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On this day in space! July 28, 1851: First Photo of a Total Solar Eclipse
By Hanneke Weitering last updated
On July 28, 1851, the first-ever photo of a total solar eclipse was recorded by a Prussian daguerreotypist named Johann Julius Friedrich Berkowski.
SpaceX launches back-to-back Starlink satellite missions (photos, videos)
By Mike Wall published
SpaceX launched two Starlink satellite missions less than five hours apart in the early hours of Sunday morning (July 28).
Sierra Space won't stop blowing up inflatable space station modules (video)
By Meredith Garofalo published
Sierra Space has conducted its second full-scale burst test of an inflatable space station module as it looks towards building the Orbital Reef commercial outpost.
What it takes to keep NASA's flagship Chandra observatory flying for a quarter century
By Sharmila Kuthunur published
To celebrate the 25th anniversary of the flagship Chandra X-ray observatory, NASA released a behind-the-scenes look at the work it takes to keep the $1.5 billion telescope flying in space.
SpaceX bounces back from Falcon 9 failure with successful Starlink launch (video)
By Mike Wall last updated
SpaceX launched 23 of its Starlink broadband satellites early Saturday morning (July 27), on the company's first mission since a July 11 failure.
NASA astronauts hold their own Summer Olympics in space (video)
By Mike Wall published
NASA astronauts held their own mini-Olympics on the International Space Station to mark the start of the Summer Games here on Earth.
SpaceX's historic Polaris Dawn astronaut mission delayed until mid-August
By Mike Wall published
SpaceX is now eyeing mid- to late August for the launch of the Polaris Dawn astronaut mission, which will feature the first-ever private spacewalk.
A moon of Uranus could have a hidden ocean, James Webb Space Telescope finds
By Robert Lea published
Astronomers have found that Ariel, a moon of Uranus, has some of the most carbon dioxide-rich deposits in the solar system, hinting at a buried water ocean.
'Wonderlab' host Emily Calandrelli will fly to suborbital space with Blue Origin
By Samantha Mathewson published
The Space Gal is headed into orbit, as part of Space for Humanity's Citizen Astronaut Program.
SpaceX moving Crew Dragon splashdowns to West Coast after multiple space debris incidents
By Elizabeth Howell published
The four astronauts flying aboard SpaceX Crew Dragon are supposed to launch no earlier than Aug. 18 and splash down near Florida. Future crews will go to the west coast due to space junk concerns.
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