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Space.com is the premier source of space exploration, innovation and astronomy news, chronicling (and celebrating) humanity's ongoing expansion across the final frontier. Originally founded in 1999, Space.com is, and always has been, the passion of writers and editors who are space fans and also trained journalists. Our current news team consists of Editor-in-Chief Tariq Malik; Editor Hanneke Weitering, Senior Space Writer Mike Wall; Senior Writer Meghan Bartels; Senior Writer Chelsea Gohd, Senior Writer Tereza Pultarova and Staff Writer Alexander Cox, focusing on e-commerce. Senior Producer Steve Spaleta oversees our space videos, with Diana Whitcroft as our Social Media Editor.
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Space calendar 2024: Rocket launches, skywatching events, missions & more!
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Reference Keep up with all the rocket launches, astronomical events and mission milestones for 2024 with our space calendar.
Take to the skies for less with $216 off this DJI Mini 3 Pro drone in the Prime Day deals
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Deals We adored the DJI Mini 3 Pro when we tested it, and now it's $216 off in the Prime Day drone deals.
Ends at midnight: Get $190 off the Celestron NexStar 130SLT
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Deals Less than 16 hours left to save just over $190 on the Celestron NexStar 130SLT computerized telescope with this Amazon Prime Day telescope deal!
Best PSVR space games
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Buying Guide The best PSVR space games are here to take your PlayStation gaming experience into orbit.
Image of the Day 2020 Archive
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See Space.com's 2020 Image of the Day Archive.
Photos: The Galilean Moons of Jupiter
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The four Galilean moons of Jupiter are Io, Europa, Callista and Ganymede.
New 'Captain Marvel' Trailer Offers More Clues to Hero's Power
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Marvel fans are getting more excited as each new snippet of footage and tidbit of info for the forthcoming "Captain Marvel" makes its way onto the internet.
Blue Origin to Launch Next New Shepard Test Flight Tuesday
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Blue Origin plans to conduct the next test flight of its New Shepard suborbital vehicle Dec. 18 as the company moves closer to flying people into space.
How Life Could Help Atmospheric Tides Slow a Planet's Rotation
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Resonating oscillations of a planet's atmosphere caused by gravitational tides and heating from its star could prevent a planet's rotation from steadily slowing over time, according to new research.
Huge Iceberg Poised to Break Off Antarctica's Pine Island Glacier
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A newly discovered long and craggy rift is splintering across West Antarctica's Pine Island Glacier, satellite images show.
A Stash of a Quadrillion Tons of Diamonds May Be Hiding Deep Inside Earth
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Diamonds may be more common than we think
Remember That Dark-Matter-Free Galaxy? It May Have Dark Matter After All
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A galaxy that is supposedly devoid of all dark matter might actually be full of it.
Gravity Assist Podcast: Mercury, with Faith Vilas
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NASA's Planetary Science Division Director, Jim Green, speaks to planetary scientists Faith Vilas about Mercury and what it can tell us about planet formation.
Former NASA Engineers Building Real-Life Underwater Transformer
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A transformer designed to do grunt work for the oil industry and military is coming, and it's… admittedly kind of fun to look at.
First Days on Mars: Excerpt from "Before Mars" by Emma Newman
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In "Before Mars," a geologist arrives at a small Mars base after a lengthy journey, only to realize that things aren't as they seem.
Dangling on a Wire: A Tale from the Making Of '2001: A Space Odyssey'
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The Emperor Comes Out of the Shadows in 'Star Wars Rebels' Trailer for Final Episodes
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A trailer for the final episodes of Star Wars Rebels has ben released by Lucasfilm and Disney XD. The final six episodes will air in pairs for three weeks beginning February 19.
King's Dream of Equality Must Extend to Space Science
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Few things would be a greater honor to King's memory, and there is no greater way for us to also honor ourselves, than to make space-based research as diverse as the world is.
Einstein's Hidden 'Formula' for Happiness Sells for $1.5 Million
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