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a black rocket lands on a barge at sea for Rocket Lab

US Space Force picks Rocket Lab and Stoke Space to compete for national security launches

By Andrew Jones published

Private launch companies Rocket Lab and Stoke Space have been selected to compete for future U.S. national security space launches.

Launches & Spacecraft

Space miso is nuttier than Earth miso — but it's still miso

By Sharmila Kuthunur published

This marks the first time scientists deliberately fermented food in space, opening up new possibilities for future astronauts' culinary adventures.

Space Exploration
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You can still get 73% Starz for three months and watch some Marvel content following the Avengers: Doomsday cast announcement

By Alexander Cox published

Deals This streaming deal is a great alternative to Disney Plus as you can get three months of Starz for just $2.99 and watch Marvel content for less.

Deals
a mockup of a soviet lunar probe in a museum

On this day in space! April 2, 1963: Luna 4 launches on lunar flyby mission

By Hanneke Weitering last updated

On April 2, 1963, the Soviet Union launched the Luna 4 spacecraft to attempt the first-ever soft landing on the moon.

Space Shuttle
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Incredible photo shows supermassive black hole blowing a jet of matter into interstellar space

By Samantha Mathewson published

A spiral galaxy known as NGC 4945 exhibits powerful winds of material blowing from the supermassive black hole located at its core in a new photo taken by the Very Large Telescope in Chile.

Galaxies
a bright white yellow streak curves into the dark, stormy sky as lightning strikes the background.

SpaceX Fram2 1st polar astronaut mission: Live updates

By Tariq Malik last updated

Find out the latest about SpaceX's private Fram2 polar astronaut mission for cryptocurrency billionaire Chun Wang.

Space Exploration
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?

By Tariq Malik, Josh Dinner 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.

Launches & Spacecraft
a stone sign reading "vandenberg space force base" with tall palm trees visible behind it

Drone pilot who flew over Vandenberg Space Force Base sentenced to 4 months in jail

By Brett Tingley published

A California man has been sentenced to jail for flying a drone over Vandenberg Space Force Base and photographing the installation.

Launches & Spacecraft
Lego C-3PO, R2-D2 and a TIE Bomber

The best Lego Star Wars deals: Savings on ships, playsets and more

By Kim Snaith last updated

Deals Looking for the best Lego Star Wars deals you are? Find them here you will.

Deals
Four astronauts in spacesuits are strapped in their seats aboard a space capsule as a plush polar bear doll floats by a window (with an inset showing detail on the doll)

Plush polar bear with penguin art floats as Fram2 zero-g indicator in polar orbit

By Robert Z. Pearlman published

The first astronauts to enter a polar orbit chose the obvious animal to serve as their zero-g indicator: a plush polar bear. The doll also has an emperor penguin embroidered on its chest.

Private Spaceflight
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