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China to launch an empty Shenzhou 22 spacecraft to help stranded astronauts on Tiangong space station
ByJosh DinnerPublished
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ReferenceSpace calendar 2025: Rocket launches, skywatching events, missions & more!
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Could satellite-beaming planes and airships make SpaceX's Starlink obsolete?
ByTereza PultarovaPublished
On this day in space! Nov. 24, 1947: 1st Aerobee sounding rocket launch
ByHanneke WeiteringLast updated
Scientists want to search for life in this double star system devoid of giant exoplanets. Here's why
ByKiona N. SmithPublished
SpaceX launches 28 Starlink satellites on new Falcon 9 rocket from California (video)
ByRobert Z. PearlmanPublished
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Human spaceflight
Space junk strike on China's astronaut capsule highlights need for a space rescue service, experts say
ByLeonard DavidPublished
China's Shenzhou 21 astronauts are stranded aboard the Tiangong space station — for now
ByMike WallPublished
China's Shenzhou 20 astronauts return to Earth on different spacecraft after finding window cracks in their own (video)
ByMike WallLast updated
India tests parachutes for Gaganyaan astronaut capsule (video)
ByMike WallPublished
Space rescue services needed? 2 'stranded' astronaut incidents are a 'massive wake-up call,' experts say
ByLeonard DavidPublished
New 'exosuit' with artificial muscles could help astronauts explore the moon and Mars
ByElizabeth HowellPublished
Europe wants to make space food out of thin air and astronaut pee
ByStefanie WaldekPublished
Astronauts can get motion sick while splashing back down to Earth – virtual reality headsets could help them stay sharp
ByTorin ClarkPublished
Space debris may have hit a Chinese spacecraft, delaying return of Shenzhou 20 astronauts
ByJosh DinnerPublished
Launches & Spacecraft
China to launch an empty Shenzhou 22 spacecraft to help stranded astronauts on Tiangong space station
ByJosh DinnerPublished
Rocket launch today: Is there a rocket launch and what time?
ByJosh DinnerLast updated
On this day in space! Nov. 24, 1947: 1st Aerobee sounding rocket launch
ByHanneke WeiteringLast updated
SpaceX launches 28 Starlink satellites on new Falcon 9 rocket from California (video)
ByRobert Z. PearlmanPublished
SpaceX launches Starlink satellites on its 150th Falcon 9 mission of the year (video)
ByRobert Z. PearlmanPublished
SpaceX's 1st 'Version 3' Super Heavy Starship booster buckles under pressure during initial tests
ByJosh DinnerPublished
Rocket Lab launches mystery satellite for 'confidential commercial customer' (video)
ByMike WallPublished
SpaceX launches the 100th mission of the year from Florida's Space Coast (video)
ByMike WallPublished
Rocket returned, lightly used: Why Blue Origin's landed New Glenn booster is so clean
ByMike WallPublished
Missions
'We were genuinely astonished': This moss survived 9 months outside the International Space Station and could still grow on Earth
ByMike WallPublished
NASA astronaut shows how to 'weigh' yourself in space | On the ISS this week Nov. 17-21, 2025
ByRobert Z. PearlmanPublished
NASA’s Artemis 2 moon rocket comes together | Space photo of the day for Nov. 21, 2025
ByKenna Hughes-CastleberryPublished
ISS astronauts see comet Lemmon 'absorbed' by aurora | Space photo of the day for Nov. 20, 2025
ByKenna Hughes-CastleberryPublished
Private mission to save NASA space telescope will launch in 2026 on a rocket dropped from a plane
ByMike WallPublished
ISS astronauts take cover from radiation as solar storms spark auroras across the planet
ByJosh DinnerPublished
ESA ships Artemis 4 Orion service module to NASA after Trump tried to cancel it
ByTereza PultarovaPublished
NASA's new Mars mission: These twin satellites could reveal how the Red Planet lost its atmosphere
BySharmila KuthunurPublished
Latvia will become 60th nation to sign Artemis Accords for peaceful space exploration
ByJosh DinnerPublished
Private spaceflight
Blue Origin launches 6 'Space Nomads,' including mystery passenger, on suborbital space tourist flight (video)
ByMike WallPublished
Watch Blue Origin launch its 15th space tourism mission today
ByMike WallLast updated
Blue Origin reveals space tourists to launch on next New Shepard rocket
ByMike WallPublished
Virgin Galactic to launch 'Purdue 1' human spaceflight in 2027
ByMike WallPublished
Humanity could settle Mars by 2055, Elon Musk says
ByMike WallPublished
33 hungry SpaceX Raptors from below | Space photo of the day for Sept. 1, 2025
ByKenna Hughes-CastleberryPublished
Virginia is for (space) lovers: Rocket Lab opens new seaside launch pad for reusable Neutron rocket
ByTariq MalikPublished
SpaceX's giant Starship Mars rocket nails critical 10th test flight in stunning comeback (video)
ByMike WallPublished
SpaceX completes investigation into recent Starship failures, clears the way for Flight 10
ByJosh DinnerPublished
Satellites
Could satellite-beaming planes and airships make SpaceX's Starlink obsolete?
ByTereza PultarovaPublished
Orbiting satellite uses AI to reorient itself in 'major step towards full autonomy in space'
ByJohn LoefflerPublished
'Shockingly large' amount of sensitive satellite communications are unencrypted and vulnerable to interception, researchers find
ByTereza PultarovaPublished
China reached out to NASA to avoid a potential satellite collision in 1st-of-its-kind space cooperation
ByAndrew JonesPublished
ReferenceStarlink satellite train: how to see and track it in the night sky
ByDaisy DobrijevicLast updated
ReferenceStarlink satellites: Facts, tracking and impact on astronomy
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'The solar system on demand': HEO Robotics aims to push spacecraft imaging deep into the final frontier
ByAndrew JonesPublished
SpaceX Starlink internet isn't fast enough for Ukraine's combat robots
ByTereza PultarovaPublished
This company's plan to launch 4,000 massive space mirrors has scientists alarmed: 'From an astronomical perspective, that's pretty catastrophic'
ByTereza PultarovaPublished
Search for Life
Scientists want to search for life in this double star system devoid of giant exoplanets. Here's why
ByKiona N. SmithPublished
Planets may make their own water as they form — could that mean more habitable worlds in the universe?
BySharmila KuthunurPublished
Heat leaking from Saturn's ocean moon Enceladus bolsters its case as an abode for life
ByKeith CooperPublished
Powerful solar storms may help life get going on alien planets. Here's how
ByKeith CooperPublished
Could these mysterious flashes of light in 1950s photos be UFOs? Some researchers think so
ByKeith CooperPublished
The search for life: A space science quiz
ByKenna Hughes-CastleberryPublished
Space radiation can produce some organic molecules detected on icy moons
ByJavier BarbuzanoPublished
How excited should we be about the latest Mars potential biosignature discovery? 'It's arguably the best evidence we have so far'
ByKeith CooperPublished
No near neighbors: Closest technologically advanced aliens may be 33,000 light-years from Earth
ByStefanie WaldekPublished
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