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Boeing's Starliner capsule atop ULA's Atlas V rocket ready for its second unmanned test flight to the International Space Station.

Pictures from space! Our image of the day

By Space.com Staff

Boeing’s Starliner CST-100 space capsule attached to the top of the United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket ahead of its second unmanned flight to the International Space Station later this week.

A Rocket Lab Electron booster is pictured on the launch pad in New Zealand.

Watch live Thursday: Rocket Lab launching classified Space Force satellite @ 2 am ET

By Space.com Staff

The satellite, called "Monolith," will lift off on an Electron rocket from the Mahia Peninsula in New Zealand, during a two-hour launch window that opens at 2 a.m. EDT (0600 GMT).

The fully assembled Starliner spacecraft being prepared to fly Boeing’s Orbital Flight Test-2 is lifted inside the Starliner production factory at Kennedy Space Center in Florida, on Jan. 13, 2021.

Boeing Starliner Orbital Flight Test 2: Live updates

By Space.com Staff

Read live updates of Boeing's second uncrewed test flight of its Starliner spacecraft, scheduled to launch to the International Space Station on July 30.

A 180-mile-high plume of the volcano near Io's north pole.

The top space stories of the week!

By Doris Elin Urrutia

These are the top space stories this week from Space.com.

NASA has picked SpaceX's heavy-lift Falcon Heavy rocket to launch the Europa Clipper mission to Jupiter's icy moon.

A SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket will launch NASA's Europa Clipper mission to icy Jupiter moon

By Mike Wall

NASA has picked SpaceX's heavy-lift Falcon Heavy rocket to launch the Europa Clipper mission to Jupiter's icy moon.

Engineers prepare Boeing's Starliner capsule for its second uncrewed test flight.

How to watch Boeing launch its 2nd Starliner test flight for NASA on July 30

By Elizabeth Howell

Boeing is set to launch its Starliner spacecraft on a crucial uncrewed flight to the International Space Station on July 30. Here's how you can watch the weeklong mission live.

NASA is beaming into Comic-Con@Home 2021 to talk space exploration, science fiction and where they intersect.

NASA beams into Comic-Con@Home this weekend to talk space travel and more

By Tariq Malik

NASA is beaming into Comic-Con@Home 2021 to talk space exploration, science fiction and where they intersect.

Perseverance will sample this light colored stone known as "paver stone" when it starts taking samples from Mars.

NASA's Perseverance rover gears up to capture its 1st Mars rock sample

By Chelsea Gohd

NASA's Perseverance rover is preparing to collect its first samples on Mars, a milestone that could happen within the next two weeks, agency officials announced today (July 21).

NASA prepares 1st moonbound Orion spacecraft to receive its launch abort system

By Elizabeth Howell

The Orion capsule is one step closer to returning to space, this time for a moon mission.

Join our Space.com Forums giveaway to win a space shuttle Endeavour model!

By Mohamed Mohammed

You can win a scale model of NASA's space shuttle Endeavour or a sweet space t-shirt in Space.com Forum giveaway this month.

SpaceShipTwo Unity completes a runway landing at Spaceport America, New Mexico.

This NASA-supported plant experiment will launch to space on Virgin Galactic's Unity 22 flight

By Elizabeth Howell

Three tubes of plants will be among the experiments flying to space on Virgin Galactic's Unity space plane with the company's founder Richard Branson and his crew today (July 11).

NASA's space shuttle Atlantis launches on July 8, 2011, kicking off STS-135, the final mission of the shuttle program.

The last voyage of NASA's space shuttle: Looking back at Atlantis' final mission 10 years later

By Elizabeth Howell

The final space shuttle mission, which launched 10 years ago this week, almost didn't happen.

Former NASA astronaut Michael López-Alegría is returning to space with Axiom Space's mission Ax-1.

Former NASA astronaut's return to space on private Axiom flight will be 'a dream come true' (exclusive)

By Chelsea Gohd

Almost a decade after retiring from NASA, Michael López-Alegría is once again strapping in to launch to the final frontier.

NASA's James Webb Space Telescope, seen here during testing operations at Northrop Grumman’s Space Park in California, is scheduled to launch in fall 2021.

NASA's James Webb Space Telescope passes key review ahead of fall launch

By Mike Wall

The $9.8 billion James Webb Space Telescope mission has passed a key launch review, keeping it on track to lift off atop an Ariane 5 rocket before the end of the year.

NASA Administrator Bill Nelson addressed the agency on June 2, 2021.

New NASA chief Bill Nelson brings a politician's eye to space agency

By Meghan Bartels

NASA's new administrator, Bill Nelson, is a familiar face in the space community, but the agency he has led for nearly two months now has changed a great deal in recent years.

A young professional discussing their project during the 2019 Annual Earth Science Applications Showcase, held on Aug. 1, 2019, at NASA Headquarters in Washington, DC..

NASA launches 'Mission Equity' to evaluate barriers for underserved communities

By Doris Elin Urrutia

The public feedback will help NASA conduct a thorough review of its programs, practices, and policies, according to agency officials.

NASA astronaut Christina Koch holds the agency's current record for the single longest spaceflight by a woman.

NASA wants to change the way it protects astronauts from radiation

By Rahul Rao

Radiation exposure limits on how long astronauts can stay up in orbit. But that cap isn't equal for all astronauts, and experts are now backing NASA's effort to change it.

Dust has accumulated on the solar panels of NASA's InSight Mars lander, significantly the spacecraft's power supply.

Dust problems draining power from NASA's InSight Mars lander

By Elizabeth Howell

Martian dust accumulating on the panels of the InSight lander could force the Red Planet mission to end its work within the next 10 months, NASA warned during a recent update.