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File: A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket stands ready to launch the Starlink 7-14 mission from Vandenberg Space Force Base. Image: SpaceX

SpaceX is preparing for its 12th Starlink mission of the year so far with a Falcon 9 rocket launch set for Wednesday morning from Vandenberg Space Force Base.

A United Launch Alliance (ULA) Vulcan rocket rolls from the Government Vertical Integration Facility (VIF-G) to the launch pad at Space Launch Complex-41 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida. Vulcan will launch the USSF-87 mission for the U.S. Space Force’s Space Systems Command (SSC). Image: United Launch Alliance

On the cusp of launching its first Vulcan rocket of the year on Thursday, United Launch Alliance leadership announced its goal for 2026 to launch between 18 and 22 times.

Life on Earth may exist thanks to an incredible stroke of luck — a chemical sweet spot that most planets miss during their formation but ours managed to hit.

Could we prevent in-orbit crashes in the future by using advanced computer models?

Saturn, the sixth planet from the Sun, is famous for its magnificent ring system. However, the planet also possesses a vast and diverse collection of natural satellites, or moons. As of today, Saturn has 146 confirmed moons, including 62 that have been officially named.

From dark-sky parks to remote deserts, these locations offer prime views of the March 3, 2026, blood moon.

Upgrading to the latest cameras may require changing your imaging techniques.

Relatedly, astronomers may have just pushed the upper size limit of what counts as a planet.

Thia and Dek arrive on Hulu/Disney+ just in time for a romantic Valentine's Day weekend.

The 4-billion-year-old Moon rocks brought back from the farside of the Moon challenge ideas about what it was like in the early solar system.

ESA marked the opening of the 2026 Winter Olympics by capturing the venue from low-Earth orbit.

On 10 February 2026, the European Space Agency (ESA) signed a contract with OHB Italia for the development of the Rapid Apophis Mission for Space Safety (Ramses). Launching in 2028, Ramses will rendezvous with the asteroid Apophis before its rare close encounter with Earth. The mission will provide unique insight into the physical properties and behaviour of asteroids, and strengthen international collaboration and European capabilities in planetary defence.

Image: The Egg Nebula

NASA and SpaceX are proceeding ahead of schedule with their next astronaut launch to the International Space Station, which is currently operating with a skeleton crew.

The key to solving the mystery of the Viking results is the discovery of perchlorate on the Martian surface in 2008.

Satellite data have captured the intensity of rainfall over the Iberian Peninsula during three severe winter storms, and the extent of flooding that followed around the Tejo River and basin in Portugal.