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On this day in space! March 9, 1961: Soviet Union launches dummy, dog and guinea pig into space
By Hanneke Weitering Last updated
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Scientists discover simpler way to achieve Einstein's 'spooky action at a distance' thanks to AI breakthrough — bringing quantum internet closer to reality
By Peter Ray Allison Published
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Property and sovereignty in space: Countries and companies face potential clashes as they take to the stars
By Wayne N White Jr Published
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Is there life out there? The existence of other technological species is highly likely
By Alexander Cox Published
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Rocket Lab unveils plan to land Neutron rockets at sea, 1st launch in 2025
By Tariq Malik Published
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NASA launch of SPHEREx and PUNCH space missions delayed
By Monisha Ravisetti Last updated
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Here's the launch plan for NASA's SPHEREx and PUNCH missions: 'Liftoff is just the beginning'
By Sharmila Kuthunur Published
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Human spaceflight
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SpaceX Dragon capsule arrives at launch site for Crew-10 astronaut flight to ISS (photos)
By Josh Dinner Published
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SpaceX Crew-10 astronaut mission: Live updates
By Mike Wall Last updated
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'Stuck' NASA astronauts on ISS grilled on Earthly politics as long 9-month mission nears end. 'From my standpoint, politics is not playing into this at all.'
By Mike Wall Published
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Katy Perry will launch to space with historic all-female crew on Blue Origin rocket
By Tariq Malik Published
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Paralympian John McFall could become 1st astronaut with a disability on ISS
By Josh Dinner Published
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NASA Associate Administrator Jim Free announces retirement after 30-year career at the space agency
By Josh Dinner Published
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Musk and Trump repeat false 'stranded' Starliner astronauts narrative, but they are not stranded
By Josh Dinner Last updated
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The next giant leap? How jumping could help astronauts train for trips to the moon and Mars
By Sharmila Kuthunur Published
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Astronauts on the ISS experience vision changes — should Mars travelers be worried?
By Victoria Corless Published
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Launches & Spacecraft
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FAA investigates SpaceX Starship Flight 8 explosion that disrupted commercial flights
By Robert Z. Pearlman Published
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Secretive US Space Force X-37B space plane 'breaks new ground' with return to Earth after 434 days in orbit (photos)
By Robert Lea Published
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Watch fiery SpaceX Starship Flight 8 debris rain down over The Bahamas (video)
By Mike Wall Published
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SpaceX Starship Flight 8 launch: Live updates
By Tariq Malik Last updated
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Rocket launch today: Is there a rocket launch and what time?
By Tariq Malik Last updated
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What time is SpaceX's Starship Flight 8 launch today?
By Tariq Malik Last updated
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Europe's powerful Ariane 6 rocket launches for 2nd time ever, sending French spy satellite to orbit (video)
By Mike Wall Last updated
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SpaceX launches 21 Starlink satellites to orbit, loses Falcon 9 booster after landing (video)
By Josh Dinner Published
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US Space Operations Command unveils new motto in head banging video: 'Always the hunter'
By Julian Dossett Published
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Missions
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On this day in space! March 9, 1961: Soviet Union launches dummy, dog and guinea pig into space
By Hanneke Weitering Last updated
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Rocket Lab unveils plan to land Neutron rockets at sea, 1st launch in 2025
By Tariq Malik Published
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NASA launch of SPHEREx and PUNCH space missions delayed
By Monisha Ravisetti Last updated
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Here's the launch plan for NASA's SPHEREx and PUNCH missions: 'Liftoff is just the beginning'
By Sharmila Kuthunur Published
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Moon mascot wanted! Your idea could fly as NASA's Artemis II zero-g indicator
By Robert Z. Pearlman Published
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For NASA astronauts on a 10-day space mission that lasted 9 months, a landing date at last
By Josh Dinner Published
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NASA delays launch of SPHEREx and PUNCH missions to March 8
By Josh Dinner Last updated
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International Space Station: Live updates
By Space.com Staff Last updated
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Low on power and spinning out of control, NASA's Lunar Trailblazer moon probe's future looks grim
By Leonard David Published
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Private spaceflight
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SpaceX loses Starship rocket stage again, but catches giant Super Heavy booster during Flight 8 launch (video)
By Mike Wall Published
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Hope is all but lost for private asteroid probe in deep space — 'the chance of talking with Odin is minimal'
