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Marvel's screw-ups get their chance at redemption in the final 'Thunderbolts' trailer (video)

By Jeff Spry published

'We've all done bad things': Yelena, aka White Widow, bares her soul in final trailer for Marvel's 'Thunderbolts' ahead of the May 2 release.

Entertainment
a triangular space plane approaches a satellite above the blue marble of Earth

US Space Force now has a framework for fighting a war in space

By Brett Tingley published

The U.S. Space Force now has an official "Space Warfighting" doctrine outlining how the service can train and prepare units for a war fought in space.

Satellites
a small orb circles a large burning orb while leaving a trail of fire in its wake

Astronomers discover doomed planet shedding a Mount Everest's worth of material every orbit, leaving behind a comet-like tail

By Victoria Corless published

Astronomers discovered a planet that orbits its star so closely that its surface is being scorched into magma and vaporizing into space.

Exoplanets
SpaceX’s CRS-27 Dragon cargo spacecraft approaches the International Space Station above the Indian Ocean on March 16, 2023.

SpaceX CRS-32 Dragon cargo capsule arrives at the ISS with 6,700 pounds of supplies (video)

By Mike Wall last updated

A SpaceX Dragon cargo capsule arrived at the International Space Station this morning (April 22), docking to the orbital lab after more than a day catching up in orbit.

International Space Station
Pope Francis waves to the pilgrims gathered in St. Peter's Square for the general audience on June 13, 2018 in Vatican City.

Italian Space Agency mourns death of Pope Francis

By Samantha Mathewson published

The Italian Space Agency paid tribute to Pope Francis in the wake of his death early Monday morning (April 21).

Space Exploration
Cosmonaut Oleg Novitsky shared this photo of the International Space Station on Twitter on Sept. 29, 2021. He and two colleagues were relocating a Russian Soyuz spacecraft from one port to another at the time.

International Space Station: Live updates

By Space.com Staff last updated

Find out what's going on at the International Space Station.

International Space Station
A sparkly bluish galaxy in space.

Our galactic neighbor Andromeda has a bunch of satellite galaxies — and they're weirdly pointing at us

By Keith Cooper published

The Andromeda galaxy's family of satellite galaxies point towards the Milky Way, and nobody knows why.

Galaxies
a white and black rocket gives off a large plume as it lights its engines to lift off off its launch pad

SpaceX launches European reentry capsule on 'Bandwagon-3' rideshare mission (video)

By Mike Wall published

SpaceX sent a pioneering private reentry capsule to space today (April 21) on a rideshare mission called Bandwagon-3.

Launches & Spacecraft
a red and blue nebula-like display is left behind by a rocket engine's plume

SpaceX rocket launch creates a 'nebula' in the sky | Space picture of the day for April 21, 2025

By Robert Z. Pearlman published

The plume from a rocket engine burn high in Earth's atmosphere caused a glowing spectacle similar in appearance to a nebula.

Launches & Spacecraft
NASA astronaut Don Pettit waves after arriving in Houston on April 20, 2025. Pettit returned to Earth on April 19 to wrap up a seven-month mission on the International Space Station.

Don Pettit, NASA's oldest active astronaut at 70, arrives in Houston after 7-month space mission (photo)

By Mike Wall published

NASA's oldest active astronaut, the 70-year-old Don Pettit, has returned home to Houston after a seven-month stint aboard the International Space Station.

International Space Station
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