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Verge Science is here to bring you the most up-to-date space news and analysis, whether it’s about the latest findings from NASA or comprehensive coverage of the next SpaceX rocket launch to the International Space Station. We’ll take you inside the discoveries of new exoplanets, space weather, space policy, and the booming commercial space industry.

NASA delays spacewalk due to threat of space debris

By Loren Grush November 30

India says not to preorder Starlink until it obtains a license

By Emma Roth November 27

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Strange signals on Venus may be coming from an erupting volcano

By Robin Andrews November 26

Virgin Galactic to send its first sweepstakes winner to space

By Jasmine Hicks November 24

NASA wants to defend Earth from asteroids — so it’s slamming a spacecraft into one

By Loren Grush November 23

Astra reaches orbit for the first time with LV0007 launch

By Emma Roth November 20

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Visualizations show the extensive cloud of debris Russia’s anti-satellite test created

By Loren Grush November 19

Vergecast: Apple assists DIY repairs, Russia blows up a satellite, and Biden signs infrastructure bill

By Andrew Marino November 19

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Axiom Space reveals science that will be done on first crewed flight to the ISS

By Loren Grush November 17

NASA’s Moon landing will likely be delayed ‘several years’ beyond 2024, auditors say

By Loren Grush November 16

Russia blows up a satellite, creating a dangerous debris cloud in space

The field of debris may be passing by the International Space Station

By Loren Grush November 15

SpaceX’s Starlink reveals new smaller, rectangular user dish to connect to satellites

Dishy McFlatface gets a new look

By Loren Grush November 11

SpaceX successfully launches four astronauts on Crew-3 mission to the space station

By Loren Grush November 10

How to watch SpaceX’s Crew-3 mission to the International Space Station

By Loren Grush November 10

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NASA delays ambitious human lunar landing to 2025

By Loren Grush November 9

SpaceX successfully brings crew of four home from the International Space Station

By Loren Grush November 9

Virgin Galactic sells 100 tickets to space at higher price after reopening sales

By Loren Grush November 8

SpaceX Crew-3 launch delayed again, this time to November 10th

By Kim Lyons November 7

Blue Origin loses lawsuit against federal government over NASA’s human lunar lander contracts

A monthslong struggle comes to an end

By Loren Grush November 4

Astronomers call for a massive new space telescope to find the next Earth

By Loren Grush November 4

Boeing gets green light for satellite internet constellation

By Sean O'Kane November 3

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Amazon’s Project Kuiper hopes to launch first two prototype satellites in late 2022

By Loren Grush November 1

Launching myself into this decade’s space race

By Loren Grush November 1

NASA’s Juno spacecraft finds just how deep Jupiter’s Great Red Spot goes

By Loren Grush October 28

Amazon’s broadband satellite venture Kuiper teams up with Verizon to expand 5G coverage

By Loren Grush October 26

Blue Origin reveals plans for future commercial space station called Orbital Reef

By Loren Grush October 25

NASA now aims to launch massive next-generation rocket on debut flight in early 2022

By Loren Grush October 22

Critics and supporters come out in force to discuss SpaceX’s plans to launch from South Texas

By Loren Grush October 21

NASA’s tiny electrical aircraft is almost ready for lift-off

By Andrew J. Hawkins October 21

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The mission to break barriers to space travel for people with disabilities

By Loren Grush October 20

How corroded valves may have delayed the launch of Boeing’s Starliner

By Loren Grush October 19

NASA’s newly launched Lucy spacecraft is having issues with one of its solar panels

By Loren Grush October 18