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A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launches 22 Starlink internet satellites to orbit from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California on Dec. 13, 2024.

SpaceX launches 22 Starlink internet satellites from California, lands rocket at sea (video)

By Mike Wall last updated

SpaceX launched 22 more of its Starlink internet satellites from California's central coast on Friday (Dec. 13).

Launches & Spacecraft
through an oval window, thousands of stars and several wispy clouds of light can be seen above a round, green blur of light with a thin red upper layer

NASA astronaut uses homemade star tracker to take incredible deep space photo from ISS

By Stefanie Waldek published

NASA astronaut Don Pettit's latest photography from the International Space Station showcases not only his visual prowess, but also his engineering skills.

International Space Station
a black bellied chrome spaceship stands on a concrete pad with a winding creek giving way to a sunset in the distance.

SpaceX rolls 7th Starship spacecraft out for testing ahead of next launch (photos)

By Josh Dinner published

SpaceX has readied its next Starship vehicle for testing ahead of the megarocket's 7th test flight.

Launches & Spacecraft
Still from the sci-fi video game Steel Hunters. There are two giant and armed mechs looking cool as they walk away from an explosion. They are on a barren sandy planet.

The Game Awards 2024: All the new space and sci-fi games at the show

By Fran Ruiz published

Here's the full rundown of new space-related game titles from The Game Awards 2024.

Space Games & Toys
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launches 24 Starlink internet satellites to orbit from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Nov. 26, 2024. It was the 400th successful Falcon 9 mission.

SpaceX scrubs launch of mysterious RRT-1 mission due to high winds

By Mike Wall published

SpaceX scrubbed the planned launch of the mysterious RRT-1 mission from Florida's Space Coast on Dec. 13 due to high winds.

Launches & Spacecraft
a bright full moon framed by out-of-focus star-shaped holiday lights in the foreground

December full moon rises this weekend: How to see the last full moon of 2024

By Brett Tingley published

The December full moon, the final full moon of 2024, rises overnight on Dec. 14 during the peak of the Geminid meteor shower.

Stargazing
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How to watch the Geminid meteor shower 2024 live online tonight (Dec. 13)

By Daisy Dobrijevic published

Despite the nearly full moon illuminating the skies, the Geminid meteor shower could still put on a great show tonight.

Meteors & Meteor Showers
a rust orange yellow sky and landscape features a rocky surface in the foreground, with a large pointed hill beyond.

NASA's Mars exploration plans need 'paradigm shifts' to succeed, report finds

By Leonard David published

NASA has released a new document that highlights planned programmatic paradigm shifts in Mars exploration over the next 20 years.

Mars
All About Space issue 130 take a look at chaos theory.

Extraterrestrial life may look nothing like life on Earth − so astrobiologists are coming up with a framework to study how complex systems evolve

By Chris Impey published

We have only one example of biology forming in the universe – life on Earth. But what if life can form in other ways?

Search for Life
China's Chang'e-2 probe took multiple images of the asteroid Toutatis during its Dec. 13, 2012, flyby.

On this day in space! Dec. 13, 2012: Chinese spacecraft flies by asteroid Toutatis

By Hanneke Weitering last updated

On Dec. 13, 2012, a Chinese spacecraft flew by the asteroid Toutatis.

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