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The two docking satellites of India's Space Docking Experiment mission, or SpaDex.

Watch India attempt its 1st space docking between satellites live online this week

By Tariq Malik published

ISRO's SpaDeX satellites will try to dock in orbit on Jan. 8 around 9:30 p.m. EST (0230 Jan. 9 GMT/0800 IST).

Missions
This photomontage shows each of the sample tubes deposited by NASA's Perseverance Mars rover at the Three Forks sample depot, as viewed by the WATSON camera on the end of the rover's robotic arm.

NASA won't decide on Mars Sample Return plan until mid-2026

By Mike Wall published

NASA is considering two ways to get its precious Mars samples back to Earth but won't pick a winner for another 18 months or so.

Missions
an endless darkness filled with curved dots and specks of light shining into foreverness.

Space pictures! See our space image of the day

By Space.com Staff last updated

Space.com's image of the day rounds up the most awe-inspiring space photos right here, with a new image everyday.

Astrophotography
An illustration of a proton (the large golden sphere) colliding with an electron (smaller red sphere).

Scientists find 'spooky' quantum entanglement on incredibly tiny scales — within individual protons

By Robert Lea published

Einstein may have been troubled enough by entanglement to call it "spooky action at a distance" but scientists have discovered it operates at small scales between quarks and gluons in protons.

The Universe
a black and white triangular aircraft is docked to a large T-shaped space station covered in rectangular solar panels, some of which extend outward like arms

How NASA and Sierra Space are preparing for Dream Chaser space plane's 1st flight to ISS

By Leonard David published

Sierra Space and NASA's Johnson Space Center are conducting simulations to prepare for the Dream Chaser space plane's first flight to the International Space Station.

Launches & Spacecraft
a cube-shaped spacecraft covered in gold foil sits on a dolly in a white cleanroom

SpaceX launch of private Blue Ghost moon lander set for Jan. 15

By Brett Tingley published

SpaceX and NASA are targeting Jan. 15 for the launch of the private Blue Ghost moon lander from Kennedy Space Center in Florida.

Launches & Spacecraft
Split image showing the Helldivers movie announcement on the left, and a Helldiver giving a thumbs up on the right.

'Helldivers' game series is getting a movie — would you like to know more?

By Ian Stokes published

Movies are usually shot on 35mm, but we're feeling the 380mm barrage for this one. For Super Earth!

Space Movies & Shows
a triple-core rocket blasts off under a sunny, partly cloudy blue sky. smoke expands below next to an obscured launch tower, near a long white hanger with SPACEX written on the side. To the left, a bird flies away.

Rocket launch today: Is there a rocket launch and what time?

By 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.

Launches & Spacecraft
An artist's impression of a dark comet in the outer solar system.

Big 'dark comet' discoveries could be coming in 2025

By Darryl Seligman published

The Vera C. Rubin Observatory's Legacy Survey of Space and Time should spot many new "dark comets" after coming online in July 2025.

Comets
NASA astronaut Don Pettit posted this view of the northern lights, as seen by the International Space Station, on X on Jan. 5, 2025.

ISS astronaut captures green auroras dancing over city lights (video)

By Mike Wall published

NASA astronaut Don Pettit continues to give us great views of Earth from the ISS, this time beaming home video of green auroras shimmering over bright city lights.

International Space Station
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