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By Mike Wall Published
SpaceX launched 27 of its Starlink broadband satellites to orbit today (Oct. 12), the first such mission for a Falcon 9 rocket since Sept. 19.

By Mike Wall Published
SpaceX will launch more than 3 tons of cargo toward the International Space Station on Tuesday morning (Oct. 13), and you can watch the action live.

By Robert Lea Published
Using the NASA spacecraft Swift, astronomers observed a supermassive black hole burping radio jets 300 days after a heavy cosmic meal.

By Elizabeth Howell Published
NASA is asking for ideas to stop static electricity from zapping astronauts or critical hardware during moon missions.

By Jase Parnell-Brookes Last updated
Deals We've scoured the net for the best Black Friday and Cyber Monday deals on space-related gear, from telescopes to cameras and more.

By Jamie Carter Published
The Southern and Northern Taurid meteor showers will produce occasional bright, slow-moving meteors worldwide during October and November, with moon-free peaks in 2026.

By Hanneke Weitering Published
On Oct. 12, 1964, the Soviet Union launched Voskhod 1, a 24-hour crewed mission that achieved several "firsts" for human spaceflight. Here's why it mattered.

By Chelsea Gohd Published
The Etosha Pan in northern Namibia, the largest salt flat in the country, looks otherworldly in this satellite photo.
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