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Four new astronauts arrive at the International Space Station to replace NASA's evacuated crew

The International Space Station is back to full strength with the arrival of four new astronauts

The Independent UK

This Week In Space podcast: Episode 197 — Inside UNOOSA

On Episode 197 of This Week In Space, Rod Pyle and Tariq Malik talk with Aarti Holla-Maini and Rick Jenet about the importance of the United Nations Office of Outer Space Affairs.

Space

Single this Valentine's Day? Don't worry, the universe has a rose just for you (photo)

The Rosette Nebula is located 5,000 light-years from Earth in the constellation Monoceros.

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A stellar treat for Valentine's Day: Heart-shaped outburst stuns astronomers

Astronomers have spotted a heart in the cosmos — not Cupid's doing, but a dying star shedding its layers — just in time for Valentine's Day.

Space

UAE astronomers issue safety warning ahead of Ramadan moon sighting on February 17

UAE astronomers have issued a stark warning against observing the Ramadan crescent on February 17, 2026, due to extreme proximity to the sun, exacerbated by an earlier solar eclipse. Directing optical instruments without certified filters poses severe eye damage risks.

The Times of India

SpaceX Dragon astronauts make Valentine's Day docking at space station to boost skeleton crew (video)

SpaceX's Crew-12 astronaut mission docked with the short-staffed International Space Station on Saturday, Feb. 14, 2026.

Space

Valentine’s Horoscopes 2026: Your guide to the day of love and beyond

Find out what your sign has in store

Evening Standard

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A mystery object is dimming a distant star. Could it be a massive exoplanet, or a 'failed star'?

A mysterious object has caused a long-lasting and extreme dimming of a distant star, but is this object a 'failed star' brown dwarf, or an exceptionally massive super-Jupiter exoplanet?

Space

Artemis 2 rocket photobombs SpaceX Crew-12 | Space photo of the day for Feb. 13, 2026

One to orbit, one to the moon.

Space

SpaceX launches Crew-12 astronauts to short-staffed International Space Station. 'We have left the Earth, but the Earth has not left us.'

SpaceX launched NASA's Crew-12 mission with a quartet of astronauts aboard Crew Dragon Freedom today (Feb. 13), bound for an eight-month stint on the International Space Station.

Space

France's Adenot and international crew take off for space station

NASA’s SpaceX Crew-12 mission launched to the International Space Station on Friday, sending four astronauts, including France’s Sophie Adenot, to replace a crew evacuated early because of a medical issue.

Radio France Internationale

Satellite megaconstellations continue to grow. Could their debris fall on us?

As more satellite megaconstellations continue to be launched, researchers are exploring the odds people could be struck by falling debris from reentering spacecraft.

Space

Nasa and Space X launch new astronauts to ISS after medical evacuation

The four new astronauts will bring the International Space Station (ISS) back to full staff

The Independent UK

Tiny hamlet named England's first 'dark sky' community...and it's only an hour from London

England's Thorington Street in Dedham Vale gains 'dark sky' status, offering the best night skies outside London

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Watch SpaceX launch Crew-12 astronaut mission to the International Space Station this morning

SpaceX will launch the latest batch of astronauts to the International Space Station early Friday morning (Feb. 13), and you can watch the action live.

Space

Deja vu: Vulcan Centaur rocket powers through 'significant performance anomaly' on satellite launch

A Vulcan Centaur rocket successfully launched two U.S. spy satellites on Feb. 12 despite suffering an anomaly with one of its solid rocket boosters, echoing the result of an October 2024 mission.

Space

Scientists have found a weird 'inside out' planetary system. Here's what it looks like

Astronomers have discovered a planetary system that appears to flip one of astronomy's most reliable rules on its head.

Space

Astronomers witness vanishing star collapse into a black hole in Andromeda galaxy

Astronomers tracked a star in Andromeda as it dimmed and vanished without the usual fiery explosion, offering rare clues to how black holes form.

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Watch a bright fireball blaze a 48-mile path over the Midwest US (video)

A meteor triggered a flurry of fireball sightings on Feb. 10

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Europe's most powerful rocket launches for 1st time, carrying 32 Amazon internet satellites to orbit (video)

The most powerful version of Europe's Ariane 6 rocket flew for the first time ever on Thursday (Feb. 12), launching 32 of Amazon's internet satellites to orbit.

Space

Could the Milky Way galaxy's supermassive black hole actually be a clump of dark matter?

New research suggests that the heart of the Milky Way may be dominated by a dense clump of dark matter rather than the supermassive black hole Sagittarius A*.

The Independent UK

By The Numbers: A look at European rocket Ariane 64's maiden launch

Europe’s Ariane 6 rocket is set to make a powerful debut with a new equipment configuration as it flies with four boosters and carries Amazon’s internet satellites

Space

Can a nonprofit help protect Earth from dangerous asteroids? How the B612 Foundation has taken on the challenge

For nearly a quarter-century, the nonprofit B612 Foundation has helped scientists track dangerous asteroids and educated the public about the threats space rocks pose to Earth.

Space

Vulcan Centaur rocket launches 'neighborhood watch' satellites for the US military (video)

Liftoff of the USSF-87 mission occurred at 4:22 a.m. ET on Thursday (Feb. 12).

Space

China aces test of next-gen lunar capsule and rocket in effort to land humans on moon before NASA (video)

China just took another step toward landing astronauts on the moon, acing a key abort test with its Mengzhou crew capsule and pulling off a soft splashdown with the returning rocket.

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