By Mike Wall Published
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Watch SpaceX launch its Starship Flight 8 megarocket test flight today
By Mike Wall Last updated
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Watch Intuitive Machines land private Athena probe at the lunar south pole
By Josh Dinner Published
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SpaceX calls off Starship Flight 8 launch test due to rocket issues (video)
By Mike Wall Published
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What time will the private Blue Ghost probe land on the moon today? How to watch live. [Updated]
By Tariq Malik Last updated
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'I think we all know that hope is fading.' Private Odin asteroid probe is tumbling in space
By Tariq Malik Published
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SpaceX gets FAA approval for Flight 8 of Starship megarocket
By Mike Wall Published
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SpaceX delays Flight 8 of Starship megarocket to March 3
By Mike Wall Published
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Satellites
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ReferenceStarlink satellites: Facts, tracking and impact on astronomy
By Tereza Pultarova Last updated
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ReferenceStarlink satellite train: how to see and track it in the night sky
By Daisy Dobrijevic Last updated
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Croatia's 1st satellite captures its first views of home (photo)
By Tereza Pultarova Published
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SpaceX to launch water-hunting moon probe 'Lunar Trailblazer' on Feb. 26
By Leonard David Published
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Earth-observing company Planet signs $230 million deal for fleet of new Pelican satellites
By Mike Wall Published
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SMILE! Europe and China move toward 2026 launch of space weather mission
By Andrew Jones Published
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Scientists call on UN to help solve Earth's space junk problem
By Tereza Pultarova Published
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World's 1st wooden satellite deploys from ISS to demonstrate cleaner spacecraft tech (photo)
By Tereza Pultarova Published
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How a leap year mistake knocked out a OneWeb satellite for 2 days
By Julian Dossett Published
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Search for Life
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Is there life out there? The existence of other technological species is highly likely
By Alexander Cox Published
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DNA-busting radiation from star-killing supernova could have influenced evolution on Earth
By Stefanie Waldek Published
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What's that smell? Astronomers discover a stinky new clue in the search for alien life
By Paul Sutter Published
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Boost for alien hunters? Earth life may not be so improbable, study suggests
By Keith Cooper Published
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Life as we don't know it: Some aliens may need sulfuric acid like we need water
By Kiona N. Smith Published
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I want to believe — but yet another massive search for alien technosignatures just turned up nothing
By Paul Sutter Published
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25 biggest space conspiracy theories: Debunked
By Ailsa Harvey Published
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NASA wants a 'Super-Hubble' space telescope to search for life on alien worlds
By Tariq Malik Published
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What if life on Venus is just life from Earth?
By Monisha Ravisetti Published
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Tech
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Scientists discover simpler way to achieve Einstein's 'spooky action at a distance' thanks to AI breakthrough — bringing quantum internet closer to reality
By Peter Ray Allison Published
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Varda space capsule returns to Earth in 1st commercial landing in Australian Outback (photos)
By Andrew Jones Published
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Leaping robots, fusion satellites and more! New NASA-funded studies could someday 'change the possible'
By Andrew Jones Published
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30 years after warp drives were proposed, we still can't make the math work
By Paul Sutter Published
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3D-printed 'hydrogels' could be future space radiation shields for astronaut trips to Mars
By Julian Dossett Published
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Astronomers realize mysterious TV signal in their data bounced off an airplane
By Keith Cooper Published
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'Sailing' satellites of the future could provide early warning of dangerous space weather
By Meredith Garofalo Published
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The force is strong with this JEDI
By Meredith Garofalo Published
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Boom Supersonic's XB-1 jet breaks sound barrier 3 times on final test flight (video, photos)
By Mike Wall Published
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More about Space Exploration
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Here's the launch plan for NASA's SPHEREx and PUNCH missions: 'Liftoff is just the beginning'
By Sharmila Kuthunur Published
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Moon mascot wanted! Your idea could fly as NASA's Artemis II zero-g indicator
By Robert Z. Pearlman Published
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For NASA astronauts on a 10-day space mission that lasted 9 months, a landing date at last
By Josh Dinner Published
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