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The first two prototypes for Amazon's Project Kuiper satellite-internet constellation took flight today (Oct. 6), lifting off atop a United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket.

Celebrate the upcoming annular solar eclipse with a new app launched by Astronomers Without Borders. "One Eclipse" for iOS brings the wonders of the eclipse into the palm of your hand.

Namira Salim became the first person from Pakistan to reach space today (Oct. 6), a milestone she achieved on Virgin Galactic's 'Galactic 04' mission.

The first images from a new Earth-observing satellite reveal in unprecedented detail how temperature changes on the planet's surface.

The blast of light was 100 times brighter than an ordinary supernova, but it came from intergalactic space between two distant galaxies.

A Vega rocket will launch 12 satellites to orbit tonight (Oct. 6) on its first mission of the year, and you can watch the action live.

Spanish company PLD Space plans to launch one of its rockets for the first time ever today (Oct. 6), and you can watch the action live.

Loki returns with a season premiere full of exposition and set-ups that still manages to make us care and remind us of the great times.

NASA is getting the Artemis 2 Orion spacecraft built while testing key activities that astronauts will perform on their way to the moon and back.

New research indicates that Mercury's thermal contraction was still occurring as recently as 300 million years ago.

Could AI companions provide mental health support for astronauts experiencing the most unique instances of social isolation ever experienced by human beings?

Observations from ESA's Copernicus Sentinel-5P satellite indicate the ozone hole above Antarctica is one of the largest seasonal holes ever observed.

A United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket will launch two prototype satellites for Amazon's Project Kuiper constellation today (Oct. 6), and you can watch it live.

Gaze into the cosmos with this new must-have for your astrophotography bookshelf.

Polish gaming studio 11 Bit shared a new character reveal trailer for their upcoming space exploration survival game "The Alters."

A stunning new Hubble Telescope image showcases NGC 612's orange-hued star-forming disk.

NASA's Perseverance rover may have taken a brief detour to Walt Disney World in Florida. Guests visiting EPCOT can now come across a tread like that left by the six-wheeled rover.

October sees both a partial lunar eclipse and a 'ring of fire' annular solar eclipse, although seeing them both in person will require a good deal of travel.

SpaceX CEO Elon Musk has said his company is ready for the next flight of Starship. In a new keynote address, he talked about what comes next, and how the system will ready SpaceX for future Mars exploration.

If we can understand how stars form, perhaps we can understand how planets do, too.

With the return of 'For All Mankind quickly approaching, now is the time to 'button up' for the alternate space history series' journey to Mars. Fortunately, Icon Heroes has exactly what you need.