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Is water really a necessary ingredient for life? Aliens may swim in truly exotic pools
A new study finds that liquids other than water might be able to support life on worlds beyond Earth, potentially expanding the envelope of life throughout the cosmos.
Europe's powerful Ariane 6 rocket launches for 3rd time ever, sending weather satellite to orbit (video)
Europe's Ariane 6 heavy-lift rocket launched for the third time ever tonight (Aug. 12), sending an advanced weather and climate satellite to orbit.
Vulcan Centaur rocket launches experimental military satellite on its 1st-ever US Space Force mission (video)
United Launch Alliance lofted an experimental navigation satellite on the first national security mission of its new Vulcan Centaur rocket on Tuesday night (Aug. 12).
Virgin Galactic's new Delta class space plane could fly as soon as fall 2026
The company is also looking at using its mothership aircraft that releases spacecraft at high altitude as a carrier platform for other customers.
Skyrora becomes 1st British company to get license to launch from the UK
Scotland-based Skyrora has received the first U.K.-issued vertical launch license for a homegrown company, enabling rocket launches from SaxaVord Spaceport in the Shetland Islands.
NASA's Roman Space Telescope gets its 'extremely strong sunblock' installed
Scientists are making milestones on NASA's Roman Space Telescope as Trump continues to threaten the agency's science budget.
Falcon 9 rocket launches Amazon Kuiper satellites on SpaceX's 100th mission of the year (video)
SpaceX launched a batch of Amazon's Project Kuiper broadband satellites on Monday (Aug. 11). It was the 100th liftoff of the year already for Elon Musk's company.
ISS astronaut captures breathtaking star trails | Space photo of the day for Aug. 11, 2025
This long-exposure image from the International Space Station shows the growing tension between celestial beauty and human expansion into space.
SpaceX's Crew-10 astronauts return to Earth after nearly 5 months in space (video)
SpaceX's Crew-10 astronauts returned to Earth on Saturday (Aug. 9) after living on the International Space Station for nearly five months.
Astronaut arrives at ISS, longs to be on the moon or Mars | On the International Space Station Aug. 4-8, 2025
The four members on SpaceX's Crew-10 mission are Earth-bound after bidding farewell to their Expedition 73 crewmates and departing the International Space Station.
