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Make no mistake: we are currently living in the Golden Age of space exploration. Right now, as you read these words, we have robots on the Moon, autonomous rovers on Mars, and roughly a half dozen asteroid mining companies prospecting for precious metals in space. What will happen tomorrow? Tune in to DT’s space coverage to get all the latest news and commentary on everything from SpaceX to space junk, and keep pace with all the most important things happening in the final frontier.
SpaceX reschedules this week’s Crew-8 launch to the space station
NASA and SpaceX are making final preparations for Crew-8's flight to the International Space Station in a launch targeted for Saturday night
Blue Origin’s heavy-lift New Glenn rocket raised on launchpad for first time
Blue Origin’s 320-foot New Glenn rocket has been raised on the launchpad for the first time as part of preparations for its maiden flight later this year.
This famous supernova remnant is hiding a secret
Astronomers using the James Webb Space Telescope have peered into the famous SN 1987A supernova remnant and found something special inside.
U.S. spacecraft lands on the moon for the first time in over 50 years
NASA and the company Intuitive Machines have made a historic landing on the moon, the first landing there by a commercial entity.
A very special Delta flight sold out in hours
A Delta Air Lines flight in which the destination was of little importance sold out within just a few hours of the seats going on sale.
Odysseus shares new moon images ahead of imminent landing attempt
Intuitive Machines' Odysseus spacecraft is now in a lunar orbit and is on course to attempt a soft landing that would put it in the history books.
Crew-8 astronauts head into quarantine ahead of Space Station launch
The next set of astronauts due to visit the International Space Station, Crew-8, have entered quarantine ahead of their launch scheduled for early March.
Nightmare black hole is the brightest object in the universe
A monster black hole has been discovered, and it devours the equivalent mass of our sun every single day.
U.S. lunar mission readies for crucial maneuver
An American space mission that’s vying to make history is about to instruct its spacecraft to perform a crucial maneuver for its upcoming lunar landing.
Watch SpaceX highlights of Falcon 9’s 300th successful mission
SpaceX completed the 300th successful mission involving its trusty Falcon 9 rocket in a launch on Tuesday from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida.
Dramatic images show a large satellite tumbling toward Earth
The European Space Agency (ESA) has shared remarkable pictures showing one of its satellites in what it describes as a tumbling descent.
How to watch Intuitive Machines land Odysseus on the moon on Thursday
Texas-based Intuitive Machines will make history if it achieves a soft landing of its Odysseus spacecraft on Thursday.
Relive Mars rover’s spectacular landing exactly 3 years ago
NASA's Perseverance rover landed on Mars on February 18, 2021, so it's the perfect time to rewatch some of the most amazing footage of the spacecraft landing.
Check out these cool Earth images from the latest moon mission
Intuitive Machines has shared some incredible images snapped by its moon-bound Odysseus spacecraft shortly after launch on Thursday.
Astronomers are figuring out what causes incredibly bright flashes in space
Some of the oddest cosmic phenomena are short but powerful flashes called fast radio bursts. Now astronomers have observed one before and after it occurred,
NASA is looking for volunteers for yearlong simulated Mars mission
If you've ever wanted to visit Mars, then NASA has an offer for you. The agency is running a simulated mission to Mars, and it's looking for volunteers.
Hubble spots a massive star forming amid clouds of dust and gas
A stunning new image from the Hubble Space Telescope shows the birth of a new, massive star at around 30 times the mass of our sun.
NASA has collected a whopping 121 grams of sample from asteroid Bennu
NASA has revealed that its OSIRIS-REx mission delivered 121 grams of material from asteroid Bennu, which is more than twice the mission's goal of 60 grams.
James Webb photographs two potential exoplanets orbiting white dwarfs
The James Webb Space Telescope recently imaged two potential exoplanets orbiting around small, cold cores of dead stars called white dwarfs.
Starliner’s first crewed test flight a step closer after crucial upgrade
Boeing Space is another step closer to performing its long-awaited crewed test flight of the Starliner spacecraft following an important upgrade.
NASA switches SpaceX’s Crew-8 launch date again
Just a few of days after NASA said it was delaying the launch of SpaceX’s Crew-8 mission to the ISS by a week, it's come back to say it’s changing it again.
SpaceX just launched a moon mission that could enter the history books
SpaceX has launched a mission to the moon that will make history if it achieves a successful landing on the lunar surface week.
Thunderstorm from space captured in dramatic video from ISS
A recent visitor to the International Space Station has shared a dramatic video showing what a thunderstorm looks like from 250 miles up.
