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A new view of Saturn shows rapid and extreme color changes in the bands of the planet's northern hemisphere as seen on Sept. 12, 2021.

Space photos: The most amazing images this week!

By Doris Elin Urrutia

See the best photos on Space.com this week.

A brilliant fireball from the Taurid meteor shower lights up the night sky over a NASA Marshall Space Flight Center camera in Tullahoma, Tennessee on Oct. 28, 2014.

On This Day in Space! Nov. 27, 1885: Astronomer captures 1st known photo of a meteor

By Hanneke Weitering, Elizabeth Howell

On Nov. 27, 1885, an astronomer made the first known photograph of a meteor. See how it happened in our On This Day In Space series.

Chinese astronaut Wang Yaping inside of the Tianhe space station.

Astronaut Wang Yaping snaps Earth photos and more from Chinese space station

By Andrew Jones

The first woman aboard China’s new space station has snapped some glorious shots of our homeworld during a six-month mission to space.

The new Russian Prichal module has arrived at the International Space Station.

Russia's Prichal docking module arrives at the International Space Station

By Elizabeth Howell

Prichal is the second Russian module to reach the orbiting lab in recent months.

The Russian Prichal Node Module and its attached Progress M-UM propulsion stage undergo final processing at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan prior to its scheduled launch to the International Space Station Wednesday, Nov. 24.

Watch a space docking live: Russian Prichal space station module arrives at ISS

By Space.com Staff

A Russian Prichal docking module will arrive to the International Space Station today (Nov. 26) and you can watch it live here.

View looking downstream of a flight model of the NPT30-I2 iodine electric propulsion system firing in a vacuum chamber.

Promising new electric iodine thruster passes key test in orbit

By Charles Q. Choi

A new electric thruster that blasts out iodine just passed a key test in orbit, a milestone that could help lead to smaller, cheaper and higher-performance spacecraft engines.

All About Space magazine subscriptions are half price in our Black Friday sale.

Black Friday sale: Read a free issue of All About Space magazine, plus save 50% on a subscription

By Tariq Malik

Save 50% on All About Space magazine subscriptions in our Black Friday sale. All About Space features the latest stories in space science, exploration and more.

The European Space Agency's Solar Orbiter spacecraft will have to dodge space debris during its close Earth flyby.

Russian ASAT test adds risk to Solar Orbiter's super close Earth flyby

By Tereza Pultarova

The flyby will nudge Solar Orbiter closer to the sun.

The Russian uncrewed cargo ship Progress 78 undocks from the Nauka module of the International Space Station on Nov. 25, 2021 to make room for the new Prichal docking module in this photo by cosmonaut Anton Shkaplerov.

Russian cargo ship departs space station to make room for new docking module

By Tariq Malik

The Progress 78 cargo ship left the International Space Station to make way for a new Prichal docking module.

A still from a new NASA video imagines what it would be like to kayak the lakes of Saturn's moon Titan.

Kayak on Titan? Soar past exoplanets? Epic new NASA video envisions future space travel

By Elizabeth Howell

A new NASA video advertises a suite of its real-life missions as previewing yet more adventurous possible exploration.

The Lucy mission will study the Trojan asteroids in a bid to shed light on the formation of the solar system.

Lucy mission: NASA's journey to the Trojan asteroids

By Adam Mann, Daisy Dobrijevic

Reference NASA’s Lucy mission is the first to visit the Trojan asteroids. Lucy will help answer questions about the formation of the solar system.

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Five astronauts currently living and working aboard the International Space Station preview their 2021 Thanksgiving Day menu in a video released by NASA.

Thanksgiving in space means a cosmic 'turkey trot' for astronauts (video)

By Elizabeth Howell

A 'turkey trot' and special treats will fill out the holiday activities for the seven-person crew.

Apollo: A Collaborative Game Inspired by NASA Moon Missions

This NASA-inspired Apollo board game is now 50% off for Black Friday

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From left, Omaze CEO and co-founder Matt Pohlson, Virgin Group founder Richard Branson, Omaze winner Keisha S., and Space for Humanity Executive Director Rachel Lyons congratulate Keisha at her home in Antigua.

Virgin Galactic announces winner of free trip to suborbital space

By Mike Wall

Keisha S., a health and energy coach from the Caribbean nation of Antigua and Barbuda, just won a free trip to suborbital space with Virgin Galactic.

China sent two new Earth-observation satellites into orbit during recent launches.

China boosts Earth-observation abilities with 2 Gaofen satellite launches

By Andrew Jones

China continued its record-breaking year of launches by sending two satellites into orbit in recent days.

Roscosmos launched the Prichal port module toward the International Space Station on Nov. 24, 2021.

Russia launches new Prichal module to International Space Station

By Mike Wall

Russia's Prichal docking module launched toward the International Space Station Wednesday morning (Nov. 24).

The Russian Prichal Node Module and its attached Progress M-UM propulsion stage undergo final processing at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan prior to its scheduled launch to the International Space Station Wednesday, Nov. 24.

Russian module launching to space station today. Here's how to watch live

By Mike Wall

A Russian docking module will launch toward the International Space Station on Wednesday morning (Nov. 24), and you can watch the action live.

Clutter in the cosmos.

Space debris: More storm clouds ahead in orbit, experts say

By Leonard David

What to do about orbital debris is now a daily topic of conversation and concern within the space community. But is it all too little, too late?

An artist's depiction of NASA's DART spacecraft flying into the asteroid Dimorphos.

DART timeline: What's next for NASA's asteroid-smacking mission after launch

By Mike Wall

The DART spacecraft's camera will take its first photos eight days after launch, if all goes according to plan.

Rocket Lab used a helicopter to capture a falling Electron booster test article during a recovery test in early March 2020, as this screenshot from a company video shows. The company plans to try the maneuver during an orbital launch for the first time in the first half of 2022.

Rocket Lab aims to catch a falling Electron booster with a helicopter in early 2022

By Mike Wall

Rocket Lab plans to pluck the falling first stage of one of its Electron launchers out of the sky with a helicopter on its next recovery mission.