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Meet Point Nemo, where the International Space Station will die in 2030
The International Space Station just notched a major milestone, but its days are numbered: The ISS will crash to Earth over Point Nemo in the Pacific Ocean in late 2030.
India launches a huge military communications satellite to orbit using its most powerful rocket
India launched the powerful CMS-03 military communications satellite to orbit on Sunday, Nov. 2, 2025.
On this day in space! Nov. 2, 2000: Expedition 1 arrives at the International Space Station
On Nov. 2, 2000, the International Space Station welcomed its first long-term residents: NASA astronaut Bill Shepherd and two Russian cosmonauts, Yuri Gidzenko and Sergei Krikalev.
SpaceX launches private space station pathfinder 'Haven Demo,' 17 other satellites to orbit
SpaceX launched its 140th Falcon 9 mission of the year today (Nov. 2), sending the "Haven Demo" tech demonstrator and 17 other payloads up on the Bandwagon-4 rideshare mission.
PBS celebrates 25 years of the ISS with NOVA's 'Operation Space Station' on Nov. 5
This intimate look at the design, building, and operation of the ISS airs on PBS Nov. 5 and Nov. 12.
This Week In Space podcast: Episode 184 — Space is Scary!
On Episode 184 of This Week In Space, Rod Pyle and Tariq Malik look at why space can be scary with a survey of some of the best (and most laughable) movies about critters from outer space!
Blue Origin fires up powerful New Glenn rocket ahead of NASA Mars mission launch (video)
Blue Origin's powerful New Glenn rocket has successfully completed a static fire test ahead of launching NASA's ESCAPADE mission to Mars.
A Flash, a Boom, a New Microbe Habitat
After an asteroid struck Finland long ago, microscopic life colonized the impact site within a few million years, new research reveals.