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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.

International Space Station

Hubble and Chandra space telescopes hunt for rogue black holes wandering through dwarf galaxies

By Robert Lea published

The investigation could solve the mystery of how supermassive black holes grew so large in the early universe.

Black Holes

James Webb Space Telescope spots a stunning 'cosmic jellyfish' that could help solve the mysteries of galactic evolution

By Robert Lea published

"This data provides us with rare insight into how galaxies were transformed in the early universe."

James Webb Space Telescope
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.

Space Exploration
A white rocket nose with the circular NASA logo stands next to the metal gantry underneath a glowing large full moon in a black night sky

NASA will fuel up its Artemis 2 moon rocket for the 2nd time on Feb. 19. Will it leak again?

By Mike Wall published

NASA will try again to fuel up its Artemis 2 moon rocket on Feb. 19. If all goes well, the crewed mission could launch as soon as March 6.

Artemis
During its high-speed return from the moon, the thermal protection system of Orion's crew module must endure blistering temperatures to keep crew members safe. Measuring 16.5 feet (5 meters) in diameter, Orion's heat shield is the largest of its kind developed for missions carrying astronauts.

The Artemis 1 moon mission had a heat shield issue. Here’s why NASA doesn’t think it will happen again on Artemis 2

By Leonard David published

The Orion capsule's heat shield had issues during the uncrewed Artemis 1 moon mission in late 2022. Here are the steps NASA has taken to prevent them from recurring on Artemis 2.

Artemis
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.

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.

Launches & Spacecraft
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.

Launches & Spacecraft
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.

Launches & Spacecraft
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