On this day in space! Aug. 27, 1962: NASA launches Mariner 2 to Venus for ambitious flyby
Space.comOn Aug. 27, 1962, NASA launched Mariner 2, the world's first spacecraft to successfully visit another planet: Venus.
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Watch powerful Ariane 6 rocket launch European weather satellite to orbit today
Space.comEurope's Ariane 6 rocket will launch the MTG-I2 weather satellite to orbit today (Aug. 27), and you can watch the action live.
Read article →From spy satellite to space telescope: The unlikely origins of NASA's Roman Space Telescope
Space.comAt the heart of this next-gen space telescope lies the parts of old spy satellites.
Read article →SpaceX's final Falcon 9 Starlink launch from Florida creates gorgeous 'jellyfish' over New York City (video)
Space.comSpaceX's last planned Falcon 9 Starlink launch from Florida created a memorable sight for folks hundreds of miles away — a glowing "jellyfish" high in the sky.
Read article →SpaceX sends Starlink satellites to orbit on predawn launch from California
Space.comSpaceX launched 27 more of its Starlink broadband satellites to orbit today (Aug. 26), in a predawn liftoff from California's central coast.
Read article →Inside the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope, NASA's next great observatory
Space.comHere's a rundown of all the major parts of NASA's Roman Space Telescope launching Aug. 30.
Read article →NASA's Roman Space Telescope will reveal the universe in a way the JWST and Hubble cannot
Space.com"The images it captures will be so large there is not a screen in existence large enough to show them."
Read article →SpaceX sets rocket-reuse record on 100th Falcon 9 launch of the year (video)
Space.comSpaceX set a new rocket-reuse record early Tuesday morning (Aug. 25), on its 100th Falcon 9 flight of the year.
Read article →Nancy Grace Roman Telescope live updates: NASA readies Roman for launch
Space.comFollow NASA's Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope and its launch aboard a SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket to begin its mission to explore the universe.
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