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Canada wants your help to name its 1st moon rover
By Elizabeth Howell published
Canada will soon roll a rover onto the moon, and you can help name the pioneering machine.
James Webb Space Telescope unveils surprising 'Red Monsters' in the early universe
By Larissa G. Capella published
Three ultramassive galaxies found by the James Webb Space Telescope have astronomers reconsidering how galaxies grew so quickly in the first billion years after the Big Bang.
NASA chooses SpaceX and Blue Origin to deliver rover, astronaut base to the moon
By Josh Dinner published
NASA is planning to assign SpaceX and Blue Origin 'demonstration missions' for their Artemis Program lunar landers, with eyes to put a habitat on the moon by 2033.
Black Friday space gifts 2024: Telescope deals, binocular discounts, camera deals and more
By Jase Parnell-Brookes last updated
Deals We've scoured the net for the best Black Friday and Cyber Monday deals on space-related gear, from telescopes to cameras and more.
Egg-shaped galaxies may be aligned to the black holes at their hearts, astronomers find
By David Parkinson, Jeffrey Hodgson published
There is a surprising link between what goes on near the black hole and the shape of the entire galaxy that surrounds it.
SpaceX's 6th Starship megarocket launch looked amazing from space in astronaut and camera views (photo, video)
By Josh Dinner published
NASA astronaut Don Pettit and Sen cameras captured stunning views of SpaceX's Starship megarocket launch from the International Space Station.
James Webb Space Telescope spots 1st 'Einstein zig-zag' — here's why scientists are thrilled
By Robert Lea published
The James Webb Space Telescope has identified the first-ever "Einstein zig-zag," a distant quasar lensed six times by two precisely aligned galaxies that could help tackle a cosmological crisis.
Watch Blue Origin launch 'Space Gal' Emily Calandrelli, 5 others on tourism flight Nov. 22
By Josh Dinner published
Blue Origin's next space tourism mission is launching Nov. 22, with 'Space Gal' Emily Calandrelli. Watch live on Space.com.
SpaceX launches 24 Starlink satellites from Florida, its 7th liftoff in a week (video)
By Mike Wall last updated
SpaceX launched 24 more of its Starlink internet satellites from Florida's Cape Canaveral Space Force Station this morning (Nov. 21).
Suborbital rocket set to launch 6 experiments from Sweden's Arctic spaceport on Nov. 22
By Andrew Jones published
The SubOrbital Express-4 mission, which will launch from northern Sweden between Nov. 22 and Dec. 3, will help scientists take the next step in various realms of research.
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