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Millions could see a rare sunset during the total solar eclipse on Aug. 12, 2026. Here's where to look
By Jamie Carter published
Plan now to be in the right place at the right time for an unforgettable show.

This Week In Space podcast: Episode 214 — Moon Man
By Space.com Staff published
On Episode 214 of This Week In Space, Rod Pyle and Tariq Malik talk with former NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine about his past and the space agency's future.

On this day in space! June 13, 2013: China's spacecraft docks with space lab
By Hanneke Weitering last updated
On June 13, 2013, China's crewed Shenzhou 10 spacecraft made its successful docking with the Tiangong-1 space lab, marking the country's second mission to the mini-space station.

Closer every day: A spectacular 30-day collage of the Venus-Jupiter conjunction (photo)
By Anthony Wood published
Venus appeared to move closer to Jupiter in Earth's sky, as the two planets drifted farther apart in space.

How Japanese scientists sent a real-life Transformer to the moon
By Keith Cooper published
An autonomous rolling rover that was able to transform from a sphere into a robot successfully explored a small part of the moon in 2024.

Ever have a scary HR meeting on your calendar? That's how the Artemis 3 crew found out their assignments
By Josh Dinner published
NASA took an unconventional approach to informing the astronauts of Artemis 3 about their crew assignments.

SpaceX goes public with a mind-bogglingly historic IPO. The space industry may never be the same.
By Leonard David last updated
With the launch of SpaceX into the IPO frontier today, the space industry has its newest publicly traded juggernaut.

SpaceX's stock wasn't the company's only launch today — It also put 29 Starlink satellites in orbit
By Robert Z. Pearlman published
Liftoff of the Falcon 9 rocket occurred at 8:27 a.m. ET, just over an hour before SpaceX went public on the NASDAQ stock market.
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