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China reveals crew for Shenzhou 21 mission to Tiangong Space Station, including nation's youngest astronaut (video)
By Andrew Jones published
China unveiled the crew set to launch on the Shenzhou 21 mission to the Tiangong Space Station on Oct. 31, including the youngest member of its astronaut corps.
Starlink satellite train: how to see and track it in the night sky
By Daisy Dobrijevic last updated
Reference Starlink satellites are visible from Earth, you just need to know when and where to look.

Starlink satellites: Facts, tracking and impact on astronomy
By Tereza Pultarova last updated
Reference Starlink satellites have been developed by SpaceX to provide internet to remote locations. Here we explore the controversial megaconstellation in more detail.

Powerful solar storms may help life get going on alien planets. Here's how
By Keith Cooper published
New observations of a volatile young star have shown how infant suns could unleash enough energy to trigger biologically relevant chemical reactions in an orbiting planet's atmosphere.

Venus loses its last active spacecraft, as Japan declares Akatsuki orbiter dead
By Elizabeth Howell published
Japan declared its Akatsuki spacecraft dead on Tuesday (Oct. 28), more than a year after the Venus climate probe failed to respond to calls from mission control.

Could these mysterious flashes of light in 1950s photos be UFOs? Some researchers think so
By Keith Cooper published
Researchers claim flashes of light seen in sky surveys could have been UFOs drawn to Earth by nuclear tests, but more mundane explanations should be explored first.

SpaceX launches 29 Starlink satellites to orbit from Florida
By Mike Wall published
SpaceX launched 29 more of its Starlink internet satellites to orbit today (Oct. 29), sending them up from Florida's Space Coast.

Japan's 1st HTV-X cargo craft arrives at the International Space Station
By Mike Wall last updated
Japan's new HTV-X cargo spacecraft arrived at the International Space Station for the first time ever today (Oct. 28), delivering payloads and supplies to ISS astronauts.

Spacewalking Russian cosmonauts install experiments on the International Space Station
By Robert Z. Pearlman published
Russian cosmonauts Sergey Ryzhikov and Alexey Zubritsky completed a 6 hour and 54 minute spacewalk outside the International Space Station on Tuesday, Oct. 28, 2025.
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