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According to Alexa traffic rank the highest website space.com position was 901 (in the world). The lowest Alexa rank position was 975. Now website space.com ranked in Alexa database as number 909 (in the world).
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space.com Mobile usability score (97/100) is better than the results of 49.9% of other sites and means that the page is mobile-friendly.
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Weekly Rank Report
Date | Rank | Change |
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Nov-06-2024 | 909 | 6 |
Nov-05-2024 | 915 | -7 |
Nov-04-2024 | 908 | 6 |
Nov-03-2024 | 914 | -2 |
Nov-02-2024 | 912 | -3 |
Nov-01-2024 | 909 | -3 |
Oct-31-2024 | 906 | 1 |
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Domain Name: SPACE.COM
Registry Domain ID: 5426622_DOMAIN_COM-VRSN
Registrar WHOIS Server: whois.lexsynergy.com
Registrar URL: http://www.lexsynergy.com
Updated Date: 2019-01-15T19:54:09Z
Creation Date: 1998-02-25T05:00:00Z
Registry Expiry Date: 2025-02-24T05:00:00Z
Registrar: LEXSYNERGY LIMITED
Registrar IANA ID: 1466
Registrar Abuse Contact Email: abuse@lexsynergy.com
Registrar Abuse Contact Phone: +442031370459
Domain Status: clientDeleteProhibited https://icann.org/epp#clientDeleteProhibited
Domain Status: clientTransferProhibited https://icann.org/epp#clientTransferProhibited
Domain Status: clientUpdateProhibited https://icann.org/epp#clientUpdateProhibited
Name Server: NS-1150.AWSDNS-15.ORG
Name Server: NS-2020.AWSDNS-60.CO.UK
Name Server: NS-380.AWSDNS-47.COM
Name Server: NS-755.AWSDNS-30.NET
DNSSEC: unsigned
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space.com desktop page speed rank
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Ping is a networking utility tool to test if a particular host is reachable. It is a diagnostic that checks reachability of a host on an Internet Protocol (IP) network. In a computer network, a ping test is a way of sending messages from one host to another. Aside from checking if the host is connected to a network, ping also gives indicators of the reliability and general speed of the connection.
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Traceroute is a network diagnostic tool used to track the pathway taken by a packet on an IP network from source to destination. Traceroute also records the time taken for each hop the packet makes during its route to the destination. Traceroute uses ICMP (Internet Control Message Protocol) echo packets with variable time to live values. The response time of each hop is calculated. To guarantee accuracy, each hop is queried multiple times (usually three times) to better measure the response of that particular hop.