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SpaceX Crew-9 and Crew-10: Live updates

By Mike Wall, Josh Dinner last updated

Read the latest news about SpaceX's Crew-9 and Crew-10 missions to the International Space Station for NASA.

Human Spaceflight
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launches the classified NROL-69 mission for the U.S. National Reconnaissance Office from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida on March 24, 2025.

SpaceX launches secret US spy satellite on 19th anniversary of company's 1st-ever liftoff (photos)

By Mike Wall published

SpaceX launched its third mission of the year for the United States' spy satellite agency today (March 24), the 19th anniversary of the company's first-ever liftoff.

Launches & Spacecraft
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Hurry! Only six days left to get 72% off Disney Plus, Hulu and ESPN Plus meaning you can watch season two of "Star Wars: Andor" with a huge discount

By Alexander Cox published

Deals With season two of Star Wars: Andor hitting the small screen on April 22, now is the time to get a Disney Plus subscription bundle and it's 72% off.

Deals
An illustration of the region surrounding a feeding supermassive black hole. What could possibly hide such a ravenous cosmic titan?

What would happen if the Milky Way's black hole erupted? This distant galaxy paints a terrifying picture

By Robert Lea published

The observation of titanic jets emerging from the supermassive black hole at the heart of a distant galaxy could be a grim prediction of the Milky Way's future.

The Universe

Sunspots may be visible during the March 29 partial solar eclipse. Here's how to spot them.

By Jamie Carter published

The upcoming partial solar eclipse on March 29 is the perfect time to watch the moon hide and then reveal dark patches on the surface of the sun.

Eclipses
Four humans in white space suits post in front of a white wall with line drawings of a spaceship.

Private SpaceX Fram2 mission ready for world's 1st crewed flight over Earth's polar regions (photos)

By Josh Dinner published

SpaceX plans to make spaceflight history this month, by launching the first crewed mission to explore Earth's polar regions.

Missions
a spiral galaxy and a bright star appear to overlap in a hubble space telescope image

Gorgeous Hubble telescope image was 20 years in the making: Space photo of the day

By Robert Z. Pearlman published

The Hubble Space Telescope captured an image of a star and a spiral galaxy, both in the constellation Virgo. But the photo is an optical illusion.

Hubble Space Telescope
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
An illustration shows a field of tiny space rocks with Earth in the background

Meteorites and asteroids tracked back to their place of origin in the solar system

By Victoria Corless published

Astronomers have tracked several meteorites that dropped in on Earth back to their origin, space rocks in the main asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter.

Asteroid & Comet Missions
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Star Catcher sends electricity across NFL football field in key space power-beaming test (photos)

By Josh Dinner published

Space-based solar power is one step closer to reality, now that Florida startup Star Catcher has successfully beamed energy across the Jacksonville Jaguars' stadium.

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