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Make no mistake: we are currently living in the Golden Age of space exploration. Right now, as you read these words, we have robots on the Moon, autonomous rovers on Mars, and roughly a half dozen asteroid mining companies prospecting for precious metals in space. What will happen tomorrow? Tune in to DT’s space coverage to get all the latest news and commentary on everything from SpaceX to space junk, and keep pace with all the most important things happening in the final frontier.
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James Webb captures a rare astronomical ring in the sky
A new image from James Webb shows a rare astronomical phenomenon called an Einstein ring.
The most distant galaxy ever discovered holds a surprising secret
Scientists have made a stunning discovery of oxygen in the most distant galaxy known, raising questions about how galaxies form in the early universe.
Dark energy turns out to be even weirder than we thought
A ground-breaking new finding about dark energy suggests that it is changing over time.
Tens of thousands of galaxies glitter in first mosaics from Euclid Space Telescope
A European dark matter telescope called Euclid has released its first treasure trove of data, showing galaxies by the thousand.
NASA releases first pictures of Starliner astronauts after epic mission
NASA has shared the first images of Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams following the end of their epic nine-month space mission that was meant to last eight days.
Watch these curious dolphins greet returning Crew-9 astronauts
A pod of curious dolphins greeted the returning Crew-9 astronauts shortly after splashdown on Tuesday.
How to watch NASA’s first press conference on SpaceX Crew-9 return
NASA is about to give its first press conference just a couple of hours after Crew-9 returned from the space station in a nine-month mission that was only supposed to last eight days.
See the first ever footage of sunset on the moon captured by Blue Ghost
Before its mission came to an end, the Blue Ghost lander captured one more incredible view of sunset seen from the moon.
NASA’s Webb telescope peers straight at Saturn-like planets 130 light-years away
NASA's James Webb Space Telescope was recently used to capture direct images of four Saturn-like exoplanets in a solar system 130 light-years away.
NASA’s ‘stuck’ astronauts have finally left the space station
After an nine-month stay that was only supposed to last eight days, NASA Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore have finally left the ISS and are on their way home.
How to watch the homecoming of NASA’s two ‘stuck’ astronauts
Their eight-day mission turned into nine months, but NASA astronauts Suni Williams and Butch Williams are finally coming home.
Cool time-lapse shows SpaceX Crew-10 arriving at space station
Watch this time-lapse of SpaceX's Crew-10 capsule autonomously docking with the International Space Station on Sunday.
Read Blue Ghost’s final message as it signs off from the moon
Firefly Aerospace shared a final message from Blue Ghost as the lander's lunar mission came to a close on Sunday.
SpaceX will launch Tesla’s humanoid Optimus robot to Mars next year
SpaceX chief Elon Musk says the Starship rocket will put Tesla’s Optimus robot on Mars in 2026, followed by human landings that are likely to happen in 2029.
Watch SpaceX launch a relief crew for ‘stuck’ Starliner astronauts
A new batch of astronauts are headed to the ISS, who will take over from the current crew including two people who found themselves on an unexpected 9-month stay in space.
Incredible video of solar eclipse seen from the moon shows red-soaked lunar surface
While last night on Earth we got a lunar eclipse, the Blue Ghost lander on the moon saw the opposite - a solar eclipse.
Blue Ghost’s moon landing shown in dramatic new footage
Watch new footage of Firefly Aerospace's Blue Ghost lander touching down on the moon last week.
James Webb captures a stunning view of the dreamy Flame Nebula
James Webb captures an image of the Flame Nebula as part of research into failed stars, called brown dwarfs.
Cool space video shows star trails stretching over city lights
American astronaut Don Pettit has shared some striking footage captured from the ISS showing star trails and city lights.
NASA reveals new launch plan for SpaceX’s Crew-10 — here’s how to watch
SpaceX is about to send four astronauts to the space station in its first crewed mission since September last year.
SpaceX scrubs Crew-10 launch attempt 40 minutes from liftoff
SpaceX and NASA have stood down from Wednesday's launch attempt of Crew-10 to the space station due to a technical issue on the ground.
Four exoplanets discovered orbiting our cosmic neighbor, Barnard’s Star
Researchers have looked at our nearest stellar neighbor and made a remarkable discovery.
See the Blue Ghost spacecraft drilling into the moon’s surface
The Blue Ghost mission to the moon has deployed one its NASA instruments, drilling into the moon's surface to collect information about temperature.
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