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Space.com Staff

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Space.com is the premier source of space exploration, innovation and astronomy news, chronicling (and celebrating) humanity's ongoing expansion across the final frontier. Originally founded in 1999, Space.com is, and always has been, the passion of writers and editors who are space fans and also trained journalists. Our current news team consists of Editor-in-Chief Tariq Malik; Editor Hanneke Weitering, Senior Space Writer Mike Wall; Senior Writer Meghan Bartels; Senior Writer Chelsea Gohd, Senior Writer Tereza Pultarova and Staff Writer Alexander Cox, focusing on e-commerce. Senior Producer Steve Spaleta oversees our space videos, with Diana Whitcroft as our Social Media Editor. 

Latest articles by Space.com Staff

The six astronauts of Expedition 60 on the International Space Station celebrated 2020 earlier than you might think. Pictured here: (foreground from left) NASA astronauts Jessica Meir, ESA astronaut Luca Parmitano (center) and NASA astronaut Christina Koch (right). Background from left: Russian cosmonauts Alexander Skvortsov, Oleg Skripochka and NASA astronaut Andrew Morgan.

In Photos: Expedition 61 mission to the International Space Station

By Space.com Staff published

See the amazing photos from the Expedition 61 crew on the International Space Station in our full gallery here!

International Space Station
Illustration of a young black hole similar to two distant dust-free quasars.

Images: Black holes of the universe

By Space.com Staff last updated

Black holes are some of the universe's most enigmatic and mysterious objects. Take a tour of some of the most famous ones in the cosmos.

Black Holes
A montage of images taken by NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope over the years.

Gallery: The infrared universe seen by NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope

By Space.com Staff published

See images from NASA's infrared Spitzer Space Telescope.

Space Exploration
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In photos: SpaceX's amazing Crew Dragon in-flight abort test launch

By Space.com Staff published

SpaceX successfully conducted an in-flight abort test of its Crew Dragon crew capsule on Jan. 19 to test the emergency escape system for astronauts. See photos of the test here!

Human Spaceflight
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This week on the Space.com forums: Seek knowledge, ask questions, win prizes!

By Space.com Staff published

If you haven't signed up for the Space.com forums yet, now is a great time, as there's a ton of things to get involved in.

Entertainment
An airplane crosses in front of the Full Wolf Moon during the penumbral lunar eclipse on Jan. 10, 2020, in this photo taken by Stojan Stojanovski near Lake Ohrid in Macedonia.

Amazing photos: The Wolf Moon lunar eclipse of January 2020 in pictures

By Space.com Staff published

See photos of the Full Wolf Moon and penumbral lunar eclipse of Jan. 10-11, 2020.

Eclipses
This Hubble Space Telescope image shows the full beauty of nearby spiral galaxy M83 in a mosaic of many photos stitched together. The magentas and blues indicate star-forming regions. Also known as the Southern Pinwheel, M83 is located 15 million light-years away in the constellation Hydra. Image released January 2014.

American Astronomical Society Meetings: Latest discoveries and science

By Space.com Staff published

The 237th meeting of the American Astronomical Society will unveil the latest discoveries in space and the future of astronomy.

The Universe
Light trails streak across the Earth as star trails circle overhead in this stunning long-exposure photo taken by NASA astronaut Christina Koch at the International Space Station. At the top of the frame are the space station's solar arrays. Down below, flashes of lightning are scattered across the Earth's surface, while orange airglow illuminates the atmosphere.

Image of the Day 2019 Archive

By Space.com Staff published

See Space.com's 2019 Image of the Day Archive.

Space Exploration
Boeing’s CST-100 Starliner spacecraft sits atop its Atlas V rocket at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station’s Space Launch Complex 41 in Florida, on Dec. 5, 2019, ahead of the program’s first-ever Integrated Day of Launch Test on Dec. 6. For this test, the rocket’s booster and Centaur upper stage were filled with propellants for a full run-through of the launch countdown.

Boeing's 1st Starliner Flight Test in Photos

By Space.com Staff published

See photos of the Boeing Starliner's first Orbital Flight Test (OFT) mission here.

International Space Station
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Boeing in Space, Starliner and mission news

By Space.com Staff published

See the latest Boeing Starliner images, videos and other Boeing space news here.

The Universe
Astronaut Pete Conrad examines the camera on Surveyor 3, with the Apollo 12 spacecraft in the background.

