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NASA astronaut Mike Fincke will take command of the orbiting outpost as Expedition 74 begins with the undocking of Soyuz MS-27 on Monday, Dec. 8. The International Space Station is set to be de-orbited around 2030 or soon thereafter.
The Starlink 11-25 mission saw the Falcon 9 rocket fly on a south-easterly trajectory upon leaving the pad. SpaceX completed liftoff from pad 4E at Vandenberg Space Force Base at 12:42 p.m. PST (3:42 p.m. EST / 2042 UTC).
The hatch issue caused NASA to modify its prelaunch preparations within the Vehicle Assembly Building but it continues to target an early February launch of the mission to carry four astronauts on a loop around the Moon.
This will be the second hearing for the commercial astronaut, billionaire and entrepreneur following his first go around in April. This hearing is scheduled for Dec. 3 beginning at 10 a.m. EST (1500 UTC).
The launch was the 350th overall orbital launch from Space Launch Complex 40. SpaceX executed liftoff of the Starlink 6-95 mission at 5:18 p.m. EST (2218 UTC).
The mission was the sixth launch of a Vega-C rocket to date. Liftoff from Europe’s Spaceport in French Guiana occurred at 2:21 p.m. local time (12:21 p.m. EST / 1721 UTC).
The Starlink 15-10 mission added 27 broadband internet satellites into the low Earth orbit constellation. SpaceX accomplished liftoff from pad 4E at Vandenberg Space Force Base at 9:28 p.m. PST (12:28 a.m. EST / 0528 UTC).
The mission saw the 570th flight of a Falcon 9 rocket to date. Liftoff from Launch Complex 39A happened at 2:44 a.m. EST (0744 UTC).
The planned flight came two days after SpaceX scrubbed a launch attempt on Wednesday amid fueling. Liftoff from pad 4E at Vandenberg Space Force Base happened at 10:44 a.m. PST (1:44 p.m. EST / 1844 UTC).
Astronomer-turned-medical physicist and now NASA astronaut Chris Williams joined two Russian cosmonauts aboard a Soyuz ferry ship Thursday for a Thanksgiving Day flight to the International Space Station, kicking off a planned eight-month stay in orbit.
On Episode 188 of This Week In Space, Rod Pyle and Tariq Malik discuss Jared Isaacman, the billionaire entrepreneur and private astronaut, who took had his second confirmation as NASA's next leader.
Test your space smarts with our weekly crossword challenge, crafted from Space.com's biggest headlines.
The waning moon shines close to the king of the planets on Dec. 7.
Rocket Lab launched a satellite for a "confidential commercial customer" on Thursday morning (Nov. 20), just a few hours after giving notice of the impending liftoff.
Newly arrived and soon-to-depart members of Expedition 73 prepared for what is to come next during this, their final week all together aboard the International Space Station.
NASA's Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope is now fully assembled and ready to begin launch preparations this summer.
Our friends at PC Gamer hosted a fantastic show looking at the future of video games, and these are our favorite space and sci-fi picks from it.
NASA imaged Comet C/2025 R2 (SWAN) every four minutes for nearly 40 days, marking the longest any comet has been tracked with such frequency.
The Very Large Telescope's SPHERE instrument captured unprecedented images of 51 dusty rings shaping young planetary systems.
Ahead of 'The War Between the Land of the Sea', we look back at a drama that rewrote the rules of the Whoniverse.
Former NASA chief Michael Griffin told the U.S. Congress that while China is making great strides in its plan to reach the moon, the United States has "stuck to a plan that does not make sense."
Blue Origin's upcoming NS-37 space tourism launch has special significance: One of the passengers is Michi Benthaus, who will become the first wheelchair user in space.
A new view of Mars showcases a dramatic impact crater on the Red Planet with its debris wings unfurling across the surface like a butterfly in flight.
The Global Space Awards will be held at London's Natural History Museum on Dec. 5.
Is this really a crater in the Saharan Desert?
December's "Cold Moon" rose on Dec. 4 as it neared its closest point to Earth in its monthly orbit.
What can today's scientists learn about astronomical phenomena from ancient texts?
