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Official start of ESA astronaut Sophie Adenot’s εpsilon mission

The SpaceX Dragon Freedom capsule carrying ESA astronaut Sophie Adenot, NASA astronauts Jessica Meir and Jack Hathaway, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Andrei Fedyaev, docked with the International Space Station on 14 February, at 20:15 GMT/21:15 CET, marking the official start of ESA’s εpsilon mission.

Official start of ESA astronaut Sophie Adenot’s εpsilon mission

The SpaceX Dragon Freedom capsule carrying ESA astronaut Sophie Adenot, NASA astronauts Jessica Meir and Jack Hathaway, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Andrei Fedyaev, docked with the International Space Station on 14 February, at 20:15 GMT/21:15 CET, marking the official start of ESA’s εpsilon mission.

SpaceX launches 600th Falcon 9 rocket to date with Starlink flight from Vandenberg

A long-exposure streak shot of SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket soaring away from Space Launch Complex 4 East at Vandenberg Space Force Base on the Starlink 17-13 mission on Feb. 14, 2026. Image: SpaceX

Update Feb. 14, 10:45 p.m. EST (0345 UTC): SpaceX deployed the 24 Starlink satellites.

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The 8 best sci-fi couples to emulate this Valentine's Day

Whether you're single, in a relationship, or even a situationship, fall in love with these sci-fi couples this Valentine's Day.

7 love-struck sci-fi TV series to snuggle up with on Valentine's Day

From 'Roswell' to 'Outlander,' these romantic sci-fi TV series are guaranteed to warm cold hearts this winter.

This Week In Space podcast: Episode 197 — Inside UNOOSA

On Episode 197 of This Week In Space, Rod Pyle and Tariq Malik talk with Aarti Holla-Maini and Rick Jenet about the importance of the United Nations Office of Outer Space Affairs.

Single this Valentine's Day? Don't worry, the universe has a rose just for you (photo)

The Rosette Nebula is located 5,000 light-years from Earth in the constellation Monoceros.

A stellar treat for Valentine's Day: Heart-shaped outburst stuns astronomers

Astronomers have spotted a heart in the cosmos — not Cupid's doing, but a dying star shedding its layers — just in time for Valentine's Day.

‘Very lucky day’: NASA, SpaceX ace astronaut launch to the space station on Friday the 13th

A composite shot showing the liftoff of SpaceX’s Falcon 9 from Space Launch Complex 40 and the landing of the Falcon booster, 1101, at the new recovery site, Landing Zone 40, during NASA’s SpaceX Crew-12 mission on Friday, Feb. 13, 2026. Image: John Pisani/Spaceflight Now

Flying in the face of superstition, NASA and SpaceX conducted a smooth countdown and launch of three astronauts and a cosmonaut to begin the latest, long-duration mission to the International Space Station on Friday, Feb. 13.

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SpaceX Crew-12 astronauts have a Valentine's Day date with the space station today. Watch the docking live

SpaceX's Crew-12 astronaut mission will dock with the short-staffed International Space Station this afternoon (Feb. 14), and you can watch the off-Earth action live.

How a Perfect Gravitational Wave Tests Einstein

Ten years ago, humanity detected its first gravitational wave. On 14 January 2025, we detected the clearest one yet and it’s teaching us new things about the fundamental laws governing our universe.

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The Galaxy Cluster That Grew Up Too Fast

The universe was supposed to take its time building the largest structures in existence. Galaxy clusters, containing hundreds or thousands of individual galaxies bound together by gravity and immersed in enormous pools of superheated gas, should require billions of years to assemble. Standard models predict these monsters couldn’t possibly form in the universe’s early childhood.

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Crew-12: Docking, hatch opening and welcome remarks

Video: 00:02:44

Watch the docking operations of Crew-12 to the International Space Station (ISS), which took place on 14 February 2026 at 21:15 CET. The docking is followed by the hatch opening and the welcome remarks by the astronauts already present in the ISS.                                        

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'The beacons were lit!' Scientists name merging supermassive black holes after 'Lord of the Rings' locations

Scientists have named two systems of colliding supermassive black holes after Lord of the Rings locations, Gondor and Rohan.

Scientists Continue to Trace the Origin of the Mysterious "Amaterasu" Cosmic Ray Particle

Cosmic rays, or astroparticles, are a means through which astronomers can explore the Universe. These charged particles, which are mostly protons and the nuclei of atoms stripped of their electrons, travel through space at close to the speed of light. By tracing them back to their sources, scientists can learn more about the forces that have shaped the Solar System and the Milky Way galaxy at large. When cosmic rays reach Earth, most are deflected by Earth's magnetosphere, but some manage to penetrate our atmosphere and reach the surface.

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A mystery object is dimming a distant star. Could it be a massive exoplanet, or a 'failed star'?

A mysterious object has caused a long-lasting and extreme dimming of a distant star, but is this object a 'failed star' brown dwarf, or an exceptionally massive super-Jupiter exoplanet?

Has 'Star Trek: Starfleet Academy' just unleashed its very own Khan?

After an inauspicious debut, Paul Giamatti's space pirate has emerged as a villain to be reckoned with on 'Star Trek: Starfleet Academy.'

Excited for The Mandalorian and Grogu later this year? Walmart is offering an Exclusive preorder price for the Lego New Republic X-Wing Starfighter set

If you're a fan of Lego Star Wars and are excited for The Mandalorian and Grogu, you'll want to build Walmart's exclusive New Republic X-Wing Starfighter set.

Markiplier's 'Iron Lung' is a welcome return to grindhouse sci-fi films of the '90s

YouTube's superstar serves up a disturbing indie thriller bathed in blood for his directorial debut

Week in images: 09-13 February 2026

Week in images: 09-13 February 2026

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