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Roman telescope leaves its rocket behind | Space photo of the day for Aug. 31, 2026
On this day in space! Aug. 31, 1965: NASA's ginormous Super Guppy carrier plane takes 1st flight like a flying whale
On this day in space! Aug. 30, 1992: Astronomers discover 1st Kuiper Belt object out beyond Pluto
On this day in space! Aug. 29, 1965: NASA's Gemini 5 breaks spaceflight duration record after 2 astronauts spent '8 days in a garbage can'
Curiosity climbs to new heights on Mars | Space photo of the day for Aug. 28, 2026
On this day in space! Aug. 28, 1993: Galileo spacecraft flies by asteroid Ida on the way to Jupiter only to find a tiny moon!
What time is the partial lunar eclipse tonight? Here's when to see the 96% 'blood moon'
Glowing galaxy with anomalous extra arms | Space photo of the day for Aug. 27, 2026
On this day in space! Aug. 27, 1962: NASA launches Mariner 2 to Venus for ambitious flyby
On this day in space! Aug. 26, 1978: Sigmund Jähn becomes 1st German in space
Here's what to expect from each stage of the partial lunar eclipse tonight
I took a big risk for the Aug. 12 total solar eclipse — and the reward was glorious
Heat shield under fire | Space photo of the day for Aug. 26, 2026
On this day in space! Aug. 25, 1997: NASA launches Advanced Composition Explorer to track solar wind and so much more
Astronauts make history repairing the ISS | Space photo of the day for Aug. 25, 2026
On this day in space! Aug. 24, 2006: Pluto loses its planet status
On this day in space! Aug. 23, 1961: Ranger 1's botched space launch
Partial lunar eclipse Aug. 27-28 live updates: 2 days to go, what time is the eclipse?
Satellite sees Greenland's most significant floating ice loss in over a decade | Space photo of the day for Aug. 24, 2026
Partial lunar eclipse Aug. 27-28 live updates: 3 days to go, here's what you need to know
