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SpaceX Crew-2 Dragon astronauts depart space station for return to Earth

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The Launchpad

SpaceX Crew-2 Dragon astronauts depart space station for return to Earth

(NASA TV)

SpaceX's Crew-2 Dragon capsule undocked from the International Space Station today (Nov. 8) and will return four astronauts to Earth late tonight.

Full Story: Space (11/8)

'Cannibal' sun eruption gives departing astronauts their best aurora views yet

(ESA/Thomas Pesquet)

"We were treated to the strongest auroras of the entire mission, over North America and Canada," ESA astronaut Thomas Pesquet said.

Full Story: Space (11/8)

Heinz debuts 'Marz' Edition ketchup made with tomatoes grown in Mars conditions

(Heinz)

In space there is a saying, 'it's not about the food, it's about the sauce.'

Full Story: Space (11/8)

Spaceflight

Live updates: SpaceX's Crew-3 astronaut splashdown

(NASA TV)

SpaceX's Crew-2 astronauts will splash down in the Gulf of Mexico off the coast of Pensacola, Florida at 10:33 p.m. EST (0333 Nov. 9 GMT).

Full Story: Space (10/25)

NASA says a glitchy strap could be behind Lucy asteroid probe's solar array troubles

(NASA)

NASA may be homing in on the glitch that kept a massive solar array on its new asteroid-bound spacecraft from properly deploying.

Full Story: Space (11/8)

China's Shenzhou 13 crew takes its first spacewalk, the country's 1st by a female astronaut

(CMSA)

Chinese astronaut Wang Yaping is now China's first woman to walk in space.

Full Story: Space (11/7)

Science & Astronomy

Powerful Landsat 9 satellite beams home 1st photos of Earth

(NASA/USGS)

Landsat 9 has opened its eyes. The next-generation Earth-observation satellite, which launched on Sept. 27, snapped its first photos of our planet on Halloween.

Full Story: Space (11/6)

Watch Mars helicopter Ingenuity take its 14th flight in this full video

(NASA/JPL-Caltech)

A new video shows NASA's Mars helicopter Ingenuity as it completed its latest daring brief flight hop in the thinning atmosphere of the Red Planet.

Full Story: Space (11/8)

'Cannibal CME' sun storm marks rise of new solar cycle in space weather

(Mario Tama/Getty Images)

The sun is waking up - and making sure we all know it. On Nov. 3 and 4, Earth was hit with a sizeable geomagnetic storm, the result of a series of outbursts from the sun on Nov. 1-2.

Full Story: Space (11/6)

Skywatching

You can see the moon line up with bright Venus, Jupiter and Saturn in the sky tonight

(NASA/JPL-Caltech)

Skywatchers taking in the view after sunset have a chance to see Venus and the moon line up with Jupiter and Saturn in the evening sky tonight (Nov. 8).

Full Story: Space (11/8)

Entertainment

Disney Plus is now only $1.99 for the first month to celebrate Disney Plus Day

(Image credit: Disney Plus)

Calling all Star Wars fans! Disney is reducing the price of their streaming service, Disney Plus, to just $1.99 for a month to celebrate Disney Plus Day.

Full Story: Space (11/8)