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Japanese astronaut snaps stunning aurora photo from orbit | On the International Space Station Oct. 13 - 17, 2025

Science and maintenance work continue on the International Space Station, but updates are still halted due to the U.S. government shutdown. A JAXA astronaut's social media posts are the exception.

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If life on Mars exists, it may be preserved in a frozen time capsule

If life ever existed on Mars, traces of it might still be frozen beneath the planet’s icy surface.

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Shioli Katsuna on Mitsuki's 'Invasion' season 3 journey and her cool Apex Alien connection (exclusive)

'Building that was a very careful and sensitive process because I had to imagine everything'

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From page to planet: Sci-fi author match-up

In this quiz, you'll be asked to pair famous sci-fi titles with their creators.

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Trump administration is on track to cut 1 in 3 EPA staffers by the end of 2025, slashing agency's ability to keep pollution out of air and water

Two academics look at the stakes involved with air and water pollution if the EPA's budget is cut.

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For the 1st time, scientists discovered 'heavy water' in a disk forming exoplanets

V883 Orionis is a young star that formed in the Orion Nebula half a million years ago.

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Star Wars: Starfighter: Release date, trailers, cast, and everything else we know

This Ryan Gosling-led standalone 'Star Wars' movie is coming to theaters in our galaxy in 2027.

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US military greenlights up to 100 SpaceX launches per year from California

The U.S. Air Force has approved SpaceX's proposal to launch up to 100 rockets per year from Vandenberg Space Force Bas, which sits on California's rugged, beautiful and often cloudy central coast.

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Strange New Words: Space's sci-fi reader's club

Join Space.com's monthly, virtual reading community where we enjoy science fiction one short story at a time.

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China launches internet satellites on 600th mission of Long March rocket (video)

A Long March 8A rocket lofted another batch of China's Guowang internet satellites on Wednesday evening (Oct. 15). It was the 600th launch overall for a Long March vehicle.

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Could the world's 1st private space telescope help find stars with habitable exoplanets?

The world's first commercial astronomy space telescope will look for stars that may host habitable exoplanets.

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The Orionid meteor shower peaks under dark, moonless skies next week. Here's how to see it

One of the more reliable annual meteor showers, the Orionids, peaks during a new moon, making 2025 an excellent year to watch for shooting stars in the autumn sky.

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Stars and satellites streak over Gemini North telescope | Space photo of the day for Oct. 17, 2025

A striking new image from the Gemini North telescope captures the changing face of the night sky, where stars mingle ever more frequently with satellite trails.

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How to see Comet C/2025 R2 (SWAN) shine in the October sky

Comet C/2025 R2 (SWAN) will make a close flyby of Earth on Oct. 21.

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Russian cosmonauts install semiconductor experiment, jettison old HDTV camera during spacewalk outside ISS

Russian cosmonauts Sergey Ryzhikov and Alexey Zubritsky worked outside the International Space Station on Tuesday (Oct. 16), conducting a spacewalk to install, retrieve and jettison equipment.

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Comet Lemmon's ghostly tail haunts the skies above England (photo)

Photographer Josh Dury has captured a gorgeous view of Comet C/2025 A6 (Lemmon) brightening the skies above the UK as it nears planet Earth.

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Watch SpaceX's Super Heavy Starship booster hover in mid-air before plunging into the sea (video)

SpaceX video from Starship's Oct. 13 launch shows the rocket's Super Heavy booster hovering over the gulf before its dive into the deep.

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Dry ice may burrow through Mars like sandworms in 'Dune'

Blocks of carbon dioxide ice appear to carve mysterious gullies on Mars as they melt down dune slopes and blast away sand.

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Watch the 2nd-ever launch of China's record-breaking Gravity-1 rocket (video)

The Chinese company Orienspace's Gravity-1 solid rocket launched for the second time ever on Oct. 10, sending three satellites to orbit from the deck of a ship.

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Vast gearing up to launch its Haven-1 private space station in 2026

Vast's Haven-1 is poised to become the first privately built space station, marking a turning point in the post-International Space Station era.

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Rule-breaking black hole destroys star in puzzling way: 'This is truly extraordinary'

The so-called tidal disruption event also produced two puzzling delayed outbursts.

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Watch Europe's upcoming PLATO exoplanet hunter spread its 'wings' (video)

PLATO powered up and extended its solar panels as the exoplanet-hunting spacecraft readies for launch as soon as December.

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New space debris shield? Satellites and astronauts could suit up in novel 'Space Armor'

Humanity has a new tool in the fight against space junk — "Space Armor," a multi-functional composite that could protect both spacecraft and astronauts.

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Where the ridge meets the river | Space photo of the day for Oct. 16, 2025

From above Earth, LandSat 9's keen eye captures a stunning Y-shaped meeting of ridge and river in China's Tarim Basin.

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Northern lights may be visible in 15 US states tonight

Auroras may be visible from Alaska to Iowa as geomagnetic storm conditions are predicted for tonight.

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