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Live coverage: SpaceX to launch Thuraya 4-NGS telecommunications satellite on Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral

A rendering of the Thuraya 4-NGS satellite on orbit. Graphic: Space42

SpaceX is preparing for its first Falcon 9 launch of 2025, which will launch a telecommunications satellite designed to serve regions in Africa, Central Asia, Europe and the Middle East.

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India launches its first on-orbit docking demonstration in 5th and final launch of 2024

The Indian Space Research Organization’s PSLV-C60 rocket lifts off from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre to begin the SpaDeX mission. Image: ISRO

India made another important leap forward in its space program with the launch of its first on-orbit docking demonstration mission on Friday, Dec. 30.

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Dead stars can celebrate 2 New Years every second with nearby cosmic fireworks

Celestial fireworks that erupt all year long but last a fraction of a second, fast radio bursts, may have traced them to the immediate surroundings of extreme and highly magnetic dead stars.

NASA's Parker Solar Probe beams home 1st detailed update after record-breaking approach to the sun

This New Year's Day, NASA's Parker Solar Probe added to the festive cheer by sending home its first detailed telemetry data soon after its record-breaking closest-ever approach to the sun.

Strap on a VR headset like a Facehugger with 'Alien: Rogue Incursion' — the 1st-ever 'Alien' VR game

"Alien: Rogue Incursion" virtual reality game for PSVR and and PCVR available now

Newly uncovered oxygen reaction could aid the search for alien life

A newly discovered way for oxygen to form in carbon-dioxide-rich atmospheres of exoplanets could help guide scientists' search for alien life.

Space debris crash in Kenya village believed to be from leftover rocket hardware

Kenya Space Agency officials report a large, “red-hot” metallic ring roughly 8 feet (2.5 meters) in diameter fell from the sky, crashing into Mukuku village.

Some black holes at the centers of galaxies have a buddy − but detecting these binary pairs isn’t easy

Some black holes at the centers of galaxies have a buddy − but detecting these binary pairs isn’t easy

Fall 2024 was Earth's warmest autumn ever

Fall 2024 makes history in the record books as the warmest on record in the past 130 years.

The Quadrantid meteor shower peaks tonight! Don't miss the 1st 'shooting stars' of 2025

The 2025 Quadrantid meteor shower peaks overnight on Jan. 3, and could produce between 60 to 120 meteors per hour.

James Webb telescope uncovers massive 'grand design' spiral galaxy in the early universe — and scientists can't explain how it got so big, so fast

Galaxies in the early universe tend to be clumpy, but the new JWST discovery of a "grand design" spiral galaxy just 1.5 billion years after the Big Bang has scientists stumped.

'Star Wars: Skeleton Crew' episode 6: The crew and their spaceship reveal their true selves

Skeleton Crew's sixth episode splits the team apart ahead of their much-desired return to At Attin and a final confrontation with Jod.

Black holes can squash star formation, James Webb Space Telescope finds

"The Spiderweb protocluster is an ideal laboratory for investigating the relationship between black holes and star formation in detail."

Panasonic Leica Summilux DG 15mm f/1.7 ASPH review

The Panasonic Leica Summilux DG 15mm f/1.7 ASPH is a Micro Four Thirds prime lens offering an equivalent focal length of 30mm.

'Star Trek: Lower Decks': the 25 best 'Trek' callbacks from the show's five-year mission

As the animated show comes to an end, we look back at the best 'Trek' gags from the final frontier.

Image of the Day 2024 Archive

Space.com's image of the day rounds up the most awe-inspiring space photos right here, with a new image everyday.

SpaceX launches 21 Starlink satellites during final orbital launch of 2024

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket soars into the clouds during the Starlink 12-6 mission, the final orbital launch around the world in 2024. Image: Michael Cain/Spaceflight Now

Updated Dec. 31 at 1:45 a.m. EST (0645 UTC): SpaceX confirms deployment of the 21 Starlink satellites.

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SpaceX launches 4 Astranis satellites on Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral

A Falcon 9 rocket lifts off from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) to begin the Astranis: From One to Many mission on Sunday, Dec. 29, 2024. Image: Pete Carstens/MaxQ Productions for Spaceflight Now

Update 12:45 p.m. (0545 UTC): SpaceX deployed the four satellites.

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SpaceX launches final 2024 mission from Vandenberg

File: A Falcon 9 rocket stands ready to launch a Starlink mission. Image: SpaceX

Update 10:04 p.m. EST (0304 UTC): SpaceX confirmed deployment of the 22 Starlink satellites.

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SpaceX launches 23 Starlink satellites from Florida early on Monday (Nov. 25)

SpaceX launched another batch of its Starlink internet satellites from Florida's Cape Canaveral Space Force Station early Monday morning (Nov. 25).

Live coverage: SpaceX to launch 23 Starlink satellites on Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral

File: A stack of SpaceX Starlink satellites, which included the first six featuring Direct to Cell capabilities. The batch launched on the Starlink 7-9 mission, which lifted off from Vandenberg Space Force Base on Jan. 2, 2024. Image: SpaceX

Update 4:04 a.m. EST (0904 UTC): SpaceX pushed back the launch time of the mission.

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