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Where will the annular solar eclipse on Oct. 2, 2024 be visible?

By Jamie Carter published

The path of annularity on Oct. 2, 2024, passes through the Pacific Ocean and South America. View detailed maps of where the eclipse will be visible here.

Eclipses
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Boeing Starliner rolls out to launch pad for 1st astronaut flight on May 6 (photos)

By Elizabeth Howell published

Starliner is at last at its Florida launch pad for its historic 1st mission with astronauts. The Boeing spacecraft made a brief journey there May 4 to coincide with Star Wars Day.

Human Spaceflight
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Star Wars Day 2024: 'Star Wars: Tales of the Empire' premieres today on Disney+

By Jeff Spry published

A preview of the new Disney+ animated anthology "Star Wars: Tales of the Empire."

Space Movies & Shows
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Free Comic Book Day 2024: Get Marvel Comics 'Star Wars #1' for free

By Jeff Spry published

For the first time ever, May the 4th coincides with Free Comic Book Day. So in perfect synchronicity, Marvel is offering up "Free Comic Book Day 2024: Star Wars #1."

Entertainment
This Week In Space podcast: Episode 109 — Music of the Spheres

This Week In Space podcast: Episode 109 — Music of the Spheres

By Space.com Staff published

On Episode 109 of This Week In Space, Rod and Tariq talk with Chris Carberry, CEO of Explore Mars, about the long history of music influencing how we think about spaceflight.

Space Movies & Shows
A section of the main cover for Marvel's "Star Wars: Inquisitors #1"

Darth Vader's vile Jedi-killers are on the hunt in Marvel Comics' 'Star Wars: Inquisitors'

By Jeff Spry published

A preview of Marvel Comics' new miniseries, "Star Wars: Inquisitors #1."

Space Books
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What's next for Boeing Starliner after its 1st crew flight test?

By Elizabeth Howell published

Astronauts will board a Boeing Starliner spacecraft for the 1st ISS test flight no earlier than May 6. Boeing says it's already working on first operational mission Starliner-1 for 2025.

Human Spaceflight
Boeing's Crew Flight Test Starliner spacecraft is mated to its Atlas V rocket ahead of its first astronaut launch at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida.

What time is Boeing's 1st Starliner astronaut launch for NASA on May 6?

By Tariq Malik published

Boeing is ready to launch its first-ever Starliner astronaut mission for NASA on May 6. Here's what to know on when it will launch.

Launches & Spacecraft
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Their other vehicle is the Starliner: Boeing's 1st crew to ride Astrovan II to the launch pad

By Robert Z. Pearlman published

When Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams lift off for the ISS on May 6, they will become the first astronauts to fly on Boeing's CST-100 Starliner. But that's not their only new ride.

Human Spaceflight
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Virgin Galactic to launch 7th commercial spaceflight on June 8

By Mike Wall published

Virgin Galactic is targeting June 8 for its seventh commercial spaceflight, a suborbital jaunt called, fittingly enough, Galactic 07.

Human Spaceflight
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