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Solar Orbiter is returning to Earth for a flyby before starting its main science mission to explore the Sun and its connection to ‘space weather’. During the flyby Solar Orbiter must pass through the clouds of space debris that surround our planet, making this manoeuvre the riskiest flyby yet for a science mission.

The world will be watching the milestone launch of NASA’s Double Asteroid Redirection Test, DART, spacecraft on Wednesday, 24 November, intended to alter one small part of the Solar System forever.

SpaceX test-fired six Raptor engines on the Starship rocket Nov. 12. Credit: SpaceX

SpaceX’s team in South Texas is gearing up to be ready for the first combined launch of the Super Heavy booster and Starship mega-rocket as soon as January, assuming the company completes launch pad construction, ground testing, and secures regulatory approval from the Federal Aviation Administration, founder Elon Musk said Wednesday.

Rocket Lab successfully launched two satellites into orbit and aimed to recover the mission's booster, taking another step in its quest to build a partially reusable rocket.

SpaceX is targeting January or February for its first Starship orbital launch attempt. And that initial landmark leap will be followed by a number of others shortly thereafter, if all goes to plan.

Live coverage of the countdown and launch of a Rocket Lab Electron rocket from Launch Complex 1 on Mahia Peninsula in New Zealand carrying two small BlackSky Earth observation satellites. Text updates will appear automatically below. Follow us on Twitter.

November's full "Beaver Moon" will occur on Nov. 19 and will undergo a partial lunar eclipse.

The first full trailer for Season 6 of "The Expanse" has dropped and it shows an escalating, explosive and costly conflict in space.

Elon Musk will give an update on SpaceX's new Starship rocket and you can watch it live online.

Expedition 66 woke up to take shelter in their return ships following a Russian anti-satellite test.

File photo showing Falcon 9 rockets on pad 40 and pad 39A on Florida’s Space Coast. Credit: SpaceX

After a lull in launch activity the last few months, SpaceX plans to close out 2021 with a spurt of missions from all three of the company’s active launch pads in Florida and California, with five or more Falcon 9 flights planned before the end of the year.

Russia's latest anti-satellite test is unlike anything we've seen from the nation before.

If you're clouded out or too cold, we have solutions for you.

Here's when you can watch the longest partial lunar eclipse in 580 years.

Boba Fett will drop on to the Fortnite island on Dec. 24 to mark the "The Book Of Boba Fett" Star Wars series on Disney Plus.

If you want to replicate the Mandalorian’s struggle to keep his ship in one piece, the Lego Star Wars Razor Crest is for you.

The roster for SpaceX's next NASA launch to the International Space Station is complete.

Aerospace giant Northrop Grumman announced on Tuesday (Nov. 16) that it's leading a private team designing a crewed moon buggy for potential use by NASA's Artemis program.

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Meet Hera, our very own asteroid detective. Together with two CubeSats – Milani the rock decoder and Juventas the radar visionary – Hera is off on an adventure to explore Didymos, a double asteroid system that is typical of the thousands that pose an impact risk to planet Earth.