Space.com Staff
Space.com is the premier source of space exploration, innovation and astronomy news, chronicling (and celebrating) humanity's ongoing expansion across the final frontier. Originally founded in 1999, Space.com is, and always has been, the passion of writers and editors who are space fans and also trained journalists. Our current news team consists of Editor-in-Chief Tariq Malik; Editor Hanneke Weitering, Senior Space Writer Mike Wall; Senior Writer Meghan Bartels; Senior Writer Chelsea Gohd, Senior Writer Tereza Pultarova and Staff Writer Alexander Cox, focusing on e-commerce. Senior Producer Steve Spaleta oversees our space videos, with Diana Whitcroft as our Social Media Editor.
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Save hundreds off this Autel Evo Lite+ bundle with Amazon coupon deal
By Space.com Staff, Kimberley Lane published
Deals Amazon are currently offering a $462 discount on this Autel Robotics drone bundle - but the coupon won't be around forever.

Conquer the galaxy for less with the Cosmic Encounter strategy game, now 35% off
By Space.com Staff published
Deals Save $20 on Cosmic Encounter, a 3-5 player space strategy game where alliances can be everything.
India space program: Rocket launches, missions and news
By Space.com Staff last updated
India's space program is making giant leaps to the moon, Mars and beyond. See the latest missions, videos and news from the Indian Space Research Organisation here.

Particle physics science and discoveries: Latest news
By Space.com Staff published
Read the latest news about particle physics.

Ghostly Night-Shining Clouds Get Their Glow from Meteor Smoke
By Space.com Staff last updated
Noctilucent clouds have puzzled scientists since they were first seen in the late 19th century.

Photos: Sunspots on Earth's Closest Star
By Space.com Staff last updated
Seeing spots on the sun has a long history. Check out some great sunspot photos.

'Out There: Oceans of Time': Win a Sky-Watcher Cassegrain Telescope in this giveaway!
By Space.com Staff published
Celebrate the space exploration game "Out There: Oceans of Time" with this Sky-Watcher telescope giveaway, but enter by June 8.

Boeing's Starliner OFT-2 spacecraft test flight for NASA in amazing photos
By Space.com Staff published
See photos of Boeing's Orbital Flight Test 2 mission, the second uncrewed test flight of its Starliner astronaut taxi.

Space Image of the Day Gallery (October 2017)
By Space.com Staff last updated
See amazing images of the night sky and cosmos in Space.com's gallery of cosmic images posted in October 2017.

New Moons and Rings Found at Uranus
By Space.com Staff last updated
Astronomers have discovered new rings and small moons around Uranus and found surprising changes in satellite orbits around the giant planet.

Rocket Lab will try to catch falling booster with helicopter today: Watch live
By Space.com Staff last updated
Rocket Lab will try to catch the falling first stage of its Electron rocket with a helicopter today (May 2) shortly after the launch of 34 satellites in a key reusability test. Watch live here.

SpaceX Ax-1 private mission to space station: Live updates
By Space.com Staff last updated

Russia's invasion of Ukraine as seen in satellite photos
By Space.com Staff published
Reference See satellite images of the buildup to Russia's invasion and the resulting destruction in this Space.com gallery.

Spacefaring adventure Deliver Us Mars sets a course for consoles and PCs
By Space.com Staff published
Deliver Us the Moon sequel confirmed for PC, Xbox, and PlayStation consoles.

Astronauts Give Isaac Newton a Gravity-Free Tribute
By Space.com Staff last updated

Weather On Mars Surprisingly Warm, Curiosity Rover Finds
By Space.com Staff last updated
Daytime temperatures have climbed above freezing during more than half of Curiosity's days on Mars.

The best Hubble Space Telescope images of all time!
By Space.com Staff, Daisy Dobrijevic published
Reference We explore some of the best Hubble Space Telescope images of all time including nebulas, galaxies, planets and more!

Lego Star Wars helmet sets are up to $14 off with these year-end deals!
By Space.com Staff published
Deals Lego Star Wars helmet building sets that feature Scout Trooper and Darth Vader headgear are currently on sale.

These Lego Star Wars 'The Mandalorian' sets are up to $12 off in Walmart/Target deals
By Space.com Staff published
Deals The holiday season may be almost over, but Star Wars streaming has just begun!

VR headsets on Amazon: Save up to $300 with these deals
By Space.com Staff published
Deals Cyber Monday and Black Friday have come and gone, but there are still good VR headset deals at Amazon.
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