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NASA's new SPHEREx space telescope to launch in February — it can do what the JWST can't

By Monisha Ravisetti published

SPHEREx is slated to launch Feb. 27 on a SpaceX rocket. It is meant to map the entire night sky in infrared — something even the JWST can't exactly do.

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Scientists discover new, 3rd form of magnetism that may be the 'missing link' in the quest for superconductivity

By Victoria Atkinson published

Scientists say AI has crossed a critical 'red line' after demonstrating how two popular large language models could clone themselves.

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Space mining company AstroForge identifies asteroid target for Odin launch next month

By Andrew Jones published

AstroForge has identified asteroid 2022 OB5 as the destination for its Mission 2 spacecraft, named Odin, which is set to launch next month on a SpaceX rocket.

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a triple-core rocket blasts off under a sunny, partly cloudy blue sky. smoke expands below next to an obscured launch tower, near a long white hanger with SPACEX written on the side. To the left, a bird flies away.

Rocket launch today: Is there a rocket launch and what time?

By Tariq Malik last updated

Follow Space.com's rocket launch blog for the latest on when the next rocket launch will be and how to follow it live.

Launches & Spacecraft
Personnel open Ham's capsule after reaching the recovery ship on Feb. 1, 1961.

On this day in space! Jan. 24, 2004: NASA's Opportunity Rover lands on Mars

By Hanneke Weitering last updated

On January 31, 1961, a chimpanzee by the name of Ham blasted off on a Mercury-Redstone rocket and became the first hominid to go to space.

Space Shuttle
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Space calendar 2025: Rocket launches, skywatching events, missions & more!

By Space.com last updated

Reference Keep up with all the rocket launches, astronomical events and mission milestones for 2025 with our space calendar.

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two astronauts in white spacesuits, one holding a piece of equipment, work outside a space station on a spacewalk

NASA astronauts free stuck radio unit, collect microbes and set record on station spacewalk

By Robert Z. Pearlman published

NASA astronauts Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore were able to remove a stuck radio communications unit on a record-setting spacewalk on Thursday (Jan. 30).

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Japan's Resilience moon lander views Earth's most remote region from orbit (photo)

By Andrew Jones published

The second lunar lander from Japanese space exploration company ispace snapped a stunning image of the Earth as it prepares for its journey to the moon.

Launches & Spacecraft
Artist's illustration of a SpaceX Dragon capsule approaching and docking with Vast Space's planned Haven-1 orbiting outpost.

SpaceX and Vast want ideas for science experiments on Dragon spacecraft and Haven-1 space station

By Josh Dinner published

SpaceX and Vast Space are looking for research ideas to fly aboard Vast's new Haven-1 space station launching later this year.

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