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On Aug. 6, 2019, Arianespace used an Ariane 5 rocket to launch two new communications satellites into orbit on a rideshare mission. See photos of the mission here!

SpaceX and Arianespace will launch communications satellites into orbit, and a Cygnus cargo spacecraft will depart the International Space Station this afternoon. Here's how to watch it all live!

Months after President Donald Trump announced the creation of the U.S. Space Force, France is beginning to lay the groundwork for its own version.

Here are some of the remarkable women who helped make the Apollo moon landings possible.

It's "slime time" at the International Space Station.

Before the ticker tape parades and the world tour, the Apollo 11 astronauts were greeted with a more mundane aspect of life on Earth when they splashed down 50 years ago—going through customs.

Three new crewmembers will launch to the International Space Station today (July 20) on the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 moon landing.

To help you celebrate the Apollo anniversary, Space.com has rounded up some of the coolest Apollo toys, gifts and accessories for "lunatics" looking for lunar landing memorabilia.

A European Vega rocket will launch a new Earth observation satellite for the United Arab Emirates today (July 10), and you can watch the liftoff live online!

As millions of skywatchers witnessed the Great South American Solar Eclipse on July 2, a European satellite observed the celestial event from space.

See amazing images of the July 2 total solar eclipse in this photo guide.

A spectacular total solar eclipse passed through South America today (July 2), thrilling thousands of eager spectators in the path of totality.

If you're planning on watching the total solar eclipse in South America today (July 2), the chances of clouds obstructing your view are slim.

The biggest skywatching event of 2019 has finally arrived!

Some high-profile celebrities are making their way to the Atacama Desert to watch the moon cross in front of the sun on July 2.

A travelogue of one Space.com reporter's journey to see the total solar eclipse of July 2, 2019.

For the total solar eclipse on July 2, the nonprofit group Astronomers Without Borders is handing out free, recycled eclipse glasses.

Three Expedition 59 crewmembers are returning to Earth today (June 24) after spending more than six months at the International Space Station.

During the Expedition 59 mission to the International Space Station, astronauts are doing a series of three spacewalks. See photos of them working in space!

See photos of the astronauts and cosmonauts of the 59th Expedition to the International Space Station.

An Ariane 5 rocket successfully launched two new communications satellites, DirecTV 16 and Eutelsat 7C, into orbit on June 20, 2019. See photos of the mission here!

The European rocket launch service Arianespace will launch two new communications satellites for Europe today (June 20), and you can watch the liftoff live online.

"Men in Black: International" carries on the decades-old science fiction franchise with more extraterrestrial action, funky aliens, memory-zapping neuralizers and goofy humor.

The street outside NASA headquarters in Washington was renamed "Hidden Figures Way" today (June 12) in honor of the women who worked as "human computers" at the agency in the 1960s.

As NASA is scrambling to land astronauts on the moon by 2024, the agency chief reminded employees today (June 10) that Mars — not the moon — is the agency's ultimate destination.