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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This week on the Space.com forums: Seek knowledge, ask questions, win prizes!
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If you haven't signed up for the Space.com forums yet, now is a great time, as there's a ton of things to get involved in.
Amazing photos: The Wolf Moon lunar eclipse of January 2020 in pictures
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See photos of the Full Wolf Moon and penumbral lunar eclipse of Jan. 10-11, 2020.
American Astronomical Society Meetings: Latest discoveries and science
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The 237th meeting of the American Astronomical Society will unveil the latest discoveries in space and the future of astronomy.
Image of the Day 2019 Archive
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See Space.com's 2019 Image of the Day Archive.
Boeing's 1st Starliner Flight Test in Photos
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See photos of the Boeing Starliner's first Orbital Flight Test (OFT) mission here.
Boeing in Space, Starliner and mission news
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See the latest Boeing Starliner images, videos and other Boeing space news here.
Truth of the Moon: The Brave Voyage of Apollo 12 | Video Show
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Pete Conrad and Alan Bean make a jolly, blind, pinpoint lunar landing and grab rock samples revealing the Moon's strange birth.
Transit of Mercury 2016: Full Coverage of the May 9 Event
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Mercury will cross the sun's face next Monday (May 9) in a rare "transit" that will be visible from most places on Earth, weather permitting. Read all about the skywatching event here.
An AMA With the 'Space Pope' is LIVE Now on Space.com Forums!
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With the return of the Space.com forums, we're hosting an AMA with NASA JPL's Charles White, aka the "Space Pope."
The Space.com Community Is Back!
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Space.com is relaunching our space community forums as we celebrate our 20th anniversary. Welcome back and let's talk some space!
New York Comic Con 2019: Amazing Space Cosplay Photos!
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Check out these photos of some of the most incredible space costumes at New York Comic Con 2019.
Starship and Super Heavy: SpaceX's Mars-Colonizing Vehicles in Images
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Elon Musk founded SpaceX primarily to help humanity settle Mars, and here's a look at how he plans to do it — a giant rocket called Super Heavy and a 100-passenger vehicle called Starship.
SpaceX, Starship, Dragon Capsules & Falcon 9: Latest News
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Private rocket company SpaceX is a leader among the new space push to send humans to orbit on commercial craft.
Get 5 Issues of 'All About Space' or 'How It Works' for $5 in Our Fall 2019 Sale!
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India's Chandrayaan-2 Mission to the Moon in Photos
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See photos of Chandrayaan-2, the Indian Space Research Organization's second mission to the moon!
NASA's 17 Apollo Moon Missions in Pictures
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NASA's Apollo program put the first humans on the moon. See how the missions flew in this photo tour.
PLAYMOBIL 'Mars Mission' Giveaway: Enter to Win 6 Red Planet Playsets
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Total Solar Eclipse 2019: A Complete Guide
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On July 2, millions of people people in South America will witness the day turn into night for a few minutes as the moon passes in front of the sun.
Amazing Moon Photos from NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter
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See the latest images of the moon from NASA's LRO spacecraft.
Reading Apollo 11: The Best New Books About the US Moon Landings
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Here at Space.com, we're gearing up for the 50th anniversary of NASA's Apollo 11 moon landing in July.
SpaceX's Amazing Dragon CRS-17 NASA Cargo Launch (and Landing!) in Photos
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On May, 4, 2019, SpaceX launched a Dragon spacecraft filled with supplies to the International Space Station for NASA. See amazing photos of the flight here!
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