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The next giant leap? How jumping could help astronauts train for trips to the moon and Mars
By Sharmila Kuthunur Published
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Blue Ghost moon lander lowers its orbit to fly closer to the lunar surface (video)
By Josh Dinner Published
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On this day in space! Feb. 19, 1986: Russia's Mir space station launched into orbit
By Hanneke Weitering Last updated
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I want to believe — but yet another massive search for alien technosignatures just turned up nothing
By Paul Sutter Published
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SpaceX Starlink mission lands rocket off coast of The Bahamas for 1st time (video)
By Mike Wall Last updated
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Rocket Lab launches sharp-eyed Earth-observation satellite to orbit (video)
By Mike Wall Last updated
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Boeing plans to lay off hundreds of employees working on NASA's SLS moon rocket: reports
By Sharmila Kuthunur Published
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Human spaceflight
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The next giant leap? How jumping could help astronauts train for trips to the moon and Mars
By Sharmila Kuthunur Published
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Astronauts on the ISS experience vision changes — should Mars travelers be worried?
By Victoria Corless Published
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Blue Origin mimics moon gravity on 1st-of-its-kind New Shepard research rocket launch (video)
By Mike Wall Published
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Blue Origin to launch New Shepard moon-gravity mission on Feb. 4 after glitch
By Mike Wall Published
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Astronaut's mission 'back to Earth' lands on colorful spacesuit patch
By Robert Z. Pearlman Published
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'SALLY' premieres at Sundance with Sally Ride's family, astronaut in audience
By Robert Z. Pearlman Published
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Astronaut Hall of Fame to honor Bernard Harris and Peggy Whitson in May
By Robert Z. Pearlman Published
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Blue Origin scrubs landmark New Shepard moon-gravity launch due to weather, rocket glitch
By Mike Wall Published
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India's space agency completes 1st Gaganyaan astronaut crew capsule
By Sharmila Kuthunur Published
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Launches & Spacecraft
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Blue Ghost moon lander lowers its orbit to fly closer to the lunar surface (video)
By Josh Dinner Published
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SpaceX Starlink mission lands rocket off coast of The Bahamas for 1st time (video)
By Mike Wall Last updated
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Rocket Lab launches sharp-eyed Earth-observation satellite to orbit (video)
By Mike Wall Last updated
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Rocket launch today: Is there a rocket launch and what time?
By Tariq Malik Last updated
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SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launches 21 Starlink satellites on record-setting 26th flight (video, photos)
By Mike Wall Published
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Welcome to the moon! Firefly's Blue Ghost lander reaches lunar orbit (video, photos)
By Mike Wall Published
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Meet 'Tansuo' and 'Wangyu,' China's next moon rover and astronaut spacesuit (video)
By Andrew Jones Published
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SpaceX test-fires Starship megarocket and Super Heavy booster ahead of next launch (video, photos)
By Josh Dinner Published
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Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin targeting late spring for 2nd launch of powerful New Glenn rocket
By Mike Wall Published
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Missions
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On this day in space! Feb. 19, 1986: Russia's Mir space station launched into orbit
By Hanneke Weitering Last updated
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Boeing plans to lay off hundreds of employees working on NASA's SLS moon rocket: reports
By Sharmila Kuthunur Published
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Tom Hanks' 'The Moonwalkers' makes US premiere at Space Center Houston
By Robert Z. Pearlman Published
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Boeing Starliner astronauts on the ISS set the story straight: 'We don't feel stranded'
By Josh Dinner Published
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How Sen's 4K live cameras on the ISS offer a new perspective from space (op-ed)
By Charles Black Published
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Perseverance rover's Mars samples show traces of ancient water, but NASA needs them on Earth to seek signs of life
By Victoria Corless Published
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There was nearly 1 rocket launch attempt every 34 hours in 2024 — this year will be even busier
By Sharmila Kuthunur Published
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Risks with current Artemis 3 moon landing plan 'may be too high,' NASA safety group says
By Leonard David Published
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How to watch NASA's 1st Twitch stream from the ISS this week
By Julian Dossett Published
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Private spaceflight
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Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin laying off 1,000 employees: reports
By Mike Wall Published
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Vast Space now aims for 2026 launch of Haven-1 space station after key milestone (photos)
By Josh Dinner Published
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SpaceX and Vast want ideas for science experiments on Dragon spacecraft and Haven-1 space station
By Josh Dinner Published
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Chinese commercial Ceres-1 rocket launches 5 weather satellites to orbit (video)
By Andrew Jones Published
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FAA requiring investigation into SpaceX Starship's Flight 7 explosion
By Mike Wall Published
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SpaceX Starship explosion likely caused by propellant leak, Elon Musk says
By Mike Wall Published
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Watch SpaceX Starship explode over Atlantic Ocean on Flight Test 7 (videos)
By Brett Tingley Published
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Trump's space policy won't catch Europe off guard, ESA chief says
By Andrew Jones Published
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Will 2025 be the year of Starship? SpaceX's megarocket is growing up.
