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Spacecraft, stars and city lights | Space photo of the day Feb. 25, 2026

By Brett Tingley Published

Cities far below the International Space Station and stars far in the cosmic distance create ghostly trails of light in a long-exposure photograph from NASA astronaut Chris Williams.

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City lights are visible on the night side of Earth between the solar panels of docked spacecraft in a picture captured from the International Space Station.
Lunar New Year fireworks seen from orbit | Space photo of the day for Feb. 19, 2026

By Anthony Wood Published

Beijing sparkles with Lunar New Year celebrations.

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Gas, vapor and soot form a flower-like rocket plume in a black sky, backlit by rocket engines.
SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket plume blossoms over Florida | Space photo of the day for Feb. 18, 2026

By Anthony Wood Published

The NASA/SpaceX Crew-12 mission launched four astronauts on a journey to the International Space Station.

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The International Space Station.
'Fully unlocking the orbital economy': This California company will fly astronauts to the space station in 2027

By Mike Wall Published

NASA has selected the California startup Vast to operate the sixth private astronaut mission to the International Space Station. Liftoff is targeted for summer 2027.

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a space capsule is seen docking to a space station in a close-up of its nose section
SpaceX Dragon astronauts make Valentine's Day docking at space station to boost skeleton crew (video)

By Mike Wall Last updated

SpaceX's Crew-12 astronaut mission docked with the short-staffed International Space Station on Saturday, Feb. 14, 2026.

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Launches & Spacecraft
A white and black rocket is shown at a launch pad next to its launch tower and supports during the day, with a second large orange rocket with a white top and boosters pictured in the background.
Artemis 2 rocket photobombs SpaceX Crew-12 | Space photo of the day for Feb. 13, 2026

By Anthony Wood Published

One to orbit, one to the moon.

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A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launches from Florida Crew 12
SpaceX launches Crew-12 astronauts to short-staffed International Space Station. 'We have left the Earth, but the Earth has not left us.'

By Josh Dinner Published

SpaceX launched NASA's Crew-12 mission with a quartet of astronauts aboard Crew Dragon Freedom today (Feb. 13), bound for an eight-month stint on the International Space Station.

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A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket with the company’s Dragon spacecraft on top stands vertical on the launch pad at Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida on Friday, Feb. 13, 2026, ahead of NASA’s SpaceX Crew-12 launch.
Watch SpaceX launch Crew-12 astronaut mission to the International Space Station this morning

By Mike Wall Published

SpaceX will launch the latest batch of astronauts to the International Space Station early Friday morning (Feb. 13), and you can watch the action live.

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Who are the astronauts of SpaceX's Crew-12 mission to the ISS?

By Josh Dinner Published

NASA and SpaceX are proceeding ahead of schedule with their next astronaut launch to the International Space Station, which is currently operating with a skeleton crew.

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Three astronauts wearing blue flight suits
Will astronauts aboard the ISS get to watch Super Bowl LX?

By Jeff Spry Published

There are only three astronauts currently aboard the ISS, and two are Russian. Even so, NASA has plans to make sure the big game will be beamed up to orbit.

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