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SpaceX launched 20 more of its Starlink internet satellites from California's Vandenberg Space Force Base early Monday morning (Nov. 18).

SpaceX launched a satellite for the Australian telecom company Optus on Sunday evening (Nov. 17) from Florida's Space Coast.

The only way to see the curve of the Earth is to fly more than 6 miles (10 kilometers) above its surface.

The annual Leonid meteor shower peaks on Nov. 17, 2024, but a bright moon just two days past full will make viewing this year's Leonids difficult.

On Nov. 17, 1967, NASA's Surveyor 6 spacecraft made the first liftoff from the surface of the moon.

"This project elevates Native culture and voices in a society where Native populations are underrepresented in STEM fields."

"At a time like this, we need to find more stories from the days when Americans outsmarted the bad guys and planted our flag on the moon."

The final supermoon of 2024, the Beaver Moon of November, thrilled skywatchers around the world as it ushered in the weekend with a stunning night sky sight.

Magnetic fields are everywhere in the universe. But where do they come from?

On Episode 137 of This Week In Space, Rod and Tariq talk with Jason Steffen, a member of the science team for the Kepler Space Telescope mission.