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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.
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SpaceX’s Crew Dragon to splash down in Pacific for first time — how to watch
Bringing home the Fram2 crew will involve a Crew Dragon splashdown in the Pacific Ocean, marking a first for SpaceX.
How to watch Saturday’s partial solar eclipse
The moon will be passing in front of the sun on Saturday in a phenomenon known as a “partial solar eclipse," and parts of the U.S. and beyond can witness it.
Neptune delights scientists with a stunning light show in its atmosphere
James Webb has spotted auroras on Neptune for the first time.
It’s not aliens, it’s just SpaceX: scientists figure out strange spiral in the sky
A strange spiral shape seen in the sky over the UK wasn't aliens -- it had a more down-to-Earth cause.
NASA’s moon rocket meets its side boosters for crewed Artemis II voyage
NASA’s much-anticipated Artemis II mission has experienced multiple delays in recent years, with the agency currently targeting no earlier than February 2026 for a flight that will send four astronauts on a voyage around the moon. The Artemis II astronauts, as well as folks following the mission preparations, will be pleased to learn that NASA […]
Curiosity rover finds tantalizing hints that Mars could once have been habitable
The Curiosity rover has found the largest ever organic molecules on Mars.
New ISS astronaut meets Bumble, Honey, and Queen robots
On her first visit to orbit, NASA astronaut Nichole Ayers has just met three robots stationed aboard the International Space Station (ISS).
James Webb captures gorgeous image of a Cosmic Tornado
Another stunning image from the James Webb Space Telescope shows a plume of warm dust and gas formed by jets from a baby star.
The strange historical saga of an astronaut’s forbidden sandwich
Astronaut John W. Young caused beef between NASA and congress by smuggling an illicit sandwich onto a space mission.
The most distant galaxy ever discovered holds a surprising secret
Scientists have made a stunning discovery of oxygen in the most distant galaxy known, raising questions about how galaxies form in the early universe.
Dark energy turns out to be even weirder than we thought
A ground-breaking new finding about dark energy suggests that it is changing over time.
Tens of thousands of galaxies glitter in first mosaics from Euclid Space Telescope
A European dark matter telescope called Euclid has released its first treasure trove of data, showing galaxies by the thousand.
NASA releases first pictures of Starliner astronauts after epic mission
NASA has shared the first images of Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams following the end of their epic nine-month space mission that was meant to last eight days.
Watch these curious dolphins greet returning Crew-9 astronauts
A pod of curious dolphins greeted the returning Crew-9 astronauts shortly after splashdown on Tuesday.
How to watch NASA’s first press conference on SpaceX Crew-9 return
NASA is about to give its first press conference just a couple of hours after Crew-9 returned from the space station in a nine-month mission that was only supposed to last eight days.
See the first ever footage of sunset on the moon captured by Blue Ghost
Before its mission came to an end, the Blue Ghost lander captured one more incredible view of sunset seen from the moon.
NASA’s Webb telescope peers straight at Saturn-like planets 130 light-years away
NASA's James Webb Space Telescope was recently used to capture direct images of four Saturn-like exoplanets in a solar system 130 light-years away.
NASA’s ‘stuck’ astronauts have finally left the space station
After an nine-month stay that was only supposed to last eight days, NASA Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore have finally left the ISS and are on their way home.
How to watch the homecoming of NASA’s two ‘stuck’ astronauts
Their eight-day mission turned into nine months, but NASA astronauts Suni Williams and Butch Williams are finally coming home.
Cool time-lapse shows SpaceX Crew-10 arriving at space station
Watch this time-lapse of SpaceX's Crew-10 capsule autonomously docking with the International Space Station on Sunday.
Read Blue Ghost’s final message as it signs off from the moon
Firefly Aerospace shared a final message from Blue Ghost as the lander's lunar mission came to a close on Sunday.
SpaceX will launch Tesla’s humanoid Optimus robot to Mars next year
SpaceX chief Elon Musk says the Starship rocket will put Tesla’s Optimus robot on Mars in 2026, followed by human landings that are likely to happen in 2029.
Watch SpaceX launch a relief crew for ‘stuck’ Starliner astronauts
A new batch of astronauts are headed to the ISS, who will take over from the current crew including two people who found themselves on an unexpected 9-month stay in space.
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