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a large metal capsule floats in rough water using a giant orange floaty ring and six large orange floats near the top.

India practices pulling its Gaganyaan astronaut capsule out of the sea (photos)

By Sharmila Kuthunur published

India continues to perfect hardware and recovery procedures for its Gaganyaan human spaceflight program.

Human Spaceflight
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Space calendar 2024: Rocket launches, skywatching events, missions & more!

By Space.com last updated

Reference Keep up with all the rocket launches, astronomical events and mission milestones for 2024 with our space calendar.

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movie poster showing a woman wearing a blue flight suit and space helmet, with the word "sally" written in white text

'SALLY' at Sundance: NatGeo film to reveal 'hidden love' of 1st US woman in space

By Robert Z. Pearlman published

A documentary about the life and love of America's first woman in space will premiere at the Sundance Film Festival. "SALLY," from National Geographic, reveals the legacy of astronaut Sally Ride.

Human Spaceflight
a yellowish moon dotted with craters, with an inset image showing a gas plume escaping its surface

What causes volcanic eruptions on Jupiter's moon Io? Scientists aren't so sure anymore

By Keith Cooper published

New measurements from NASA's Juno probe have seemingly put to bed the possibility of a magma ocean beneath the surface of Io.

Juno
a giant swirling galaxy like an eye in space with a yellow center and red and white spiral arms.

'Grand' spiral galaxy dazzles in new Hubble Telescope photo

By Samantha Mathewson published

A grand spiral galaxy takes center stage in a new image from the Hubble Space Telescope.

Hubble Space Telescope
Pioneer 8 studied the sun in 1967.

On this day in space! Dec. 12, 1967: Pioneer 8 launches on mission to study the sun

By Hanneke Weitering last updated

On Dec. 11, 1972, Apollo 17 became the last mission to land humans on the moon.

Space Shuttle
Three large jupiters are below eight saturns, flanked by three uranus and three neptune.

Dramatic changes on Uranus, Neptune, Saturn and Jupiter revealed in 10 years of Hubble Telescope images (video)

By Josh Dinner published

The space agency has learned a lot over 10 years observing the weather of our solar system's outer planets.

Hubble Space Telescope
Graphic showing the the artemis accords logo above white text reading "the artemis accords", the surface of the moon is seen in the lower portion of the image and a distant Mars peeks out from the surface of the moon.

Artemis Accords: What are they & which countries are involved?

By Robert Lea last updated

Reference As the Artemis program aims to return humanity to the moon and beyond, the Artemis Accords lay out a framework for nations collaborating in this effort.

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a large silver cone-shaped spacecraft in a white cleanroom

SpaceX launch of NASA's new 3D-sky-mapping satellite set for February 2025

By Julian Dossett published

NASA is aiming for February 2025 to launch its SPHEREx observatory, which will produce 3D maps of the entire visible sky.

Launches & Spacecraft
a small dual-rotor helicopter lays dormant on a reddish-orange sand dune

After accident crash on Mars, NASA's Ingenuity helicopter could live on as a weather station for 20 years

By Brett Tingley published

Ingenuity may never fly above the surface of Mars again, but the downed helicopter is otherwise healthy and could serve as a weather station for decades, JPL says.

Mars Rovers
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