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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
Here's How Light May Have Burst Through the Universe and Out of the Dark Ages
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Ancient black holes may have helped ultraviolet radiation escape from early stars, transforming the universe into the light-filled marvel we know today.
Ready, Aim, Blast! NASA Engineer Creates World's Largest Super Soaker
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If you're going to challenge someone to a water gun fight this summer, it's best you don't take up arms against Mark Rober, a former NASA engineer who has created the world's largest Super Soaker.
'The Hubble Cantata' Weds Live Music with VR Views of the Cosmos
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A live event combining virtual reality and musical performance in Brooklyn will be — literally — out of this world.
Photos: SpaceX Launches Cargo Mission, Lands Rocket Again
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Ringside an Icy Water World | Space Wallpaper
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Cassini spacecraft captured this image of Saturn's moon Enceladus across the planet's rings.
Cosmic Toys: Photos from Toy Fair 2015
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Space.com picked the winners of the Space Age Awards for the best space age toys at Toy Fair 2015 in New York City.
Astronomy Photographer of the Year 2014 Winners (Amazing Photos)
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The Royal Observatory Greenwich and BBC Sky at Night Magazine announced the winners of this year's astrophotography contest.
Cosmic Playtime: Toys in Space (Photos)
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Disney's Buzz Lightyear isn't the only toy to actually fly in space.
Book Preview: 'The Girls of Atomic City' by Denise Kiernan
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Read a Chapter 1 excerpt from the new trade paperback, "The Girls of Atomic City," a novel by Denise Kiernan.
Moons of Mars: Amazing Photos of Phobos and Deimos
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See stunning photos of Phobos and Deimos, the small moons of Mars, as seen by spacecraft on and orbiting the Red Planet. Phobos is the largest moon of Mars, with Deimos as a smaller satellite.
Poll: What Is the US Air Force's Mysterious X-37B Space Plane Doing in Orbit?
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Launch Photos: Classified US Spy Satellite Blasts Off on Atlas 5 Rocket
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A United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket carrying a payload for the National Reconnaissance Office lifted off from Space Launch Complex-3. See photos of the launch and launch prep.
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