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Pictures from space! Our image of the day
Cancer survivor and civilian astronaut Hayley Arceneaux can be seen floating inside Dragon Crew's dome window
Indie artist's space-bound song features a New Jersey planetarium
Indie-pop artist Foxanne's new space-bound single, "I Could Go On," highlights a science center that continues to provide science education to the community amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
Inspiration4 SpaceX mission carrying indie-pop song to orbit
The all-civilian Inspiration4 crew is carrying a special package to space in their personal equipment — a digital copy of an independent artist's song about finding meaning in existence.
Astronomers Measure Mass and Spin of Intermediate-Mass Black Hole
The intermediate-mass black hole in question was caught in the act of swallowing a star, called a tidal disruption event. Dubbed 3XMM J215022.4-055108, the event occured in a star cluster associated with a lenticular galaxy at distance of almost 800 million light-years away. “The fact that we were able to catch this intermediate-mass black hole [...]
'The Wonderful' tells the story of the International Space Station through many astronauts' eyes (exclusive clip)
A new two-hour documentary has an exclusive edge on the astronaut's view of space exploration, between a set of extensive international interviews and several minutes of rare footage from inside spacecraft.
Space Chat! Inspiration4 launches to orbit, Chinese astronauts land back on Earth and so much more
Today (Sept. 17), Space Chat will explore what's new in space, including the successful launch of Inspiration4, the landing of Chinese astronauts back on Earth, some strange science and so much more!
The best seat in the solar system
Look at some extraordinary views from space and imagine what you’d see if you had the best seat on SpaceX’s Dragon capsule.
On This Day in Space! Sept. 17, 1789: Saturn's 'Death Star' moon Mimas discovered
On Sept. 17, 1789, the British astronomer William Herschel discovered Saturn's "Death Star" moon, Mimas. See how it happened in our "On This Day In Space" series!
SpaceX's Inspiration4 astronauts share first snapshots from historic private space trip
The four private astronauts of SpaceX's Inspiration4 crew have shared their first snapshots from their historic first-ever all-civilian space trip and they look thrilled.
Week in images: 13 - 17 September 2021
Week in images: 13 - 17 September 2021
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