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NASA begins stacking SLS rocket for Artemis 2 moon mission (photos)
By Elizabeth Howell published
The solid rocket boosters are coming together.
Blue Origin space tourist launches: Live mission updates
By Elizabeth Howell last updated
Blue Origin's next space tourist mission hasn't yet been announced yet. Here are live updates of what we know.
Watch Blue Origin launch 'Space Gal' Emily Calandrelli, 5 others on tourism flight today
By Josh Dinner last updated
Blue Origin's next space tourism mission is launching Nov. 22, with 'Space Gal' Emily Calandrelli. Watch live on Space.com.
SpaceX's Starship will fly Lunar Outpost's rover to the moon
By Mike Wall published
Lunar Outpost has picked SpaceX's Starship vehicle to launch its new moon rover and land the wheeled vehicle on the moon.
On this day in space! Nov. 22, 1989: Space Shuttle Discovery launches classified military satellite on STS-33
By Hanneke Weitering last updated
On Nov. 22, 1989, the space shuttle Discovery launched on a classified mission: STS-33.
Earth's 'second moon' is just visiting its cosmic parents for Thanksgiving
By Robert Lea published
The asteroid 2024 PT5 will leave Earth on Nov. 25 after visiting, but new analysis shows this temporary "second moon" may come from our original moon and, thus, from Earth itself.
SpaceX likely to get FAA approval for 25 Starship launches in 2025
By Mike Wall published
The FAA plans to approve SpaceX's request to increase the maximum number of annual Starship launches from its South Texas site from five to 25.
SpaceX and NASA show off how Starship will help astronauts land on the moon (images)
By Brett Tingley published
NASA and SpaceX released a new set of illustrations showing off how Starship might look as it lands astronauts on the moon during the Artemis 3 mission.
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.
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