Zoom into NYC from space in this amazing Google Earth Studio visualization, featuring "West 66th" by pop rock artist Logan Spaleta. Credit: Google Earth Studio / edited by Space.com Pope Francis ...

above Earth's equator. Positioned slightly above GEO, it will target one of two U.S. Space Force Tetra-5 satellites due to be launched next year, and attempt to dock with the spacecraft.

These satellites were then brought back to Earth via the Space Shuttle. But Vanguard-1 is different. Decades of exposure to the harsh realities of space mean it will require the utmost care.

The nearly minute-long video shows lightning within thunderstorms at the surface of the Earth, while bright city lights can be seen dotting the landscape below.

They’ll live and work aboard the space station for about eight months, returning to Earth in December. Pettit’s mission started in September last year and is expected to end some time this month.

Beginning this spring, Andrew Jones will be explaining the business, politics and technology in Chinese space activities as part of a new biweekly newsletter. By submitting this form, you agree to ...

The so-called LIFE mission would study the atmospheres of dozens of exoplanets with a similar temperature, radius and mass to Earth for signs ... according to Space.com. There are currently ...

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The U.S. Space Force’s Space Systems Command and Space Operations Command are preparing to launch the National Security Space Launch GPS III-7 mission, designated Space Vehicle 08, aboard a SpaceX ...

One of the cleanest places beyond Earth may be making its residents ill. Astronauts aboard the International Space Station (ISS ... entirely but in learning to live with the right ones.

including Frenchman Thomas Pesquet, who focused more on capturing beautiful Earth shots as the space station passed overhead.