never-before-seen microbes living deep beneath the permafrost at one of the coldest and saltiest water springs on Earth could provide a blueprint for life on Mars.

On alien worlds, exotic form of ice may transport nutrients to hidden oceans

By Keith Cooper published 22 June 22

Alien life in the deep global ocean of a water world could receive its nutrients through a shell of high-pressure ice around the planet's core.

Skywatching

A composite image of a bull elk is silhouetted against a full moon rise in Yellowstone National Park.

July full moon 2022: 'Buck supermoon' passes Saturn

By Jesse Emspak published 27 June 22

The full moon of July also called the "Buck Moon" or "Thunder Moon," will occur July 23 at 10:36 p.m. EDT (0236 GMT on July 24).

Graphic showing Neptune's change of course as it moves across the night sky.

Planet Neptune will go into reverse as it moves in the sky on Tuesday

By Daisy Dobrijevic published 27 June 22

Neptune will enter retrograde on Tuesday (June 28) and will appear to 'reverse its course' as it moves across the sky. Here's how to see it.

There's a lot going in space this year. Check out our up-to-date space launch schedule and calendar here!

Space calendar 2022: Rocket launches, sky events, missions & more!

By Hanneke Weitering published 27 June 22

Reference Here's a guide to all the rocket launches and astronomical events in 2022, as well as milestones for space missions, anniversaries and conferences.

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Entertainment

'Obi-Wan Kenobi' finale delivers the return of the Jedi

By Mike Harris published 28 June 22

‘Obi-Wan Kenobi’ is far, far away from being perfect, but the finale boasts some of Disney’s most compelling Star Wars yet.

Celebrate Asteroid Day 2022 with free online broadcast this week

By Samantha Mathewson published 27 June 22

Asteroid research and planetary defense is of great interest to scientists around the world, which is why June 30 marks international Asteroid Day.

Buzz Lightyear launches into space in Disney's new "Lightyear" film from Pixar, an origin story for the iconic Space Ranger.

Buzz Lightyear has really flown in space. Here are the videos to prove it.

By Elizabeth Howell published 26 June 22

At 468 days in space, Buzz Lightyear has spent the longest time ever in space on a single mission.

References

Artist's illustration of the James Webb Space Telescope.

NASA's James Webb Space Telescope: The ultimate guide

By Elizabeth Howell, Daisy Dobrijevic published 27 June 22

Reference Everything you need to know about the James Webb Space Telescope, NASA's Big Bang-probing space observatory.

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The Large Hadron Collider occupies a circular underground tunnel nearly 17 miles (27 kilometers) in circumference.

The Large Hadron Collider: Inside CERN's atom smasher

By Andrew May, Daisy Dobrijevic published 27 June 22

Reference The Large Hadron Collider is the world's biggest particle accelerator. It's located at the European particle physics laboratory CERN, near Geneva, Switzerland.

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Space calendar 2022: Rocket launches, sky events, missions & more!

By Hanneke Weitering published 27 June 22

Reference Here's a guide to all the rocket launches and astronomical events in 2022, as well as milestones for space missions, anniversaries and conferences.

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