Space: it’s no longer just for astronauts in bulky suits. In recent years, some of the world’s most recognizable celebrities have strapped in and blasted off into microgravity. From billionaires…
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Marking 13 years on Mars, NASA’s Curiosity picks up new skills
This view of tracks trailing NASA’s Curiosity was captured July 26, 2025, as the rover simultaneously relayed data to a Mars orbiter. Combining tasks like this more efficiently uses energy…
Sunrise hits SpaceX’s Crew-11 rocket on the pad photo of the day for August 4, 2025
Crew-11 was the eleventh operational crewed mission that SpaceX has launched for NASA under the agency’s Commercial Crew Program (CCP), a partnership launched in the 2010s to return astronaut launches…
‘Democratizing space’ is more than just adding new players – it comes with questions around sustainability and sovereignty
This article was originally published at The Conversation. The publication contributed the article to Space.com’s Expert Voices: Op-Ed & Insights. “India is on the Moon,” S. Somanath, chairman of the…
Webb takes a fresh look at a classic deep field
An area of deep space with thousands of galaxies in various shapes and sizes. Most are circles or ovals, with a few spirals. More distant galaxies are smaller, down to…
Ghana has a rare treasure, a crater made when a meteor hit Earth: why it needs to be protected
This article was originally published at The Conversation. The publication contributed the article to Space.com’s Expert Voices: Op-Ed & Insights. Impact craters are formed when an object from space such…
Bid to relocate US Space Shuttle Discovery faces museum pushback
This picture dated April 20, 2012 provided by the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum shows Space Shuttle Discovery in the James S. McDonnell Space Hangar at the Udvar-Hazy Center…
SpaceX delivers four astronauts to the International Space Station just 15 hours after launch
This image made from video provided by NASA and SpaceX shows the docked SpaceX capsule to the International Space Station Saturday Aug. 2, 2025. Credit: NASA and SpaceX via AP…
Astronauts launch to the space station after sidelined by Boeing’s troubled Starliner
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket with a Crew Dragon capsule lifts off from Pad 39-A at the Kennedy Space Center, Friday, Aug. 1, 2025, in Cape Canaveral, Fla. Credit: AP…
Astronaut savors the moment and shares a stunning aurora shot | On the International Space Station July 28-Aug. 1, 2025
As their time on the International Space Station winds down, the Expedition 73 crew continued science and maintenance activities while also preparing for the arrival of the crewmates who will…
