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Latest from Space.com<\/a> All the latest content from the Space.com team<\/span><\/h2><\/div>![](\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/XYSXm8VMcSGEYE32UYqTAA-1920-80.jpg\" "\\"On")
<\/a><\/div>On this day in space! Oct. 21, 2008: India launches its 1st mission to the moon with Chandrayaan-1<\/a><\/span>by Hanneke Weitering<\/a> on October 21, 2026 at 9:41 pm <\/small>On Oct. 21, 2008, the Indian Space Research Organization launched its first mission to the moon. Here's why it mattered.<\/p><\/div><\/li>
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<\/a><\/div>Sci-fi legend Alan Dean Foster on his new futuristic adventure 'Lost On Paradise': 'It's paradise until you get there, and then maybe you mess it up' (interview)<\/a><\/span>by stingrayghost@gmail.com (Jeff Spry)<\/a> on October 21, 2026 at 6:00 pm <\/small>'Maybe Paradise isn\u2019t always Paradise.'<\/p><\/div><\/li>
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<\/a><\/div>\"A great budget lens for astrophotography, the sharpness produced at f\/1.8 and f\/2.8 is exactly what you want.\" Viltrox AF 16mm f\/1.8 FE lens review<\/a><\/span>by James Abbott<\/a> on October 21, 2026 at 2:30 pm <\/small>The Viltrox AF 16mm f\/1.8 FE is an impressive ultra-wide-angle prime lens offering great handling, build quality and image quality for an affordable price.<\/p><\/div><\/li>
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<\/a><\/div>Space botanist conducts plant experiments in orbit | Space photo of the day for Oct. 21, 2026<\/a><\/span>by chelseagohd@gmail.com (Chelsea Gohd)<\/a> on October 21, 2026 at 2:00 pm <\/small>NASA astronaut Luke Delaney conducts botany experiments on the ISS.<\/p><\/div><\/li>
<\/a><\/div>On this day in space! Oct. 21, 2008: India launches its 1st mission to the moon with Chandrayaan-1<\/a><\/span>by Hanneke Weitering<\/a> on October 21, 2026 at 9:41 pm <\/small>- <\/a><\/div>Sci-fi legend Alan Dean Foster on his new futuristic adventure 'Lost On Paradise': 'It's paradise until you get there, and then maybe you mess it up' (interview)<\/a><\/span>
On Oct. 21, 2008, the Indian Space Research Organization launched its first mission to the moon. Here's why it mattered.<\/p><\/div><\/li>
<\/a><\/div>Sci-fi legend Alan Dean Foster on his new futuristic adventure 'Lost On Paradise': 'It's paradise until you get there, and then maybe you mess it up' (interview)<\/a><\/span>by stingrayghost@gmail.com (Jeff Spry)<\/a> on October 21, 2026 at 6:00 pm <\/small>- <\/a><\/div>\"A great budget lens for astrophotography, the sharpness produced at f\/1.8 and f\/2.8 is exactly what you want.\" Viltrox AF 16mm f\/1.8 FE lens review<\/a><\/span>
'Maybe Paradise isn\u2019t always Paradise.'<\/p><\/div><\/li>
<\/a><\/div>\"A great budget lens for astrophotography, the sharpness produced at f\/1.8 and f\/2.8 is exactly what you want.\" Viltrox AF 16mm f\/1.8 FE lens review<\/a><\/span>by James Abbott<\/a> on October 21, 2026 at 2:30 pm <\/small>- <\/a><\/div>Space botanist conducts plant experiments in orbit | Space photo of the day for Oct. 21, 2026<\/a><\/span>
The Viltrox AF 16mm f\/1.8 FE is an impressive ultra-wide-angle prime lens offering great handling, build quality and image quality for an affordable price.<\/p><\/div><\/li>
<\/a><\/div>Space botanist conducts plant experiments in orbit | Space photo of the day for Oct. 21, 2026<\/a><\/span>by chelseagohd@gmail.com (Chelsea Gohd)<\/a> on October 21, 2026 at 2:00 pm <\/small>
NASA astronaut Luke Delaney conducts botany experiments on the ISS.<\/p><\/div><\/li>
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