By Mike Wall Published
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Satellites
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Croatia's 1st satellite captures its first views of home (photo)
By Tereza Pultarova Published
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SpaceX to launch water-hunting moon probe 'Lunar Trailblazer' on Feb. 26
By Leonard David Published
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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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Starlink satellites: Facts, tracking and impact on astronomy
By Tereza Pultarova Last updated
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Earth-observing company Planet signs $230 million deal for fleet of new Pelican satellites
By Mike Wall Published
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SMILE! Europe and China move toward 2026 launch of space weather mission
By Andrew Jones Published
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Scientists call on UN to help solve Earth's space junk problem
By Tereza Pultarova Published
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World's 1st wooden satellite deploys from ISS to demonstrate cleaner spacecraft tech (photo)
By Tereza Pultarova Published
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How a leap year mistake knocked out a OneWeb satellite for 2 days
By Julian Dossett Published
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Search for Life
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I want to believe — but yet another massive search for alien technosignatures just turned up nothing
By Paul Sutter Published
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25 biggest space conspiracy theories: Debunked
By Ailsa Harvey Published
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NASA wants a 'Super-Hubble' space telescope to search for life on alien worlds
By Tariq Malik Published
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What if life on Venus is just life from Earth?
By Monisha Ravisetti Published
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Newly uncovered oxygen reaction could aid the search for alien life
By Victoria Corless Published
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We finally know where to look for life on Mars
By Paul Sutter Published
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Understanding UFOs: What has to happen in 2025 to move the UAP story forward?
By Leonard David Published
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Planes, drones or UFOs: What are people seeing in the New Jersey sky?
By Leonard David Published
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There's a weird, disappearing dark spot on Saturn's moon Enceladus
By Monisha Ravisetti Published
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Tech
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3D-printed 'hydrogels' could be future space radiation shields for astronaut trips to Mars
By Julian Dossett Published
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Astronomers realize mysterious TV signal in their data bounced off an airplane
By Keith Cooper Published
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'Sailing' satellites of the future could provide early warning of dangerous space weather
By Meredith Garofalo Published
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The force is strong with this JEDI
By Meredith Garofalo Published
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Boom Supersonic's XB-1 jet breaks sound barrier 3 times on final test flight (video, photos)
By Mike Wall Published
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AI can now replicate itself — a milestone that has experts terrified
By Owen Hughes Published
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World's fastest supercomputer 'El Capitan' goes online — it will be used to secure the US nuclear stockpile and in other classified research
By Keumars Afifi-Sabet Published
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NASA and General Atomics test nuclear fuel for future moon and Mars missions
By Julian Dossett Published
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Tiny spacecraft could travel across interstellar space with this 'trampoline' lightsail
By John Loeffler Published
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More about Space Exploration
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Boeing plans to lay off hundreds of employees working on NASA's SLS moon rocket: reports
By Sharmila Kuthunur Published
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Rocket launch today: Is there a rocket launch and what time?
By Tariq Malik Last updated
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Space calendar 2025: Rocket launches, skywatching events, missions & more!
By Space.com Last updated
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