A spectacular new view of two dwarf galaxies caught in the middle of a cosmic collision reveals a glowing gas bridge, streams of newborn stars and the ongoing gravitational tug-of-war reshaping both galaxies.
"It means cleaning house, narrowing the viable paths forward, and no longer spending energy on what are evidently dead ends."
SpaceX launched yet another batch of its Starlink internet satellites on Thursday (Dec. 4), sending 28 of them up from California's central coast.
The discovery potentially transforms what we think about how the cosmic environment influences galaxies as they form.
As he did eight months ago, Sen. Ed Markey asked Jared Isaacman if Elon Musk was in the room when President Trump first offered him the job of NASA chief. And, once again, Isaacman demurred.
Levels of potentially dangerous cosmic radiation in Earth's atmosphere rose to a two-decade high in November after a rare solar super-flare pummeled the planet with high-speed particles from the sun.
If you've never sighted this rocky little world for yourself, you'll never get a better opportunity than right now to see it.
We don't often get a good look at X-class solar flares from ground-based observatories.
Check out the PC Gaming Show: Most Wanted stream and see the sci-fi and space games you'll be playing in 2026 and beyond.
A mishap during the successful Nov. 27 launch of three astronauts damaged the only pad that currently supports Russian crewed orbital liftoffs. How long before things are back up and running again?
The Geminid meteor shower is active from Dec. 4 and hits its peak on the night of Dec. 13-14.
The EURECA spacecraft flew on the space shuttle Atlantis in 1992.
A new joint analysis from the NOvA and T2K experiments offers the most precise look yet at neutrino behavior, bringing scientists closer to understanding why the universe is made of matter.
See a stunning supermoon take flight on Dec. 4.
Billionaire private astronaut Jared Isaacman didn't mince words Wednesday (Dec. 3) during his second hearing before the Senate committee considering his nomination for NASA administrator.
The final full moon of 2025 rises on Dec. 4.
Blue Origin's next space tourist launch will make history, sending a wheelchair user to the final frontier for the first time.
‘I wanted to elevate it. I didn’t want to do it like the original 'Battlestar Galactica' or 'Babylon 5.''
A cosmic ray from a faraway supernova explosion may have sent a packed passenger jet into free fall in late October, forcing an emergency landing.
Europe's plans to develop its "Argonaut" robotic moon lander are moving ahead with the announcement of an Italy-led consortium that will build a key element of the spacecraft.
The first test flight of Landspace's Zhuque-3 rocket ended in a fiery explosion after successfully reaching orbit.
The U.S. Air Force has given SpaceX permission to develop SLC-37 at Florida's Cape Canaveral Space Force Station as a launch site for its Starship megarocket.
The vantage point at Cerro Pachón, with its dark skies and high-altitude clarity, enhances the richness of the image.
Astronomers have spotted a distant world "shedding" its atmosphere into space in real time, creating a giant cloud of helium gas that sweeps across its parent star well before the planet itself.
Auroras may be visible from Alaska to New York as a speedy solar wind and incoming coronal mass ejection are expected to buffet Earth's magnetic field.
Asteroid Bennu samples contain life-friendly sugars, a strange "space-gum," and ancient stardust
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying 29 Starlink broadband internet satellites launched from the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida on Tuesday, Dec. 2, 2025.
Looking to level up your photography gear? Black Friday and Cyber Monday are behind us, but if you're fast, you can still save big on these final few camera deals, from Canon, Sony and Nikon.
Veteran cosmonaut Oleg Artemyev was taken off SpaceX's Crew 12 mission to the International Space Station after violating ITAR regulations, according to the Russian publication The Insider.
Measuring the time discrepancy between Earth and Mars will help make future navigation and communication systems on the Red Planet more accurate.
All eight of the International Space Station's docking ports are currently occupied by visiting spacecraft, marking a milestone for crewed spaceflight.
It's not too late to get a great Cyber Monday drone deal, as the DJI Mavic 4 Pro is still $500, but there aren't many left, so you'll have to be quick.
The European Space Agency member states have approved a record-breaking budget for the next three years, including increased funding for science exploration.