Truth of the Moon: The Brave Voyage of Apollo 12 | Video Show

By Space.com Staff published

Pete Conrad and Alan Bean make a jolly, blind, pinpoint lunar landing and grab rock samples revealing the Moon's strange birth.

Apollo
The silhouette of Mercury dotting along the sun

Transit of Mercury 2016: Full Coverage of the May 9 Event

By Space.com Staff last updated

Mercury will cross the sun's face next Monday (May 9) in a rare "transit" that will be visible from most places on Earth, weather permitting. Read all about the skywatching event here.

Mercury
Heads of the world's space agencies convene at the 70th annual International Astronautical Congress in Washington, on Oct. 21, 2019. From left to right: Pascale Ehrenfreund, incoming president of the International Astronautical Federation (IAF); Jean-Yves Le Gall, current president of IAF; NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine; Johann-Dietrich Woerner, Director General of the European Space Agency (ESA); Hiroshi Yamakawa, President of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA); Sylvain Laporte, President of the Canadian Space Agency; Sergey Krikalev, Executive Director for Piloted Spaceflights for Roscosmos; and S. Somanath, Director of Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre, Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO)

International Astronautical Congress: Complete Coverage

By Space.com Staff published

The Universe
Charles White of NASA JPL posted this photo of himself to Twitter with the caption "I'm Charles. I document Lessons Learned to improve our knowledge of exploring space. #actuallivingscientist #engineers #science," on Feb. 3, 2017.

An AMA With the 'Space Pope' is LIVE Now on Space.com Forums!

By Space.com Staff published

With the return of the Space.com forums, we're hosting an AMA with NASA JPL's Charles White, aka the "Space Pope."

Space Movies & Shows
Space.com's Community Forums are back! Just in time for our 20th anniversary.

The Space.com Community Is Back!

By Space.com Staff published

Space.com is relaunching our space community forums as we celebrate our 20th anniversary. Welcome back and let's talk some space!

Entertainment
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New York Comic Con 2019: Amazing Space Cosplay Photos!

By Space.com Staff published

Check out these photos of some of the most incredible space costumes at New York Comic Con 2019.

Entertainment
SpaceX CEO Elon Musk unveiled this new rendering of the company's Big Falcon Rocket spacecraft ahead of the announcement Sept. 17, 2018 of the first passenger to fly a trip around the moon.

Starship and Super Heavy: SpaceX's Mars-Colonizing Vehicles in Images

By Space.com Staff published

Elon Musk founded SpaceX primarily to help humanity settle Mars, and here's a look at how he plans to do it — a giant rocket called Super Heavy and a 100-passenger vehicle called Starship.

Launches & Spacecraft
SpaceX Falcon Heavy on Launchpad

SpaceX, Starship, Dragon Capsules & Falcon 9: Latest News

By Space.com Staff published

Private rocket company SpaceX is a leader among the new space push to send humans to orbit on commercial craft.

The Universe
Don't miss your chance to get 5 issues of "All About Space" for just $5 this fall!

Get 5 Issues of 'All About Space' or 'How It Works' for $5 in Our Fall 2019 Sale!

By Space.com Staff published

Space Books
The Hubble Space Telescope, as seen in 2009 during the last space shuttle mission to service it.

Hubble Space Telescope: Latest photos, discoveries and findings

By Space.com Staff published

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India's Chandrayaan-2 Mission to the Moon in Photos

By Space.com Staff published

See photos of Chandrayaan-2, the Indian Space Research Organization's second mission to the moon!

The moon
Apollo 11 astronaut Buzz Aldrin stands on the lunar surface during the first moon landing in 1969

NASA's 17 Apollo Moon Missions in Pictures

By Space.com Staff published

NASA's Apollo program put the first humans on the moon. See how the missions flew in this photo tour.

Apollo
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PLAYMOBIL 'Mars Mission' Giveaway: Enter to Win 6 Red Planet Playsets

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A simulated view of the total solar eclipse of July 2, 2019, as seen from the La Silla Observatory.

Total Solar Eclipse 2019: A Complete Guide

By Space.com Staff published

On July 2, millions of people people in South America will witness the day turn into night for a few minutes as the moon passes in front of the sun.

Eclipses
Earthrise From Moon Feb. 1, 2014

Amazing Moon Photos from NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter

By Space.com Staff published

See the latest images of the moon from NASA's LRO spacecraft.

Satellites
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