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Blue Origin’s all-female space flight urges women to shoot for the stars — but astronaut memoirs reveal the cost of being exceptional
By Jasleen Chana published
For the first time since Russian cosmonaut Valentina Tereshkova’s solo flight in 1963, a spacecraft will fly with only women aboard. Blue Origin’s all-female crew includes pop star Katy Perry.

China to 3D-print bricks on the moon using lunar dirt in 2028 to pave way for future base (video)
By Andrew Jones published
China is getting ready to 3D-print bricks on the moon using lunar soil, in what could be a huge step toward building a base on the lunar surface.

'Love, Death + Robots' Season 4 teaser is a maelstrom of explosions, aliens, dinosaurs, and... well robots (video)
By Jeff Spry published
Netflix's edgy animated anthology makes a provocative comeback on May 15.

NASA's Juno probe at Jupiter hits 'safe mode' glitch, but bounces back just fine
By Monisha Ravisetti published
NASA's Juno spacecraft went into safe mode twice on April 4, but everything's okay again.

See gorgeous green auroras dance over Earth in dazzling ISS astronaut video
By Mike Wall published
NASA astronaut Don Pettit captured two amazing videos of the auroras from his unique perch above Earth last week.

This star burped after eating a planet — but the planet was really asking for it
By Keith Cooper published
The James Webb Space Telescope has revisited a star that swallowed a planet and found that instead of the star subsuming the planet, it was the planet that crashed into the star.

Rocket launch today: Is there a rocket launch and what time?
By Josh Dinner, 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.

Hubble Telescope snaps 1st images of clashing star clusters at the hearts of dwarf galaxies
By Robert Lea published
Using the Hubble Space Telescope, astronomers have, for the first time, directly detected the merger of star clusters at the heart of dwarf galaxies.

'Murderbot' declares 'humans are idiots' in 1st tantalizing trailer for Apple TV's upcoming sci-fi series
By Jeff Spry published
Alexander Skarsgård's rogue security unit will be unleashed on May 16, 2025, exclusively on Apple TV+.

Rookie NASA astronaut Chris Williams will launch to the ISS on a Russian rocket later this year
By Josh Dinner published
NASA astronaut Chris Williams will launch on his first mission to the International Space Station, on a Russian Soyuz rocket with two cosmonaut colleagues, as early as November.
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