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The growing diversity and capability of China's launch sector were on display last week, as the nation launched four different rockets in a 45-hour span.
SpaceX continued assembling its Starlink broadband megaconstellation on Saturday (Sept. 19), launching 27 of the satellites from the California coast.
On Episode 228 of This Week In Space, Rod Pyle and Tariq Malik are joined by Rob Coppinger to discuss the promise of rapid, reusable spaceplanes,
On Sept. 19, 1996, the space shuttle Atlantis rendezvoused with Russia's Mir space station to deliver supplies and equipment. Here's why it mattered.
Grab your telescope and check out these incredible lunar features to celebrate International Observe the Moon Night 2026.
Why does daylight still outlast darkness when fall begins?
SpaceX just got nearly a billion dollars from NASA to fly three more astronaut missions to the International Space Station, bringing the company's total commercial crew haul to $5.92 billion.
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Russia's Progress 96 cargo spacecraft will arrive at the International Space Station today (Sept. 19), and you can watch the action live.
A new European-designed spacesuit has been tested aboard the International Space Station — and ESA astronaut Sophie Adenot says the prototype still has some design kinks to work through.
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Rocket Lab will launch a Japanese Earth-observing radar satellite to orbit tonight (Sept. 18), and you can watch the action live.
On Sept. 18, 1977, NASA's Voyager 1 spacecraft took its first photo of Earth and the moon. Here's why it mattered.
Sakurai's Object has entered a new stage of its evolution with the "born again" star shedding material in a powerful stellar wind extending over a region similar in size to our solar system.
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Geomagnetic activity really does increase around the equinoxes, but bright moonlight is arriving at exactly the wrong time for anyone hoping to catch a subtle aurora.
NASA's 2025 astronaut candidate class is in the midst of important outdoor training.
The best smart binoculars can help you identify the night sky and wildlife. Plus, the highly anticipated Unistellar Envisions are now available for pre-order!
In 1860, a new planet called Vulcan was discovered. Despite its existence later being disproved, the idea would live long and prosper.
Want to start your Christmas shopping early? A great early gift, this The Mandalorian-themed Lego Star Wars Advent Calendar is cheaper than ever.
To solve the mystery of strange "Little Red Dot" objects spotted by the James Webb Space Telescope, astronomers have looked at the bigger picture.
Venus will reach its point of greatest brilliancy tonight, Sept. 18, when it will have the largest apparent surface area lit by sunlight in the evening sky.
A SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket is poised to lift off with the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope on Aug. 30. This observatory is on a mission to usher in a new wave of astronomical discovery.
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