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Blue Origin's all-female crew space launch: Live updates
By Josh Dinner last updated
Blue Origin's next space tourist mission hasn't yet been announced yet. Here are live updates of what we know.

What to expect from the newfound Comet Swan: An observer's guide
By Joe Rao published
Here's an observers' guide to the newly discovered Comet 2025 F2 (SWAN), which is visible in northern skies right now.

Texas Senators: Move space shuttle Discovery from Smithsonian to Houston
By Robert Z. Pearlman published
Space shuttle Discovery may be removed from the Smithsonian and put on display at Space Center Houston, if two senators from Texas get their way.

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.

NASA spacecraft spots monster black hole bursting with X-rays 'releasing a hundred times more energy than we have seen elsewhere'
By Robert Lea published
Astronomers have used space-based telescopes, including NASA's Swift X-ray observatory, to watch a monster black hole spring to life with powerful X-ray eruptions.

Northern lights forecasts, alerts, and geomagnetic storm warnings - live updates
By Daisy Dobrijevic last updated
The latest aurora forecast for tonight help you make sure you're in the right place at the right time to see the northern lights.

Save a massive 30% on the Celestron StarSense Explorer LT 80AZ, a top-tier beginner telescope
By Alexander Cox published
Deals Get a huge discount on a great beginner telescope in time for the upcoming Lyrid meteor shower, full moon and other night sky events.

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.
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