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Lunar lander Odysseus sends final image from the moon … for now
The Intuitive Machines IM-1 lunar lander - nicknamed Odie - landed on the moon February 22, 2024. Sadly, on Thursday, February 29, Odie powered down. But it may revive after the lunar night.
March 1, 2024
List of SpaceX Starlink launches for March 2024
Get a list of all the SpaceX Starlink launches for March 2024 from both the West and East Coasts! Learn more about Starlink, including how to watch, here.
March 1, 2024
How astronauts to Mars can manage stress on the long journey
Astronauts headed to Mars will live and work in confinement for more than two years. Here are ways to manage these stressful conditions.
February 26, 2024
SpaceX wraps up Starlink launches for February 2024
SpaceX’s 4th and final Starlink launch for the month took flight from Florida at 22:06 UTC on February 25, 2024. Learn more here.
February 22, 2024
SpaceX wraps up Starlink launches for January 2024
SpaceX's 7th and final Starlink launch for the month took flight from California at 5:57 UTC on January 29. Learn more here.
January 23, 2024
Would-be Peregrine lunar lander has come home
Peregrine was meant to be the 1st commercial lunar lander. Then controllers noticed a fuel leak. Yesterday, the spacecraft came home, making a fiery Earth reentry.
January 19, 2024
X-37B spaceplane launched atop SpaceX Falcon Heavy
The Space Force X-37B spaceplane launched Thursday, December 28, 2023. The reusable craft is carrying experiments and test equipment on its latest mission.
December 29, 2023
SpaceX wraps up Starlink launches for 2023
SpaceX’s final Starlink launch of 2023 successfully took flight on December 29. Learn more about it, including how to watch a recap, here.
December 29, 2023
Where is Voyager 2 going? And when will it get there?
Where is Voyager 2 going? It's not aimed for any particular star, but in 40,000 years it will pass within 1.65 light-years of the star Ross 248.
November 28, 2023
SpaceX Starlink launches for November
SpaceX successfully launched six batches of Starlink satellites in November. Learn more about the launches and Starlink here.
November 27, 2023
