Saturday, Feb. 14, 2026: Updates on SpaceX and NASA’s Crew-12 astronaut mission to the International Space Station.
The most powerful version of Europe’s Ariane 6 rocket flew for the first time ever on Thursday (Feb. 12), launching 32 of Amazon’s internet satellites to orbit.
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Liftoff of the USSF-87 mission occurred at 4:22 a.m. ET on Thursday (Feb. 12).
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying 24 Starlink satellites launched from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California on Wednesday, Feb. 11, 2026.
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NASA’s Artemis 2 mission, which will send four astronauts on a journey around the moon, can launch on just 11 days in March and April combined. Why are there so few opportunities to fly?
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Target and arrow in a single frame.
Life on Earth may exist thanks to an incredible stroke of luck — a chemical sweet spot that most planets miss during their formation but ours managed to hit.
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Could we prevent in-orbit crashes in the future by using advanced computer models?
NASA and SpaceX are proceeding ahead of schedule with their next astronaut launch to the International Space Station, which is currently operating with a skeleton crew.
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The key to solving the mystery of the Viking results is the discovery of perchlorate on the Martian surface in 2008.
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