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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?

Josh Dinner, Tariq Malik last updated 11 March 26

Follow Space.com's rocket launch blog for the latest on when the next rocket launch will be and how to follow it live.

Northrop Grumman’s Cygnus XL cargo craft is pictured installed to the Unity module’s Earth-facing port as the International Space Station orbited 262 miles (422 kilometers) above the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of South Africa.

Watch Northrop Grumman's 1st 'Cygnus XL' cargo spacecraft leave the space station on March 12

Mike Wall published 11 March 26

Northrop Grumman's first "Cygnus XL" cargo ship will depart the International Space Station Thursday morning (March 12), and you can watch the action live.

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Space calendar 2026: Rocket launches, skywatching events, missions & more!

Space.com last updated 11 March 26

Reference Keep up with all the rocket launches, astronomical events and mission milestones for 2026 with our space calendar.

Artist's illustration of a white inflatable habitat on the moon.

Could NASA use expandable habitats for its Artemis moon bases? These two companies are betting millions

Josh Dinner published 11 March 26

Voyager Technologies is backing lunar habitat developer Max Space with a new multi-million-dollar investment aimed at accelerating development of expandable modules for future missions to the moon.

a director and an actress working on a sci-fi spaceship set

'In the old days, we were staring at a f ***ing green screen with tape marks on it': We talk to 'Star Trek' legend Jonathan Frakes about directing 'Starfleet Academy' season 1's penultimate episode

Jeff Spry published 11 March 26

'The scope of 'Starfleet Academy' in terms of design, art direction, visual effects, practical effects, and graphics is massive.'

A woman and a young girl use a microscope to observe something small

Your cosmic catch: A home guide to identifying and observing meteorite features

Heather Barker published 11 March 26

Our how-to for observing a meteorite through a microscope.

An artist's impression of the interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS, with methanol (blue) flowing from both its nucleus and icy grains in the coma, while hydrogen cyanide (orange) is released mainly from the nucleus. — Interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS is 'bursting with methanol,' new study finds The interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS is unusually rich in alcohol — a chemical clue that could reveal how planets and icy bodies form around other stars.

A spacecraft with solar panels heads for an asteroid in the darkness of space — NASA's DART planetary defense mission reveals asteroids hurling 'cosmic snowballs' at each other New images from NASA's DART asteroid-smashing mission show space rocks exchanging material in a slow process that reshapes their surfaces over millions of years.

a rocket launches on the left while a spacecraft flies above the lunar surface on the right. — NASA just picked a new upper stage for its SLS moon rocket amid Artemis shakeup NASA has wasted no time in selecting the vehicle that will replace the upper stage on its new plans for a standardized Space Launch System rocket.

possible view of comet in soho imagery, background is a comet. — Newly discovered comet could be visible in daytime skies this April A newly discovered comet is rapidly brightening and could become visible from Earth — if it survives an extreme close encounter with the sun on April 4.

a soldier in uniform in the wilderness — 'War Machine's' Alan Ritchson and director Patrick Hughes on why they filmed the action flick 'like a horror movie' (interview) 'I just wanted to make a film that was completely non-stop from start to end.'

A composite image of Jupiter taken by Webb's NIRCam, showing the planet's rings and two of its moons, Amalthea and Adrastea. The blue glow around Jupiter's poles is the aurora. — Jupiter's moons leave cold 'footprints' in the planet's auroras, James Webb Space Telescope finds Never-before-seen temperature and ion density measurements reveal that the effect of Jupiter's moons on its aurora are more complicated than scientists thought.

a dense cluster of bright dots of light on a black background — The 'invisible giant' at the heart of our galaxy | Space photo of the day for March 11, 2026 A new image captured by the Very Large Telescope reveals stars and gas orbiting the "invisible giant" at the heart of our galaxy.

Skywatching

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Night sky tonight (March 11): The third quarter moon takes flight in the predawn sky

By Jamie Carter last updated 11 March 26

Find out what you can see in the night sky for tonight, from planets and stars to dazzling meteor showers.

Aurora forecast March 11 - Northern lights fairly quiet tonight as solar wind influence wanes

By Daisy Dobrijevic last updated 11 March 26

The latest aurora forecast for tonight helps you make sure you're in the right place at the right time to see the northern lights.

The moon hits its third quarter phase tomorrow! Here's what you need to know

By Anthony Wood published 10 March 26

A spot of early morning astronomy anyone?

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Spaceflight

a winged spacecraft is seen approaching a space station with a module and robot in its open cargo bay

On this day in space: March 11, 2008: 1st Japanese Module & 'Dextre' Robot Launch to space station

By Hanneke Weitering last updated 11 March 26

On March 11, 2008, the first piece of a Japanese module of the International Space Station launched on the space shuttle Endeavour during mission STS-123.

Space Exploration

SpaceX's Starship is tested at night as the spacecraft vents into the spotlights.

SpaceX is 'about 4 weeks' away from launching its most powerful Starship yet, Elon Musk says

By Josh Dinner published 10 March 26

It's often "about 4 weeks."

