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International Space Station: Live updates
By Space.com Staff last updated
Find out what's going on at the International Space Station.
Watch Russian cosmonauts install new X-ray detector during ISS spacewalk today (video)
By Brett Tingley published
Russian cosmonauts Alexey Ovchinin and Ivan Vagner will perform a six-and-a-half-hour spacewalk on Dec. 19 to install new equipment outside the ISS. Watch it live here, courtesy of NASA.
SpaceX’s 31st Dragon cargo capsule returns to Earth with splashdown off Florida coast
By Josh Dinner last updated
SpaceX's 31st robotic Dragon cargo capsule splashed down off the Florida coast today (Dec. 17), a day after undocking from the International Space Station.
Webb mail: US Priority Mail stamps to again star deep space images in 2025
By Robert Z. Pearlman published
The universe of U.S. postage stamps featuring James Webb Space Telescope imagery is set to expand again in 2025. The U.S. Postal Service revealed its Priority Mail and Express flat rate stamps.
Meet Endurance, a pioneering NASA moon rover designed to survive the frigid lunar night
By Leonard David published
NASA has begun blueprinting the Endurance rover to traverse the gigantic South Pole–Aitken (SPA) basin, a wonderland of promising geological surprises.
NASA astronaut uses homemade star tracker to take incredible deep space photo from ISS
By Stefanie Waldek published
NASA astronaut Don Pettit's latest photography from the International Space Station showcases not only his visual prowess, but also his engineering skills.
Up and over! NASA's Mars rover Perseverance reaches rim of its Jezero Crater home (video)
By Mike Wall published
NASA's Perseverance rover has summited the rim of Mars' Jezero Crater, a climb of 1,640 vertical feet that took about 3.5 months.
What causes volcanic eruptions on Jupiter's moon Io? Scientists aren't so sure anymore
By Keith Cooper published
New measurements from NASA's Juno probe have seemingly put to bed the possibility of a magma ocean beneath the surface of Io.
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