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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
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 Josh Dinner, Tariq Malik 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
seven men in business suits stand before a beige curtain and wooden painted red, white and blue logo

On this day in space! April 9, 1959: NASA introduces the 'Mercury 7' astronauts

By Hanneke Weitering last updated

On April 9, 1959, NASA introduced its very first astronaut class.

Space Shuttle
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
The first stage of the ULA Atlas V rocket that will launch the Kuiper 1 mission goes vertical at at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida ahead of a planned April 9 launch.

Watch Atlas V rocket launch 1st big batch of Amazon's Project Kuiper internet satellites today

By Mike Wall published

A United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket will launch Amazon's first big batch of Project Kuiper broadband satellites today (April 9), and you can watch it live.

Launches & Spacecraft
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

Northern lights forecasts, alerts, and geomagnetic storm warnings - live updates

By Daisy Dobrijevic last updated

The latest aurora forecast for tonight help you make sure you're in the right place at the right time to see the northern lights.

Aurora Borealis
graphic with night sky in large font and silhouettes of people below looking up at the night sky.

Night sky for tonight: Visible planets, stars and more in this evening's sky

By Jamie Carter last updated

Find out what you can see in the night sky for tonight, from planets and stars to dazzling meteor showers.

Stargazing
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
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