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- September 16
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- Celebs, astronauts and more cheer on SpaceX's Inspiration4 mission after successful launch
- Pictures from space! Our image of the day
- Satellites watch Australian wildfires trigger CO2 booms and ocean algal blooms
- This year's giant Antarctic ozone hole probably due to climate change
- SpaceX's Inspiration4 private all-civilian orbital mission: Live updates
- China's 1st space station crew to return to Earth on Friday
- SpaceX shows off Inspiration4's amazing view of Earth and new dome window
- Inspiration4 'space puppy' doubles as zero-g indicator and fundraiser on SpaceX mission
- SpaceX's Inspiration4 launch boosts population of space to record-breaking 14 people
- Star Rover review
- On This Day in Space! Sept. 16, 1949: V-2 Rocket Explodes, Kills Monkey Passenger
- The moon will visit Saturn and Jupiter this week in skywatching doubleheader
- SkySafari 6 Pro review
- How to Hold Binoculars Steady: Keep skywatching for longer
- SkyView review
- SpaceX launches four civilians into orbit on historic Inspiration4 flight
- September 15
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- Best Star Wars books 2021
- Sian Proctor makes history with SpaceX's Inspiration4 as first-ever Black female spacecraft pilot
- Webcast replay! SpaceX's historic Inspiration4 all-civilian crew launch into orbit
- SpaceX's Inspiration4 all-civilian spaceflight: When to watch and what to know
- How to watch SpaceX's private all-civilian Inspiration4 launch online today
- Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak wants to clean up space junk with new company
- Humanity needs a space-rescue capability, report stresses
- The Inspiration4 astronauts are stoked to launch on their history-making SpaceX mission
- Cold pizza among comfort foods for SpaceX's Inspiration4 orbital 'camping trip'
- No launch day jitters for SpaceX's civilian Inspiration4 astronauts
- Humans to Mars Summit 2021 is underway: Watch it live here.
- Cosmic objects with strange orbits discovered beyond Neptune
- Inspiration4 crew planning ultrasounds, microbe samples and more to understand health during flight
- 'Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic' is getting a remake and there's a new trailer
- NASA awards $146 million for human moon lander development
- Massive California fire comes within miles of alien-hunting radio telescope array
- Travel through galaxies and the dark matter web in this stunning universe simulation
- Inspiration4's call signs: The crew of SpaceX's all-civilian mission have special nicknames
- Best PSVR space games
- Jupiter just got smacked by a space rock and an amateur astronomer caught it on camera
- SpaceX's all-civilian Inspiration4 mission launches today. Here's what to expect.
- Private astronauts are not 'space tourists' (op-ed)
- From Etsy to Earth orbit: Inspiration4 crew packs mementos for space (and sale)
- September 14
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- SpaceX Inspiration4 mission will send 4 people with minimal training into orbit — and bring space tourism closer to reality
- NASA astronaut gets extended stay in space for record-breaking 353-day mission
- Neptune reaches opposition today: How to see the distant planet
- Watch Netflix's SpaceX Inspiration4 launch webcast with this celebrity-packed countdown event
- Arianespace Soyuz rocket launches 34 more OneWeb internet satellites to orbit
- Tropical Storm Nicholas batters Texas coast after making landfall as hurricane
- How astronaut blood could help build a Mars colony
- China's Shenzhou 12 astronauts send back stunning images of Earth (photos)
- The private Inspiration4 astronauts on SpaceX's Dragon may have an epic view … from the toilet
- Virgin Galactic delays next spaceflight to investigate possible component defect
- Spaceflight Inc. unveils rideshare payloads for lunar flyby on private moon lander mission in 2022
- Lego Star Wars AT-ST Raider review
- Inspiration4's Hayley Arceneaux will be youngest American to reach space and 1st spaceflyer with a prosthesis
- From Space Camp to space, Inspiration4's Chris Sembroski readies for trip of a lifetime
- Hayley Arceneaux to inspire children of St. Jude with Inspiration4 mission to space
- Distant 'Requiem' supernova will be visible again in 2037, astronomers predict
- SpaceX launches 51 Starlink internet satellites in the constellation's 1st West Coast launch
- September 13
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- Fortnite recruits Space Chimp J.B. Chimpanski for Chapter 2, Season 8 Battle Pass
- Spot the elusive planet Mercury at its 'greatest elongation' from the sun this evening
- SpaceX test-fires rocket for Inspiration4, the 1st private orbital mission
- Landscape photography: A Beginner's Guide
- Watch SpaceX launch its 1st Starlink satellites in months
- Vibrant globular cluster sparkles in new Hubble telescope photo
- What causes motion sickness in VR, and how can you avoid it?
