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A white and black SpaceX Dragon Crew-9 spacecraft undocks from the International Space Station.

Starliner astronauts head back to Earth with SpaceX Crew-9 duo to make long-awaited landing (video)

By Mike Wall last updated

Nick Hague, Aleksandr Gorbunov, Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams are heading back to Earth, and you can watch their Tuesday (March 18) homecoming live.

International Space Station
four puffy colored orbs around a star-shaped icon labelled hr 8799

James Webb Space Telescope sees four giant alien planets circling nearby star (images)

By Sharmila Kuthunur published

The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) has directly imaged four planets orbiting the host star HR 8799 about 130 light-years from Earth in the constellation Pegasus.

James Webb Space Telescope
A cropped version of the nebula image.

This butterfly-shaped nebula owes its structure to 2 chaotic young stars

By Keith Cooper published

This butterfly shaped nebula is the perfect target for the James Webb Space Telescope to learn more about star formation.

James Webb Space Telescope
The starburst galaxy NGC 4536, seen here in a photo by the Hubble Space Telescope, has bright blue clusters of baby stars and pink clumps of ionized hydrogen gas speckled throughout its sweeping spiral arms.

Spiral starburst galaxy glows in gorgeous Hubble Telescope image

By Samantha Mathewson published

A recent image from the Hubble Space Telescope captures a gorgeous spiral galaxy bursting with new star formation.

Hubble Space Telescope
SpaceX's Crew Dragon Endurance approaches the International Space Station for docking on the Crew-10 astronaut mission on the night of March 15, 2025.

SpaceX's Crew-10 mission arrives at International Space Station to relieve Starliner astronauts (video)

By Mike Wall last updated

SpaceX's Crew-10 astronaut mission arrived at the International Space Station early Sunday morning (March 16).

International Space Station
SpaceX's Crew-10 astronaut mission for NASA launches toward the International Space Station from Kennedy Space Center on March 14, 2025.

SpaceX launches relief crew for NASA's beleaguered Starliner astronauts on ISS (video)

By Josh Dinner published

SpaceX launched the Crew-10 mission to the ISS today (March 14) to relieve the 'stuck' Starliner astronauts and two other crewmembers aboard the orbiting lab.

International Space Station
a white and black rocket launching from a seaside pad

Watch a SpaceX rocket launch Crew-10 relief mission tonight for NASA astronauts on ISS after delay (video)

By Josh Dinner last updated

SpaceX plans to launch the Crew-10 mission to relieve the current astronauts aboard the ISS on Friday (March 14), and you can watch the action live.

International Space Station
This collage of images from the Flame Nebula shows a near-infrared light view from NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope on the left, while the two insets at the right show the near-infrared view taken by NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope.

James Webb Space Telescope investigates the origins of 'failed stars' in the Flame Nebula

By Robert Lea published

The James Webb Space Telescope is investigating the Flame Nebula, hunting for "failed stars" to better understand how brown dwarfs form and evolve.

James Webb Space Telescope

This astronomer found a sneaky extra star in James Webb Space Telescope data

By Monisha Ravisetti published

While unraveling the mystery of why some planet-forming disks fall onto their stars, an astronomer stumbled upon a surprise: a hidden star.

James Webb Space Telescope
Tom Hanks joins Apollo and Artemis astronauts for a photo at Space Center Houston

Tom Hanks at 'Moonwalkers' film premiere predicts getting busy on moon

By Robert Z. Pearlman published

Tom Hanks knows there are two things that are going to happen in the future: the moon will become a home to astronauts and the other — well, it is best to hear it from him.

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