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Night sky for tonight: Visible planets, stars and more in this evening's sky
By Jamie Carter last updated
Find out what you can see in the night sky for tonight, from planets and stars to dazzling meteor showers.
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NASA moves up return date for Boeing Starliner astronauts after swapping SpaceX Dragon spacecraft
By Josh Dinner published
NASA will return Starliner astronauts to Earth early along with their Crew-9 companions, after deciding to swap Crew-10 spacecraft to launch the SpaceX mission sooner.
![An artist’s concept of the Pandora mission, seen here without the thermal blanketing that will protect the spacecraft, observing a star and its transiting exoplanet.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/uYySDaERvtHkJ4SLmDcUZN-320-80.jpg)
NASA picks SpaceX to launch Pandora exoplanet mission
By Mike Wall published
NASA's Pandora exoplanet-studying probe will launch atop a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket no earlier than this fall.
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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.
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SpaceX rocket launches 21 Starlink satellites into orbit, then lands at sea (video)
By Tariq Malik published
The Falcon 9 rocket lifted off at 1:53 p.m. EST (1853 GMT), less than 24 hours after another Starlink flight from California.
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NASA HQ verbally orders employees to purge workspaces of LGBTQI+ symbols
By Josh Dinner published
Employees at NASA's Washington D.C. headquarters have reportedly been barred from displaying Pride symbols in their personal work areas.
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How to watch 'Captain America: Brave New World': Catch it in theaters, and later stream on Disney Plus
By Lou Mudge published
Anthony Mackie picks up the shield for the fourth Captain America film
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Mysterious cosmic lights turn out to be 2 undiscovered supernova remnants
By Victoria Corless published
The European Space Agency's XMM-Newton X-ray observatory has identified what's causing mysterious lights in the outskirts of the Large Magellanic Cloud.
![in the dark of night, a rocket blasts fire from its engines, sending plumes of smoke jetting out as it climbs the launch tower out of frame. A SpaceX Falcon-9 rocket launches from LC-39A, at NASA's Kennedy Space Center, in Floriday, carrying members of SpaceX's Crew-4 mission to the International Space Station, April 27, 2022.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/sEFN7txNCgehrZZVPjd68f-320-80.jpg)
There was nearly 1 rocket launch attempt every 34 hours in 2024 — this year will be even busier
By Sharmila Kuthunur published
2024 set spaceflight records for the fourth consecutive year with 259 launches worldwide and one launch attempt roughly every 34 hours, according to a recent analysis of the global space economy.
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