On this day in space! Oct. 27, 1961: NASA launches 1st Saturn rocket test flight.

On Oct. 27, 1961, NASA launched the first test flight of its new Saturn I space launch vehicle. The Saturn I was the United States' first heavy-lift rocket designed to launch big payloads beyond low Earth orbit. This was also the first test flight of any rocket in the S…

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Powerful NVIDIA chip launching to orbit next month to pave way for space-based data centers.

An NVIDIA GPU is heading toward its record-setting orbital debut, a trip that will test how data centers could work in the final frontier. The NVIDIA H100 GPU, which is about 100 times more powerful than any processor that has flown in space to date, will fly aboard the Star…

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On this day in space! Oct. 25, 1671: Saturn's Yin-Yang Moon Iapetus Discovered by Giovanni Cassini.

On Oct. 25, 1671, the Italian astronomer Giovanni Cassini discovered a new moon at Saturn! Iapetus was the second moon anyone had ever found orbiting Saturn, and it was the first of four moons Cassini would discover at the ringed planet. The Dutch astronomer Christiaan Huyge…

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Watch SpaceX launch 28 Starlink satellites to orbit from California on Oct. 20.

SpaceX is scheduled to launch another batch of its Starlink satellites to orbit from California early Monday morning (Oct. 20), and you can watch the action live. A Falcon 9 rocket carrying 28 of SpaceX's Starlink internet satellites is scheduled to launch from Californi…

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Nuclear Explosion could save moon from asteroid strike in 2032.

Asteroid 2024 YR4 caused quite a stir last year when it was discovered and originally calculated to have a 3 percent chance of hitting Earth. Since then, models have been refined, and while it no longer has a chance of hitting Earth, it does have a 4 percent chance of hitti…

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Private spacecraft will give NASA's Swift space telescope an orbital boost in 2026 in 1st-of-its-kind mission.

A private company will give a powerful NASA space telescope a new lease on life next year, if all goes according to plan. Arizona-based Katalyst Space Technologies has scored a contract to raise the altitude of NASA's Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory, which has been huntin…

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Satellites track Pacific tsunami in real time after massive Russian earthquake.

A massive earthquake off Russia's Kamchatka Peninsula in late July triggered a tsunami that rippled across the Pacific — and NASA's experimental detection system tracked the event in real-time by monitoring the atmosphere above. The GUARDIAN (GNSS Upper Atmospheric R…

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SpaceX launches 28 Starlink internet satellites from Florida's Space Coast.

SpaceX launched its 119th Falcon 9 mission of the year today (Sept. 21), sending another batch of its Starlink internet satellites aloft from Florida's Space Coast. A Falcon 9 rocket topped with 28 Starlink spacecraft lifted off from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station to…

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A massive eruption 74,000 years ago affected the whole planet.

If you were lucky 74,000 years ago, you would have survived the Toba supereruption, one of the largest catastrophic events that Earth has seen in the past 2.5 million years. While the volcano is located in what's now Indonesia, living organisms across the entire globe we…

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Watch NASA unveil its new astronaut class today ahead of Artemis 2 moon mission preview.

NASA will announce its new astronaut class today and discuss its upcoming Artemis 2 moon mission this week, and you can watch the events live. The action starts on Monday (Sept. 22), when the agency will unveil its 2025 astronaut class. These candidates, selected from a pool…

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Earth's next 'mini-moon' could create a gold rush for asteroid miners.

Almost a year ago, the space science community watched as an asteroid entered Earth's orbit and circled above our heads for almost two months before departing. Scientists usually track such asteroids because of the risk they pose for life on Earth. But although they can…

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SpaceX launches 300th Starlink satellite-internet mission.

SpaceX just lofted yet another batch of its Starlink broadband satellites to orbit. A Falcon 9 rocket carrying 24 Starlink craft lifted off from foggy Vandenberg Space Force Base in California today (Sept. 13) at 1:55 p.m. EDT (1755 GMT; 10:55 a.m. local California time). It …

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Satellite images show a new island has appeared in Alaska.

A landmass that was previously encased in the ice of Alaska's Alsek Glacier is now fully surrounded by water, forming a new island in the state, NASA satellite images reveal. The nearly two-square-mile landmass was left surrounded by the waters of Alsek Lake after the gl…

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SpaceX launches powerful satellite to orbit for Indonesian telecom company

SpaceX continued its busy 2025 tonight (Sept. 11), sending a satellite high above Earth for an Indonesian telecom company. A Falcon 9 rocket carrying the Nusantara Lima satellite lifted off from Florida's Cape Canaveral Space Force Station today at 9:56 p.m. EDT (0156 GM…

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Russian Soyuz rocket launches robotic Progress cargo ship with 2.8 tons of supplies toward the ISS.

A Russian Progress freighter launched toward the International Space Station today (Sept. 11) on a mission to deliver several tons of cargo for the station's astronaut crew. A Soyuz rocket lifted off from the Russia-run Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan today at 11:54 a.…

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New findings by NASA Mars rover provide strongest hints yet of potential signs of ancient life.

NASA’s Mars rover Perseverance has uncovered rocks in a dry river channel that may hold potential signs of ancient microscopic life, scientists reported Wednesday. They stressed that in-depth analysis is needed of the sample gathered there by Perseverance — ideally in labs o…

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Nasa says mars rover discovered potential biosignature last year.

A sample collected by NASA’s Perseverance Mars rover from an ancient dry riverbed in Jezero Crater could preserve evidence of ancient microbial life. Taken from a rock named “Cheyava Falls” last year, the sample, called “Sapphire Canyon,” contains potential biosignatures, a…

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March 2026 total lunar eclipse.

On March 2-4, 2026, a total lunar eclipse will be visible from Western North America, Australia, New Zealand and East Asia, with a "blood moon" appearing for 58 minutes. Lunar eclipses happen when Earth is between the sun and a full moon. During the event, the moon…

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Total lunar eclipse will paint the full moon blood red for over 7 billion skywatchers tonight.

Tonight (Sept. 7–8, 2025), the moon will slip into Earth's shadow for a total lunar eclipse — creating a dramatic 'blood moon'. It's completely safe to watch with the naked eye; no filters or glasses are needed. All you need to do is make sure you find the mo…

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NASA's new sun-studying mission 'PUNCH' attains its final form in Earth orbit.

On Wednesday (Aug. 13), NASA announced that the four satellites of its exciting new sun-studying mission, PUNCH, have successfully reached their stations in orbit around our planet. They all lie along Earth's day-night line to earn a continuous view of our star. PUNCH, w…

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