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Cosmonaut Oleg Novitsky shared this photo of the International Space Station on Twitter on Sept. 29, 2021. He and two colleagues were relocating a Russian Soyuz spacecraft from one port to another at the time.

International Space Station: Live updates

By Space.com Staff last updated

Find out what's going on at the International Space Station.

International Space Station
Polaris Dawn commander Jared Isaacman.

How to watch Jared Isaacman's NASA chief confirmation hearing in the Senate today

By Tariq Malik last updated

Trump officially nominated Isaacman, a billionaire private astronaut to lead NASA, shortly after taking office.

Space Exploration
An artist's illustration of the hot Jupiter exoplanet CoRoT 2b, which has a strange westward-blowing hotspot in its atmosphere, scientists say.

How science gets tested on alien worlds: 'We quickly realize how much there is yet to discover'

By Victoria Corless published

New insights into the chemistry of exoplanet atmospheres indicates planet-wide rainfall might take place following hydrogen atmosphere and water mixing.

Exoplanets
Europe's Ariane 6 heavy-lift rocket launches on its second-ever mission, sending the CSO-3 satellite aloft from French Guiana on March 6, 2025.

How Trump's tariffs could shake up the global space industry

By Andrew Jones published

Trump-era trade policies could reshape the global space economy, straining transatlantic ties and pushing Europe toward new partnerships and greater autonomy.

Space Exploration
A visualization of the Earth toward the right, the moon in the center and the asteroid in the foreground toward the left.

We now know the shape of notorious asteroid 2024 YR4 that dominated headlines recently — it's probably 'suburban,' too

By Sharmila Kuthunur published

Asteroid 2024 YR4, once a potential Earth threat, likely originated from the main asteroid belt's central region, a surprising origin for Earth-crossing space rocks, a new study finds.

Asteroids
An illustration of a rotating black hole blasting jets from its poles

Could we use black holes to power future human civilizations? 'There is no limitation to extracting the enormous energy from a rotating black hole'

By Robert Lea published

Black holes power some of the most energetic phenomena in the known universe, but could they ever power an advanced human civilisation?

Black Holes
two women in blue suits sit on couches on a large stage

NASA's in a 'weird period' right now, acting chief Janet Petro says

By Brett Tingley published

Acting NASA Administrator Janet Petro says that these are strange times for the space agency.

Missions
An illustration of molecular gas around the protocluster core SPT2349-56

This baby galaxy cluster is powering extreme star formation with a hidden fuel tank

By Robert Lea published

An extreme protocluster gathering of infant galaxies is hiding a vast cosmic fuel tank that is powering 400 million years of intense star formation.

The Universe
a man in a black military dress uniform speaks on a stage in front of an image of earth seen from space

US needs 'orbital interceptors' to win a war in space, Space Command chief says

By Brett Tingley published

Space Force Gen. Stephen Whiting says the United States military needs orbital weapons in order to be successful if war ever comes to space.

Launches & Spacecraft
a grid of flags in front of the moon

Bangladesh becomes 54th nation to join NASA's Artemis Accords for 'peaceful exploration of deep space'

By Josh Dinner published

Bangladesh has added its name to the growing list of Artemis Accords signatories, continuing NASA's efforts to establish internationally cooperative space exploration.

Artemis
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