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Used SpaceX rocket launches 7,001st Starlink satellite (and 20 others), lands at sea (video)
A SpaceX rocket carrying the 7,001st Starlink internet satellite launched into orbit from Florida today (Sept. 5), then aced its landing at sea.
Meet Phaethon, a weird asteroid that thinks it's a comet – our new research may explain what's going on
Meet Phaethon, a "rock comet" that blurs the definitions between asteroid and comet, and learn why it will be worth paying attention to this fascinating object in the coming years.
The Andromeda Galaxy glows rosy red in gorgeous new Hubble Telescope image
The reddish structures of our neighboring galaxy glow brightly in a new image from the Hubble Space Telescope.
Watch 2 SpaceX rockets launch new Starlink fleet and secret US spy satellite in space doubleheader today (Sept. 5)
SpaceX will launch a new batch of its Starlink satellites into orbit on Thursday (Sept. 5) and you'll be able to watch it live online.
Boeing Starliner astronauts have years of medical studies helping them with longer stay in space
Starliner's astronauts will spend at least 8 months in space, longer than a typical ISS crew. But numerous other astronauts have safely spent a year on the ISS, or even longer.
Europe's Vega rocket aces its final mission (video)
Europe's Vega small-satellite launcher flew its last-ever mission tonight (Sept. 4), sending the Sentinel-2C Earth-observing satellite skyward.
Chinese astronauts study ancient microbes aboard Tiangong space station (video)
Chinese astronauts aboard the Tiangong space station are studying microbes, to help determine if some of Earth's early lifeforms can handle a simulated cosmic environment.
Hubble Telescope spies a very sparkly mini-galaxy (image)
The Hubble Space Telescope has imaged one of Andromeda's dwarf galaxies. It's named Pegasus.
Blue Origin droneship arrives in Florida ahead of 1st New Glenn launch (video, photos)
Blue Origin's droneship, named "Jacklyn," arrived at Florida's Port Canaveral ahead of the inaugural launch of the company's huge New Glenn rocket next month.
'There was some tension in the room', NASA says of decision to bring Boeing's Starliner spacecraft home without astronauts
Boeing's Starliner spacecraft will fly back to Earth for a landing on Sept. 7, but without its crew. Its two astronauts will ride home on SpaceX Crew Dragon in February 2025.
