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US Space Force’s mysterious X-37B space plane launching Aug. 21 to test quantum sensor and laser-communications tech
The U.S. Space Force plans to launch the eighth mission of its mysterious X-37B space plane on Aug. 21 atop a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket. The flight will study experimental technology in orbit.
Kate Rubins, 1st astronaut to sequence DNA in space, leaves NASA
NASA astronaut Kathleen “Kate” Rubins has retired from the space agency after 16 years, two missions on the International Space Station, four spacewalks and 300 days in space.
Good news for Mars settlers? Red Planet glaciers are mostly pure water ice, study suggests
Martian glaciers are mostly pure ice across the Red Planet, suggesting they might potentially be useful resources for any explorers that might land there one day, a new study finds.
SpaceX Crew-11 mission to the ISS: Live updates
Read the latest news about SpaceX's Crew-11 mission to the International Space Station.
Saturn's largest moon Titan casts a colossal shadow in breathtaking amateur portrait (photo)
Efrain Morales captured the image of Titan's shadow darkening Saturn on July 18, while the gas giant was over 800 million miles from Earth.
Collaboration or collapse: Why Earth observation must be a global mission
Satellites don't stop at borders and neither should science.
Powerful NISAR Earth-observing satellite loaded up for launch in India | Space photo of the day for July 30, 2025
The satellite will scan the Earth twice every 12 days.
On this day in space! July 30, 1610: Galileo sees Saturn's rings for the first time
The famous astronomer became the first to observe these stunning rings.
'The Smithsonian Institution owns the Discovery.' Museum resists Trump's 'Big Beautiful Bill' plan to move space shuttle to Houston
The Smithsonian Institution says NASA relinquished full ownership of Space Shuttle Discovery, but Congress wants to force the vehicle's relocation.
'The most sophisticated radar we've ever built': US-Indian NISAR satellite launches to track tiny changes on Earth's surface (video)
The U.S. and India just launched NISAR, a powerful radar satellite that will be able to monitor changes in Earth's surface that are as small as a centimeter.
