The 24th Annual International Mars Society Convention begins Thursday (Oct. 14), and you can watch the whole thing online for free.
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Live coverage: Atlas 5 rocket cleared for rollout to pad with NASA’s Lucy mission
Live coverage of the countdown and launch of an Atlas 5 rocket with NASA’s Lucy mission, a robotic explorer to study the Trojan asteroids in the outer solar system. Text updates will appear automatically below. Follow us on Twitter.
SpaceX rocket stage on a collision course with the moon captured in telescope images
Astronaut Stephanie Wilson can be seen 4,800 square feet (446 square meters) tall in a new "Earthwork" portrait in Atlanta, Georgia.
These smartphone photos of Earth from space by China's Shenzhou 12 astronauts are just gorgeous
China's Shenzhou 12 astronauts have been back on Earth for nearly a month, but we just got a look at some of the gorgeous photos they captured in orbit — with smartphones.
Working towards a Digital Twin of Earth
How can a digital replica of Earth help us understand our planet’s past, present and future? As part of the fourth edition of Φ-week taking place this week, a group of European scientists have put forward their ideas on the practical implementation of Digital Twins and the potential application areas for a Digital Twin Earth in the real world.
A first for search and rescue from space
Between September 1982 and December 2020, at least 51 512 people were rescued on land and at sea with help from a network of Earth-orbiting satellites able to detect and locate emergency distress beacons.
Funding the future of European space through OSIP in 2021
What do high-tech sponges, aircraft shaped like falcons and 3D printers on the Moon have in common?
Live coverage: Soyuz ready for launch with 36 more OneWeb satellites
Live coverage of the countdown and launch of a Russian Soyuz rocket from the Vostochny Cosmodrome with 36 OneWeb broadband satellites. Text updates will appear automatically below. Follow us on Twitter.
First-look weather forecast favorable for launch of Lucy asteroid mission Saturday
This illustration from United Launch Alliance shows the Atlas 5 rocket that will launch the Lucy mission, and an artist’s concept of the Lucy spacecraft visiting the Trojan asteroids. Credit: United Launch Alliance
NASA and United Launch Alliance officials met Wednesday and cleared an Atlas 5 rocket for launch from Cape Canaveral before dawn Saturday with the Lucy asteroid mission, a robotic spacecraft to visit unexplored asteroids in the outer solar system.
In photos: William Shatner launches to space on Blue Origin's New Shepard
Blue Origin launched 'Star Trek' actor William Shatner and three other people flew to space on Oct. 13, 2021. See photos of their historic flight.
Watch a Soyuz rocket launch dozens of OneWeb internet satellites early Thursday
Thirty-six more OneWeb internet satellites will launch to orbit early Thursday (Oct. 14), and you can watch the liftoff live.
Blue Origin sends William Shatner to the final frontier
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Astronauts in final training for flight on brand new SpaceX crew capsule
NASA mission specialist Kayla Barron, pilot Tom Marshburn, commander Raja Chari, and European Space Agency astronaut Matthias Maurer participate in the Crew Equipment Interface Test at Area 59, home of Dragon spacecraft processing at Cape Canaveral Space force Station. Credit: SpaceX
The four astronauts set to blast off Oct. 30 to the International Space Station visited Cape Canaveral over the weekend for a test run inside SpaceX’s new Crew Dragon Endurance spacecraft, one of the last training events before they return to Florida on launch week.
NASA's daring Lucy asteroid mission is ready to launch
NASA's newest asteroid mission, a spacecraft targeting space rocks that orbit ahead of and behind Jupiter, is ready to begin its journey.
Images of 42 of the Biggest Asteroids in the Solar System
A huge team of astronomers have combined forces to use the European Southern Observatory’s Very Large Telescope (ESO’s VLT) to provide the sharpest view ever of 42 of the largest objects in the asteroid belt, located between Mars and Jupiter.
China just put its next-generation spaceship on display
Making its public debut is China's next-generation crewed spacecraft.
You Can Blow Up an Asteroid Just a few Months Before it Hits Earth and Prevent 99% of the Damage
So far, the battle between life on Earth and asteroids has been completely one-sided. But not for long. Soon, we’ll have the capability to deter asteroids from undesirable encounters with Earth. And while conventional thinking has said that the further away the better when it comes to intercepting one, we can’t assume we’ll always have enough advance warning.
LOFAR Sees Strange Radio Signals Hinting at Hidden Exoplanets
LOFAR sees ‘exoplanet aurorae’ near distant red dwarf suns.
William Shatner moved to tears by space launch with Blue Origin
William Shatner's flight to space moved him to tears.
Life on Venus may never have been possible
Venus may not be such a tantalizing target for alien hunters after all.
How Bright Will Comet Leonard Get?
We examine circumstances and expectations for the current apparition of Comet Leonard, which may become the year's brightest comet.
