On this day in space! Aug. 19, 1997: 1st Filipino Satellite Launches into Orbit
On Aug. 19, 1997, the Philippines launched its own satellite for the first time.
Skywatching
Look for Mercury in the morning sky as it hits peak distance from the sun on Aug. 19
Mercury is farthest from the sun in Earth's morning sky on Aug. 19.
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Spaceflight
Chinese astronauts beef up Tiangong space station's debris shield during 6.5-hour spacewalk (video)
Two Chinese astronauts spent more than six hours outside the Tiangong space station on Friday (Aug. 15), installing a debris shield on the third spacewalk of the Shenzhou 20 mission.
Fly me to the moon: 25 finalists chosen for Artemis 2 'zero-g indicator'
A panel of judges has selected the 25 finalists in NASA and Freelancer's global contest to design a plush "zero-g indicator" to fly to the moon with the agency's Artemis 2 astronauts.
Canada's NordSpace begins construction on orbital spaceport. When will it open for launches?
NordSpace begins building its new orbital spaceport on the Canada's east coast, as the company prepares for its first suborbital rocket launch.
Science & Astronomy
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We're within 3 years of reaching a critical climate threshold. Can we reverse course?
A report published in June found that the world only has three years before it crosses the 1.5 C climate target. So what should we do now?
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Northern lights - live updates
The latest aurora forecast for tonight help you make sure you're in the right place at the right time to see the northern lights.
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Rocket launch today
Follow Space.com's rocket launch blog for the latest on when the next rocket launch will be and how to follow it live.
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Night sky for tonight
Find out what you can see in the night sky for tonight, from planets and stars to dazzling meteor showers.
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Live 4K video from space!
Witness live views of Earth from the International Space Station as it orbits the planet. Space streaming company Sen is broadcasting 24/7 from the ISS in beautiful 4K HD.
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On this day in space!
NASA astronaut Sally Ride became the first American woman in space aboard the space shuttle Challenger.
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ReferenceSpace calendar 2025
Keep up with all the rocket launches, astronomical events and mission milestones for 2025 with our space calendar.
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Search For Life
Is water really a necessary ingredient for life? Aliens may swim in truly exotic pools
A new study finds that liquids other than water might be able to support life on worlds beyond Earth, potentially expanding the envelope of life throughout the cosmos.
Is life widespread throughout the cosmos? Complex organic molecules found in planet-birthing disk
Complex organic molecules that could be the precursors to the building blocks of life as we know it have been discovered in a disk of gas and dust swirling around an infant star.
Nearby super-Earth K2-18 b may be a water-rich ocean planet: 'This has certainly increased the chances of habitability'
The search for life beyond the solar system is heating up. Though biosignatures around super-Earth K2-18b remain unconfirmed, the JWST has found the planet could be a water-rich ocean world.
Technology
NASA and Google test AI medical assistant for astronaut missions to the moon and Mars
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