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NASA's Lucy probe will fly by the asteroid Donaldjohanson on Easter Sunday
By Stefanie Waldek published
On Easter Sunday (April 20), NASA's Lucy probe will zip past the asteroid Donaldjohanson, testing its science instruments on the space rock.

'Star Wars: Zero Company' is a new X-COM-style strategy video game set during the Clone Wars, and it's coming in 2026 (video)
By Fran Ruiz published
If you're a fan of XCOM and the Star Wars' Clone Wars era, you're in luck. Zero Company is coming in 2026.

This Week In Space podcast: Episode 157 — Space Force!
By Space.com Staff published
On Episode 157 of This Week In Space, Rod Pyle and Tariq Malik invite Chief Master Sergeant John Bentivegna to the podcast to discuss the Space Force.

On this day in space! April 19, 1971: World's 1st space station launches into orbit
By Hanneke Weitering last updated
On April 19, 1971, the Soviet Union launched the world's first space station, Salyut 1.

Watch NASA astronaut Don Pettit and 2 cosmonauts return to Earth today
By Mike Wall published
NASA astronaut Don Pettit and two cosmonaut colleagues will return to Earth from the International Space Station this evening (April 19), and you can watch it live.

Could Mars volcanoes have supported ancient life on the Red Planet? Well, maybe
By Stefanie Waldek published
Using NASA's Perseverance rover to analyze Martian rocks, researchers suggest that Mars' complex volcanism might hold clues about the planet's ancient habitability.

Bahamas puts SpaceX rocket landings on hold pending review: report
By Tariq Malik published
Landing off the coast of the Bahamas offers SpaceX new rocket flight trajectories.

'Take care of our station. It's our everything.' Russian cosmonaut hands control of ISS over to Japanese astronaut (video)
By Mike Wall published
Russia's Alexey Ovchinin handed the keys of the International Space Station to Japanese spaceflyer Takuya Onishi in a change-of-command ceremony today (April 18).
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