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Navy SEAL-doctor-astronaut lifts off with cosmonauts on Russian flight to ISS
By Robert Z. Pearlman published
A Navy SEAL, medical doctor and NASA astronaut lifted off for an eight-month stay on the International Space Station — and that was just one of the three crewmates on Soyuz MS-27.

SpaceX launches 27 Starlink satellites on brand-new Falcon 9 rocket, aces Pacific Ocean landing (video)
By Josh Dinner published
A never-before-flown SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched a batch of Starlink satellites into orbit today (April 7) from the coast of California.

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.

A day on Uranus is actually longer than we thought, Hubble Telescope reveals
By Sharmila Kuthunur published
This approach can now be used to determine the rotation rate of any celestial object with a magnetic field and auroras — including exoplanets.

Indian experiment module falls from space and crashes into ocean, but it's all according to plan
By Tariq Malik published
India's POEM-4 experiment module burned up and fell into the Indian Ocean to avoid becoming space debris.

US Space Force awards $13.7 billion in launch contracts to SpaceX, ULA and Blue Origin
By Mike Wall published
The U.S. Space Force has awarded $13.7 billion in national-security launch contracts to SpaceX, United Launch Alliance and Blue Origin for missions that will lift off between 2027 and 2032.

Nearby star photobombs portrait of a distant galaxy in new Hubble Telescope image
By Samantha Mathewson published
A bright star located in the Milky Way appears nestled in the distant galaxy NGC 5530 due to a chance alignment along the Hubble Space Telescope's line of sight.

Scientists find rare double-star spiral doomed for supernova explosion
By Julian Dossett published
In 23 billion years, these two white dwarf stars will collide. Then, they'll explore. Here's why scientists say this discovery is such a big deal.
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