- 'The Matrix Resurrections': Free your mind with the first full trailer of Neo's return
- How to set up your room for VR
- PlayStation VR review
- Why SpaceX's private Inspiration4 mission to Earth orbit is so important
- New Science Channel series 'Killers Of The Cosmos' premieres Sept. 19
- Sian Proctor to take Afrofuturism art, science and a lifelong passion for exploration to space on private Inspiration4 mission
- Billionaire Jared Isaacman, commander of the private Inspiration4 space mission, is bringing his spaceflight vision to life
- Seascape Photography: A Guide to Capturing Sky and Sea
- Fortnite's 'Operation: Sky Fire' event just crashed a massive UFO mothership to end Chapter 2, Season 7
- September 12
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- Astronauts prep space station for new solar array on first all-international spacewalk
- SpaceX names 2 new recovery ships after NASA astronauts
- Meet the four civilian Inspiration4 astronauts SpaceX will launch into orbit this week
- The world turns sideways in trippy, glowing Earth photo from the International Space Station
- 'They Are Here,' an alien abduction horror game, is coming in early 2022 and you can play a free demo now
- Venera timeline: The Soviet Union's Venus missions in pictures
- September 11
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- Astronauts in space pay tribute to 9/11 victims on 20th anniversary of attacks
- The top space stories of the week!
- Space photos: The most amazing images this week!
- NASA picks SpaceX's Falcon Heavy to launch GOES-U weather satellite
- Russian Soyuz rocket sends classified military payload to orbit
- Inspiration4: 10 things to know about SpaceX's private all-civilian mission
- 20 years after 9/11: How satellites tracking disasters have changed
- Astronaut's camera used to capture 9/11 aftermath from space goes on display
- Disney to reboot 'The Rocketeer': report
- Smoke sets off alarms on the International Space Station
- September 10
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- NASA's Perseverance rover has taken the 1st steps in decades-long dream of Mars sample return
- NASA's Gateway moon-orbiting space station explained in pictures
- Launch of SpaceX's private Inspiration4 mission slips by 24 hours
- Our Milky Way galaxy isn't very well mixed, study suggests
- Alien movies, ranked worst to best
- China launches hyperspectral Earth observation satellite
- DSLR vs Mirrorless Cameras for Astrophotography
- Best Space Horror Movies
- Sounding rocket mission targets mysteries of solar corona
- 'Star Trek: Lower Decks' mid-season 2 trailer promises even more space hijinks for fans
- Watch the cast of 'Star Trek: Strange New Worlds' introduce themselves
- Brilliant meteor lights up sky over southern England coast (video)
- NASA helps students launch into new school year with space-related educational resources
- 1st sign of elusive 'triangle singularity' shows particles swapping identities in mid-flight
- Lego Star Wars X-Wing review
- How to Clean Binoculars Properly without Damaging the Lenses
- Starlight Review
- September 9
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- Perseverance rover collects 2nd Mars sample (photos)
- Cosmonauts outfit new science module on 50th planned Russian spacewalk outside space station
- A Kings of Leon NFT will launch soon on SpaceX's private Inspiration4 spaceflight
- The first full trailer for 'Star Trek: Prodigy' brings an enthusiastic energy to the final frontier
- Space Chat! Inspiration4 prepares for launch, clock wins $3 million physics prize and fire alarms go off on space station
- The private Inspiration4 astronauts set to ride a SpaceX rocket arrive in Florida for Sept. 14 launch
- Watch the first full trailer for 'Star Trek: Picard' Season 2
- How to Reduce Noise in Astrophotography
- In Hurricane Ida's wake, satellite images show oil slicks in Gulf of Mexico
- SpaceX lifts giant Super Heavy rocket onto launch stand again (photos)
- Scientists fetch best images to date of 'dog bone' asteroid and 2 tiny moons
- Super-precise clock tech wins $3 million physics Breakthrough Prize
- Stargazing with Binoculars: Beginner Tips
- Learn how to create extraordinary Lego spacecraft with the 'Lego Space Projects' guidebook
- Strange, repeating radio signal near the center of the Milky Way has scientists stumped
- An 'Internet apocalypse' could ride to Earth with the next solar storm, new research warns
- See the moon form a triangle with Venus and Spica tonight
- September 8
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- Space calendar 2021: Rocket launches, sky events, missions & more!
- Mercury snuggles up to the crescent moon tonight
- NASA's Perseverance rover getting ready to snag 2nd Mars sample
- Russia's space chief invites SpaceX's Elon Musk over for tea
- Watch the first trailer for 'Don't Look Up,' Netflix's dark comedy about a comet headed for Earth
- SpaceX, NASA targeting April 15 for launch of Crew-4 mission to space station
- Archivist's vintage 'Images of Apollo' photo prints land on auction
- NASA's James Webb Space Telescope launch delayed to December
- Star Trek Day 2021: Celebrate 55 years of Trek with live panels and more tonight
- Russian film crew deemed medically fit for Oct. 5 launch to space station
- China's Tianwen-1 Mars mission is going offline for a while
- Astronomers hunting asteroids with radar surpass 1,000th space rock detection
- You can get the first four 'Star Trek' films in 4K ultra HD and save 15% at Walmart
- Watch a sneak peek of the 'Star Trek: Prodigy' opening sequence
- Classic 'Star Trek' villains beam up in this deluxe guidebook from Titan Books
- September 7
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- Mars helicopter Ingenuity flies low and slow on lucky flight 13
- Firefly Aerospace traces rocket launch failure to premature engine shutdown
- Astronauts spot Hurricane Larry from space (photos)
- How to photograph the moon using a camera: techniques, kit, and settings
- Star Walk 2 review
- The 'megacomet' Bernardinelli-Bernstein is the find of a decade. Here's the discovery explained.
