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Star Wars: Starfighter: Release date, trailers, cast, and everything else we know

This Ryan Gosling-led standalone 'Star Wars' movie is coming to theaters in our galaxy in 2027.

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US military greenlights up to 100 SpaceX launches per year from California

The U.S. Air Force has approved SpaceX's proposal to launch up to 100 rockets per year from Vandenberg Space Force Bas, which sits on California's rugged, beautiful and often cloudy central coast.

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Strange New Words: Space's sci-fi reader's club (May 2026)

Join Space.com's monthly, virtual reading community where we enjoy science fiction one short story at a time.

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China launches internet satellites on 600th mission of Long March rocket (video)

A Long March 8A rocket lofted another batch of China's Guowang internet satellites on Wednesday evening (Oct. 15). It was the 600th launch overall for a Long March vehicle.

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Could the world's 1st private space telescope help find stars with habitable exoplanets?

The world's first commercial astronomy space telescope will look for stars that may host habitable exoplanets.

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The Orionid meteor shower peaks under dark, moonless skies next week. Here's how to see it

One of the more reliable annual meteor showers, the Orionids, peaks during a new moon, making 2025 an excellent year to watch for shooting stars in the autumn sky.

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Stars and satellites streak over Gemini North telescope | Space photo of the day for Oct. 17, 2025

A striking new image from the Gemini North telescope captures the changing face of the night sky, where stars mingle ever more frequently with satellite trails.

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How to see Comet C/2025 R2 (SWAN) shine in the October sky

Comet C/2025 R2 (SWAN) will make a close flyby of Earth on Oct. 21.

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Russian cosmonauts install semiconductor experiment, jettison old HDTV camera during spacewalk outside ISS

Russian cosmonauts Sergey Ryzhikov and Alexey Zubritsky worked outside the International Space Station on Tuesday (Oct. 16), conducting a spacewalk to install, retrieve and jettison equipment.

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Comet Lemmon's ghostly tail haunts the skies above England (photo)

Photographer Josh Dury has captured a gorgeous view of Comet C/2025 A6 (Lemmon) brightening the skies above the UK as it nears planet Earth.

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Watch SpaceX's Super Heavy Starship booster hover in mid-air before plunging into the sea (video)

SpaceX video from Starship's Oct. 13 launch shows the rocket's Super Heavy booster hovering over the gulf before its dive into the deep.

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Dry ice may burrow through Mars like sandworms in 'Dune'

Blocks of carbon dioxide ice appear to carve mysterious gullies on Mars as they melt down dune slopes and blast away sand.

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Watch the 2nd-ever launch of China's record-breaking Gravity-1 rocket (video)

The Chinese company Orienspace's Gravity-1 solid rocket launched for the second time ever on Oct. 10, sending three satellites to orbit from the deck of a ship.

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Vast gearing up to launch its Haven-1 private space station in 2026

Vast's Haven-1 is poised to become the first privately built space station, marking a turning point in the post-International Space Station era.

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Rule-breaking black hole destroys star in puzzling way: 'This is truly extraordinary'

The so-called tidal disruption event also produced two puzzling delayed outbursts.

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Watch Europe's upcoming PLATO exoplanet hunter spread its 'wings' (video)

PLATO powered up and extended its solar panels as the exoplanet-hunting spacecraft readies for launch as soon as December.

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New space debris shield? Satellites and astronauts could suit up in novel 'Space Armor'

Humanity has a new tool in the fight against space junk — "Space Armor," a multi-functional composite that could protect both spacecraft and astronauts.

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Where the ridge meets the river | Space photo of the day for Oct. 16, 2025

From above Earth, LandSat 9's keen eye captures a stunning Y-shaped meeting of ridge and river in China's Tarim Basin.

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Northern lights may be visible in 15 US states tonight

Auroras may be visible from Alaska to Iowa as geomagnetic storm conditions are predicted for tonight.

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'Star Wars,' 'Blade Runner,' and 'The Thing' poster artist Drew Struzan dies at 78

Struzan's signature artwork defined an entire generation of Hollywood filmmaking.

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Watch 2 Russian cosmonauts spacewalk outside the International Space Station today

Russian cosmonauts Sergey Ryzhikov and Alexey Zubritskiy will conduct a spacewalk outside the ISS today (Oct. 16), and you can watch it live.

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SpaceX launches 28 Starlink satellites to orbit on 130th Falcon 9 flight of the year

SpaceX launched 28 more of its Starlink broadband satellites on Thursday morning (Oct. 16), sending them up from Florida's Space Coast.

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Not-so-dark matter? Mysterious substance might leave red and blue 'fingerprints' on light

A new study suggests dark matter could subtly tint or polarize light, leaving faint color clues that next-generation telescopes might detect.

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Watch a charred SpaceX Starship land in the ocean after acing Flight Test 11 (video)

New SpaceX footage from Starship Flight 11 shows the final moments of Oct. 13 mission, which ended with a picture-perfect splashdown in the Indian Ocean.

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Why October is the perfect time to look for the Andromeda galaxy

October is an excellent time to observe the Andromeda spiral galaxy as it passes high overhead in the Autumn night sky.

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