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SpaceX has begun counting down to the New Year, with the launch of the first of three rockets planned to close out 2024.

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

Liftoff is set for 12 a.m. EST (0500 GMT) on Sunday, Dec. 29.

Blue Origin fired up its new heavy-lift orbital rocket for the first time just hours after receiving federal clearance to conduct its maiden launch.

On Dec. 28, 2000, NASA's Galileo spacecraft discovered auroras on Ganymede, Jupiter's largest moon.

Venus is moving toward a dramatic finale in early 2025, when it will dazzle as the "evening star" after sunset. Here's when to catch it at its brilliant best.

Here are the best lunar events to see in 2025, including the Major Lunar Standstill, eclipses, occultations and conjunctions involving the moon.

From SpaceX plucking its huge Super Heavy rocket out of the sky to the launch of NASA's $5 billion Europa Clipper mission, this year held many amazing advances.

December 2024 will see a rare "black moon," a term for the second new moon in a calendar month.

The latest aurora forecast for tonight help you make sure you're in the right place at the right time to see the northern lights.