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You can watch 3 Russian cosmonauts return to Earth from International Space Station today

By Elizabeth Howell published

Expedition 67 cosmonauts Oleg Artemyev, Denis Matveev and Sergey Korsakov will come back to Earth on Thursday (Sept. 29), and you can watch the undocking and landing live.

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.

International Space Station: Live updates

By Elizabeth Howell published

Find out what's going on at the International Space Station.

hurricane ian view from space station with solar arrays and station hardware in frame

'Extremely dangerous' Hurricane Ian makes landfall in Florida as NASA watches from space (video)

By Tariq Malik published

Hurricane Ian made landfall on the Gulf Coast of Florida as a dangerous Category 4 storm, which NASA watched live from orbit as it reached the U.S. mainland.

A multispectral satellite images of an artillery battalion actively firing in a southeasterly direction on March 11, 2022 as seen by the WorldView-2 satellite for Maxar Technologies.

Ukraine invasion's impacts on space exploration: Live updates

By Elizabeth Howell published

The Russia-Ukraine war has already stretched into space, with satellites providing internet and intel and longstanding international relations in outer space shifting rapidly.

giant space launch system rocket on launch pad at sunset

NASA's Artemis 1 moon mission: Live updates

By Tariq Malik published

See the latest news about NASA's Artemis 1 moon mission here.

SpaceX Crew-5 astronauts wearing white and gray spacesuits

SpaceX astronaut missions for NASA: Crew-5 live updates

By Space.com Staff published

Read the latest news about SpaceX's Crew-5 mission to the International Space Station for NASA.

NASA's James Webb Space Telescope in its deployed form as seen in an artist's illustration.

NASA's James Webb Space Telescope mission: Live updates

By Elizabeth Howell published

Read the latest news about NASA's James Webb Space Telescope.

A Dove cubesat operated by the San Francisco company Planet spotted methane gas bubbling to the Baltic Sea surface from a breached pipeline on Sept. 26, 2022.

Satellite spies leak from breached Russian Nord Stream gas pipeline (photo)

By Mike Wall published

A tiny cubesat operated by the San Francisco company Planet spotted methane gas bubbling up from a breached pipeline in the Baltic Sea.

group of astronauts and cosmonauts assembled in the international space station. samantha cristoforetti is in the front holding a mic

European woman takes command of International Space Station for 1st time

By Elizabeth Howell published

A Russian cosmonaut made a hopeful reference to the end of war while handing command of the ISS to Samantha Cristoforetti, the first European woman in charge of the orbiting lab.

black rocket in hanger-like building

European spaceflight companies are racing to be the first to reach orbit

By Andrew Jones published

A number of emerging European commercial rocket companies are vying to reach orbit first, with debut launches expected in the second half of 2023.

nicole mann astronaut stretching out hands at the entrance of a spacecraft

SpaceX's Crew-5 mission will carry Native American woman to orbit for 1st time

By Elizabeth Howell published

NASA astronaut Nicole Mann will head to the space station aboard SpaceX's Crew-5 mission for NASA, which is slated to lift off on Oct. 4.

An illustration of Canada's first satellite, Alouette-1, which launched Sept. 28, 1962.

On This Day In Space: Sept. 28, 1962: Canada launches its 1st satellite

By Hanneke Weitering published

On Sept. 28, 1962, Canada launched its first satellite, Alouette 1.

The Dragon capsule Endurance, which will fly SpaceX's Crew-5 astronaut mission for NASA, arrives at the hangar at Kennedy Space Center's Launch Pad 39A in Florida on Sept. 23, 2022. Endurance arrived at the launch complex after making the short journey from its nearby processing facility at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station.

Hurricane Ian delays SpaceX's Crew-5 astronaut launch to Oct. 4

By Mike Wall published

Hurricane Ian has pushed the launch of SpaceX's next astronaut mission for NASA back by at least a day.

artemis 1 beside vehicle assembly building at nasa's kennedy space center with clouds in behind

As Hurricane Ian closes in, NASA weighs options for Artemis 1 moon rocket launch

By Elizabeth Howell published

The agency says an October launch is unlikely, but it won't "take anything off the table" after the storm comes through.

NASA's Artemis 1 moon rocket nears Kennedy Space Center's Vehicle Assembly Building on Sept. 27, 2022 after rolling off Launch Pad 39B to ride out Hurricane Ian.

Small fire breaks out at Artemis 1 moon rocket's hurricane shelter

By Mike Wall published

NASA's Artemis 1 moon rocket left its launch pad for safety's sake last night (Sept. 26), only to encounter a bit of drama shortly after arriving at its designated shelter site.

rocket lifting off in between launch towers. steam rises on the right. grassy hills are in the background

China launches three more satellites after recent rocket doubleheader

By Elizabeth Howell published

China launched three new satellites atop a Long March 6 rocket on Monday (Sept. 26), following two recent launches just 40 hours apart.

artemis 1 rocket to the right of the big vehicle assembly building at nasa

Listen live today as NASA discusses Artemis 1 moon rocket's hurricane rollback

By Elizabeth Howell published

NASA officials will be discussing the rollback of Artemis 1 Tuesday (Sept. 27) to shelter from Hurricane Ian. The livestream starts at 2 p.m. EDT.

An illustration of the moon as seen from orbit above Mars

NASA maps objectives to guide 'moon to Mars' space exploration

By Andrew Jones published

NASA is working on a blueprint to guide space exploration and infrastructure for the moon, Mars and to destinations across our solar system.

The last photo Earth received from the DART spacecraft on Sept. 26, 2022.

Wow! Telescopes spot DART asteroid impact in deep space (videos)

By Mike Wall published

Telescopes here on Earth captured the DART asteroid probe's spectacular deep-space death.

Hurricane Ian, as seen from the International Space Station on Sept. 26, 2022.

See Hurricane Ian churn in video from International Space Station

By Mike Wall published

Cameras aboard the International Space Station are providing a birds-eye view of Hurricane Ian as it churns northward toward Florida.