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![NASA astronaut Suni Williams holds a mock torch aboard the International Space Station to celebrate the start of the 2024 Summer Olympics.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/x9UYFVcNnq5KfoASkokwmm-320-80.jpg)
NASA astronauts hold their own Summer Olympics in space (video)
By Mike Wall published
NASA astronauts held their own mini-Olympics on the International Space Station to mark the start of the Summer Games here on Earth.
![Illustration of a Polaris Dawn crewmember conducting the first-ever private spacewalk.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/RcxpQm9zPPNBHC3hTSeepH-320-80.jpg)
SpaceX's historic Polaris Dawn astronaut mission delayed until mid-August
By Mike Wall published
SpaceX is now eyeing mid- to late August for the launch of the Polaris Dawn astronaut mission, which will feature the first-ever private spacewalk.
![A large glowing blue sphere next to an overlapping smaller grey sphere with a craggy texture](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/W5Lq2Fo8VhTsYJ72czXoAU-320-80.png)
A moon of Uranus could have a hidden ocean, James Webb Space Telescope finds
By Robert Lea published
Astronomers have found that Ariel, a moon of Uranus, has some of the most carbon dioxide-rich deposits in the solar system, hinting at a buried water ocean.
![A woman smiling in an elegant blue dress stands against a black backdrop with gold EMMY and DAOU logos.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/zHcFFSoz5tYqNyk28HGNNa-320-80.jpg)
'Wonderlab' host Emily Calandrelli will fly to suborbital space with Blue Origin
By Samantha Mathewson published
The Space Gal is headed into orbit, as part of Space for Humanity's Citizen Astronaut Program.
![a cone-shaped spacecraft splashes down into open sea under three parachutes](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/rdcYezmFiS32XJLgxyuChQ-320-80.png)
SpaceX moving Crew Dragon splashdowns to West Coast after multiple space debris incidents
By Elizabeth Howell published
The four astronauts flying aboard SpaceX Crew Dragon are supposed to launch no earlier than Aug. 18 and splash down near Florida. Future crews will go to the west coast due to space junk concerns.
![Cosmonaut Oleg Novitsky shared this photo of the International Space Station on Twitter on Sept. 29, 2021. He and two colleagues were relocating a Russian Soyuz spacecraft from one port to another at the time.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/46SoWfbWAVsNRsh8u53hsR-320-80.jpg)
International Space Station: Live updates
By Elizabeth Howell published
Find out what's going on at the International Space Station.
![A green aurora simes over the curvature of Earth, seen from a low orbit.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/JPAEXwJcqXPNJuJ7jpoKxa-320-80.jpg)
ISS astronaut captures auroras and a meteor in stunning timelapse from space (video)
By Samantha Mathewson published
Auroras, stars and a fleeting meteor are captured in a mesmerizing new view from the International Space Station.
![A rocket launch carves an orange arc into a dark night sky in this long-exposure photo.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/LxVD4FbzunX6Ko9rHYWXGU-320-80.jpg)
SpaceX to bounce back from Falcon 9 failure with Starlink launch early on July 27
By Mike Wall published
SpaceX plans to launch 23 of its Starlink broadband satellites early Saturday morning (July 27), on the company's first mission since a July 11 failure.
![Two cube-shaped satellites rendezvous is black space. A visualization of the ELSA-M space junk collector and its target, a satellite from the OneWeb megaconstellation.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/c9ED3nWhiJ5TH2t5yphQbi-320-80.png)
Astroscale's space debris removal demo mission funded for 2026 launch
By Tereza Pultarova published
Astroscale's ELSA-M demo space junk collector will remove a defunct OneWeb satellite from orbit in 2027.
![an astronaut in flight suit floats in front of the camera during a parabolic flight. in behind are numerous other astronauts in flight suits spinning in different directions](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/Vn8TpDWzUJjQ7cvswPNZCW-320-80.jpg)
How spaceflight’s 'parastronaut program' could improve health-care practices here on Earth
By Elizabeth Howell published
ESA reserve astronaut John McFall's story inspired a study suggesting that the space community's inclusion efforts should be used in other fields, especially medicine.
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