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NASA begins push to slash workforce with more staff buyouts, early retirements as budget cuts loom
By Tariq Malik Published
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Atlas V rocket to launch Amazon’s 2nd batch of Kuiper internet satellites on June 16
By Josh Dinner Last updated
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Rocket Lab launches Japanese Earth-observing radar satellite to orbit
By Mike Wall Published
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On this day in space! June 10, 1854: Classic Curved Space Lecture Spoken
By Hanneke Weitering Last updated
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Space calendar 2025: Rocket launches, skywatching events, missions & more!
By Space.com Last updated
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Rocket launch today: Is there a rocket launch and what time?
By Josh Dinner Last updated
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Propellant leak delays SpaceX launch of private Ax-4 astronaut mission to the ISS
By Mike Wall Published
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Human spaceflight
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SpaceX Axiom-4 mission to the ISS: Live updates
By Mike Wall Last updated
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An Indian astronaut is about to visit the ISS for the 1st time ever
By Josh Dinner Published
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'In our spacesuit collection for movies, we have replicas of pretty much every historic spacesuit that's been into space.' How the son of an aerospace machinist built some of Hollywood's most iconic astronaut looks (exclusive)
By Jeff Spry Published
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Marc Garneau, 1st Canadian astronaut to fly into space, dies at 76
By Robert Z. Pearlman Published
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60 years ago, Ed White went out for walk | Space photo of the day for June 3, 2025
By Robert Z. Pearlman Published
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Two space vets added to Astronaut Hall of Fame as one awaits launch
By Robert Z. Pearlman Published
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Chinese astronauts add debris shield to Tiangong space station during 8-hour spacewalk (video)
By Josh Dinner Published
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New species of space-adapted bacteria discovered on China's Tiangong space station
By Andrew Jones Published
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The 100th woman in space: Emily Calandrelli talks about her Blue Origin flight and inspiring the next generation
By Samantha Mathewson Published
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Launches & Spacecraft
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Atlas V rocket to launch Amazon’s 2nd batch of Kuiper internet satellites on June 16
By Josh Dinner Last updated
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Rocket Lab launches Japanese Earth-observing radar satellite to orbit
By Mike Wall Published
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Rocket launch today: Is there a rocket launch and what time?
By Josh Dinner Last updated
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2nd launch of Blue Origin's powerful New Glenn rocket delayed to Aug. 15 at the earliest
By Mike Wall Published
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SpaceX launches 23 Starlink satellites from Florida's Space Coast, lands booster on ship at sea
By Josh Dinner Published
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SpaceX launches Starlink satellites to orbit on 70th Falcon 9 flight of the year (photos)
By Mike Wall Published
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SpaceX fires up Super Heavy booster ahead of Starship's 10th test flight (video)
By Mike Wall Published
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SpaceX launches Sirius XM radio satellite to orbit, lands rocket on ship at sea (video, photos)
By Mike Wall Published
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SpaceX launches Starlink satellite stack from Vandenberg Space Force Base (video, photos)
By Josh Dinner Published
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Missions
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On this day in space! June 10, 1854: Classic Curved Space Lecture Spoken
By Hanneke Weitering Last updated
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Astronauts track huge dust clouds over Canada and US | On the ISS this week June 2-6, 2025
By Robert Z. Pearlman Published
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China's Tianwen 2 spacecraft sends home 1st photo as it heads for mysterious 'quasi-moon' asteroid
By Andrew Jones Published
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Why does NASA's Perseverance rover keep taking pictures of this maze on Mars?
By Stefanie Waldek Published
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Private Japanese spacecraft crashes into moon in 'hard landing,' ispace says
By Mike Wall Last updated
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Building the 'Moonhouse': Q&A with artist Mikael Genberg
By Mike Wall Published
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What time is Japan's private ispace moon landing on June 5 (and how to watch it live)?
By Tariq Malik Last updated
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Europe wants to land a tiny spacecraft on the infamous asteroid Apophis in 2029
By Andrew Jones Published
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Behind the camera: Astronauts talk with students from space station | Space photo of the day for May 29, 2025
By Robert Z. Pearlman Published
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Private spaceflight
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Propellant leak delays SpaceX launch of private Ax-4 astronaut mission to the ISS
By Mike Wall Published
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SpaceX delays launch of private Ax-4 astronaut mission to ISS due to rocket leak
By Mike Wall Last updated
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Brand-new SpaceX Crew Dragon capsule arrives at pad for June 10 astronaut launch (photo)
By Mike Wall Published
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'Joy,' a plush baby swan, will launch with Axiom Mission-4 crew as zero-g indicator
By Robert Z. Pearlman Published
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SpaceX's next private astronaut launch to ISS, Ax-4, pushed back to June 10
By Mike Wall Published
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Blue Origin launches 1st New Zealander to reach space, 5 others on latest New Shepard suborbital flight (video)
By Robert Z. Pearlman Published
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How to watch Blue Origin launch 6 tourists to suborbital space today
By Samantha Mathewson Published
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Elon Musk says SpaceX will launch its biggest Starship yet this year, but Mars in 2026 is '50/50'
By Mike Wall Published
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Meet the crew of Blue Origin's NS-32 space tourism mission launching on May 31
By Samantha Mathewson Published
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Satellites
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Coating satellites with super-black paint Vantablack could help fight light pollution crisis
By Tereza Pultarova Published
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Starlink satellites: Facts, tracking and impact on astronomy
By Tereza Pultarova Last updated
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Starlink satellite train: how to see and track it in the night sky
By Daisy Dobrijevic Last updated
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Satellites are polluting Earth's atmosphere with heavy metals. Could refueling them in orbit help?
By Tereza Pultarova Published
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Scientists worry Trump's budget cuts will halt satellite air pollution studies: 'It's incredibly short-sighted'
By Tereza Pultarova Published
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U.S. Space Force general to lead Trump's $175 billion Golden Dome space defense program
By Brett Tingley Published
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Europe's Proba-3 satellites ace landmark formation-flying test (video)
By Andrew Jones Published
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US Space Force test fires thrusters for moon surveillance spacecraft
By Brett Tingley Published
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Satellites show 28 US cities are sinking, including NYC and Chicago: 'Infrastructure can be silently compromised'
By Stefanie Waldek Published
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Search for Life
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The 'Black Knight' satellite: A 120-year-old conspiracy theory
By David Crookes Last updated
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Scientists question possible signs of life on exoplanet K2-18b in new study: 'We never saw more than insignificant hints'
By Victoria Corless Published
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Could deciphering dolphin language help us communicate with ET?
By Leonard David Published
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Not-so-clean rooms: Scientists discover 26 new microbe species in NASA spacecraft facility
By Stefanie Waldek Published
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This strange bacteria aligns to Earth's magnetic field and needs friends to survive
By Jessica Rendall Published
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Doubts over signs of alien life on exoplanet K2-18b are rising: 'This is evidence of the scientific process at work'
By Sharmila Kuthunur Published
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The pursuit of truths: A letter on the boy who cried aliens (op-ed)
By Darryl Seligman Published
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Did we actually find signs of alien life on K2-18b? 'We should expect some false alarms and this may be one'
By Sharmila Kuthunur Published
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Alien life could exist on Saturn's big moon Titan — but finding it will be tough
By Victoria Corless Published
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