- Perseverance rover seals up 1st Mars sample for future return to Earth
- Nanoracks' spinoff aims to bring food production to Earth's deserts and orbital space
- Astronauts in space will soon resurrect an AI robot friend called CIMON
- Stellarium Mobile Plus review
- Astrophotography for beginners: How to shoot the night sky
- September 6
- September 5
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- How to see Venus shine with bright star Spica tonight and maybe spot Mercury, too
- September new moon 2021: See Mercury and Venus in the moonless sky
- China's Zhurong Mars rover returns panorama ahead of planetary blackout
- I've always wondered: Why are the stars, planets and moons round, when comets and asteroids aren’t?
- Stunning image shows dark tendrils masking giant Centaurus A galaxy near Earth
- September 4
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- Summer night sidelights: The stars to look for in the evening sky
- These 'Star Wars' blueprint covers strip down bounty hunter spaceships in Marvel's 'War of the Bounty Hunters' crossover
- Scientists are using new satellite tech to find glow-in-the-dark milky seas of maritime lore
- China launches 4 satellites on 2 rockets within hours of each other
- Halo Infinite battle pass progression will be tied to challenges and not match XP
- September 3
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- Cosmonauts on spacewalk run power and data to new space station module
- SpaceX's private Inspiration4 mission is 'go' for launch on Sept. 15
- Satellite images show extreme flooding in New Jersey in the aftermath of Hurricane Ida
- SpaceX shows off its huge dome window on Dragon for private Inspiration4 spaceflight
- Watch the 1st teaser trailer for 'Moonfall,' Roland Emmerich's new sci-fi disaster film
- China wants to build a mega spaceship that’s nearly a mile long
- Past in mind, NASA chief Bill Nelson looks to future on visit to Johnson Space Center
- Nikon Z6 review: How is it for astrophotography?
- World's largest Martian meteorite goes on display
- Dense 'hot spots' on a young star reveal what Earth's sun may have looked in its infancy
- Hubble telescope spies brilliant star cluster in Milky Way's neighbor galaxy
- NASA starts testing electric air taxi for 1st time
- Firefly Aerospace's first Alpha rocket explodes during launch debut after major anomaly
- NASA's Perseverance rover drills 1st Mars rock sample for an (eventual) return to Earth
- September 2
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- Virgin Orbit clears FAA hurdle for small satellite launches from Guam
- SpaceX's newest drone ship returns to port after its 1st rocket landing at sea (photos, videos)
- Tour Russia's new Nauka space station module with these astronaut home movies
- Virgin Galactic announces crew for next launch to suborbital space
- Star-smash supernova? New type of stellar explosion possibly seen
- Is dark matter made of 'Fermi balls' forged in the Big Bang?
- Could a spaceship fly through a gas giant like Jupiter?
- Astronaut watches California wildfires spewing smoke from space (photos)
- Lego Star Wars TIE Fighter review
- The best sci-fi movies and TV shows to stream on Netflix in September
- The best sci-fi movies and TV shows to stream on Amazon Prime in September
- Firefly Aerospace aims to launch 1st orbital test flight tonight. Here's how to watch live.
- Strange brown dwarf 'The Accident' hints at possible treasure trove of cosmic anomalies
- The mysterious troughs on giant asteroid Vesta keep puzzling scientists
- September 1
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- Pilots saw 'red light' warning during Virgin Galactic's historic spaceflight with Richard Branson: report
- 2021 Full Moon Calendar
- Halo Infinite will launch Dec. 8 to bring back Master Chief: report
- Taurid meteor shower: Winter fireballs
- California's Caldor Fire seen from space in harrowing satellite images (gallery)
- Mars rover Perseverance set for 2nd sample-collection attempt (photo)
- BepiColombo: Exploring Mercury, the least visited planet of the inner solar system
- Mount Etna volcano erupts for 50th time of 2021 in this satellite photo
- How fast is Earth moving?
- NASA tallies Hurricane Ida damage to Michoud Assembly Facility in New Orleans
- Lunchables will launch kids to space camp with limited 'Lunchabuilds' kits
- A quarter of sunlike stars eat their own planets, according to new research
- The brightest planets in September's night sky: How to see them (and when)
- Best night sky events of September 2021 (stargazing maps)
- Night sky, September 2021: What you can see this month [maps]
- Inspiration4 astronauts to conduct health research on private SpaceX mission
- NASA's 'quiet' X-59 supersonic plane is coming together as space agency chases faster flight
- Damage from Hurricane Ida seen from space (satellite photos)
