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South Korea wants to build a moon base by 2045
By Mike Wall published
South Korea just laid out its long-term space exploration road map, which features the planned construction of a moon base two decades from now.

On this day in space! July 20, 1969: Apollo 11 Astronauts take the first moonwalk
By Hanneke Weitering last updated
On July 20, 1969, human beings walked on the moon for the very first time!

This wild bioplastic made of algae just aced a Mars pressure test. Can astronauts use it to build on the Red Planet?
By Sharmila Kuthunur published
Scientists have grown algae in bioplastic habitats under Mars-like conditions, a step that could bring long-term space colonization closer to reality.

Discover where the Eagle might have landed: How to find Apollo 11's backup sites on the moon
By Anthony Wood published
Find the locations of the five landing zones considered as the setting for humanity's first steps on another world.

NASA's Roman Space Telescope could discover 100,000 new cosmic explosions: 'We're definitely expecting the unexpected'
By Robert Lea published
Supernovas, kilonovas, gamma-ray bursts... oh my! The Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope will uncover 100,000 of these explosions and many more powerful and violent cosmic events.

See the moon cross the Pleiades for the last time this year on July 20
By Joe Rao published
The moon's crescent limb will cloak and uncover stars from the iconic cluster before sunrise.

This Week In Space podcast: Episode 169 — The Day Mars Died
By Space.com Staff published
On Episode 169 of This Week In Space, Rod Pyle and Tariq Malik are joined by JPL Chief Engineer Emeritus Rob Manning to look back at the Mariner 4 Mars mission 60 years later.

Friday night light: SpaceX launch from California sends two dozen new Starlink satellites into low Earth orbit (video)
By Robert Z. Pearlman last updated
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying 24 Starlink satellites launched from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California on Friday, July 18, 2025.
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