Launches & Spacecraft

NASA's asteroid-smashing DART spacecraft hit so hard, it changed its target space rocks' orbit around the sun

By Keith Cooper published 10 March 26

The mission without a doubt proves that we could deflect a hazardous asteroid away from Earth — so long as we discover it in the nick of time.

Asteroid & Comet Missions

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launches the EchoStar XXV TV satellite from Florida on March 10, 2026.

SpaceX launches 15,000-pound TV satellite to orbit on its 30th mission of the year (photos, video)

By Mike Wall published 10 March 26

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched the 15,000-pound EchoStar XXV TV satellite to orbit from Florida's Space Coast just after midnight on Tuesday (March 10).

Launches & Spacecraft

The twin Van Allen Probes orbit in Earth's inner and outer radiation belts.

Incoming! 1,300-pound NASA satellite will crash to Earth on March 10

By Mike Wall published 9 March 26

NASA's Van Allen Probe A will crash to Earth on Tuesday (March 10) after nearly 14 years in orbit, according to the Space Force's current best estimate. But don't panic; you'll probably be fine.

Science & Astronomy

What is the moon phase today? Lunar phases 2026

By Tariq Malik, Daisy Dobrijevic last updated 11 March 26

Reference See what moon phase it is tonight and find out when you can see the rest of the moon phases for 2026.

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A star dies in the Cat's Eye | Space photo of the day for March 10, 2026

By Brett Tingley published 10 March 26

The Hubble and Euclid space telescopes caught a stunning portrait of a dying star at the heart of the Cat's Eye Nebula.

Space Photo of the Day

SpaceX's Ship 39 looks cool as it undergoes cryosystem checks on Sunday March 8

SpaceX's Ship 39 is so cool in Starship V3 test | Space photo of the day for March 9, 2026

By Robert Lea published 9 March 26

SpaceX engineers tested Ship 39's propellant system, leading to some stunning images.

Space Exploration

An image of RCW 36 in which the Milky Way nebula appears like a vast cosmic bird of prey

Cosmic Hawk spreads its wings| Space photo of the day for March 6, 2026

By Robert Lea published 6 March 26

The Milky Way nebula RCW 36 resembles a stunning cosmic bird of prey in an incredible Very Large Telescope image.

an impressive red spiral structure with a bright point of light at the very center.

Spectacular spiral galaxy revealed by James Webb Space Telescope | Space photo of the day for March 4, 2026

By Daisy Dobrijevic published 4 March 26

The James Webb Space Telescope captured a stunning spiral galaxy 65 million light-years away, revealing glowing dust clouds and stellar nurseries.

James Webb Space Telescope

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Entertainment

'War Machine' succeeds where 'Transformers' fails, by making its giant robot feel real

By Sergio Pereira published 11 March 26

Autobots, roll out – out of the way, that is, because War Machine is proving how to do human vs intergalactic machine conflict better.

Space Movies & Shows

The 10 best space RPGs of all time: Explore the galaxy in these stellar role-playing games

By Fran Ruiz last updated 10 March 26

Plenty of video games take us to outer space, but only the best space RPGs let you chart your own odyssey through the stars.

What's Up In Space Today

Search For Life

The SETI Institute's Allen Telescope Array in Northern California searches for radio signals that could have been generated by intelligent alien life.

Where are all the aliens? Maybe space weather is scrambling their transmissions

By Keith Cooper published 8 March 26

We may be missing alien radio signals because they have become smeared beyond the narrowband detectors that SETI utilizes, a new study suggests.

Search for Life

The average distance between Earth and Marsthe two planets is 140 million miles (225 million km). The distance between the two planets affects how long it would take to travel between the two.

Did Earth life actually begin on Mars? Asteroid impacts could let microbes planet-hop, study suggests

By Sharmila Kuthunur published 6 March 26

"Life might actually survive being ejected from one planet and moving to another."

Search for Life

a rust orange yellow sky and landscape features a rocky surface in the foreground, with a large pointed hill beyond.

'War of the Worlds' in reverse? Mars dirt could help fight off a microbial invasion from Earth

By Keith Cooper published 4 March 26

Tests conducted with tardigrades suggest that there is something in Martian dirt that dramatically reduces biological activity.

Search for Life

Technology

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Best star projectors under $100: Top value in 2026

By Chris McMullen last updated 11 March 26

The best star projectors under $100 offer genuine quality at a more affordable price, so you can bring the wonders of the night sky into your room.

NASA Artemis 2 gifts we love: Top picks for aspiring astronauts

By Rich Owen published 11 March 26

Ready to launch your support? Check out this stellar collection of space-flight merch I've personally picked to back the amazing team of the NASA Artemis 2 mission.

The Colorado company Lux Aeterna plans to operate a fleet of reusable satellites.

'The future of the space economy': Colorado startup Lux Aeterna raises $10 million to develop reusable satellites

By Mike Wall published 10 March 26

The Colorado company Lux Aeterna wants to help open up the space economy with a fleet of fully reusable satellites, and it just raised to some money to help make that happen.

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