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China's Tianwen 2 asteroid sample-return mission launches on May 28, 2025.

China launches Tianwen 2 mission to snag samples of a near-Earth asteroid (video)

By Andrew Jones last updated

China's Tianwen 2 will attempt to collect asteroid samples, return them to Earth, and then head out to explore a strange, dusty comet.

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Space calendar 2025: Rocket launches, skywatching events, missions & more!

By Space.com last updated

Reference Keep up with all the rocket launches, astronomical events and mission milestones for 2025 with our space calendar.

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SpaceX Starship rocket launches from Starbase, Texas, as seen from South Padre Island on May 27, 2025.

SpaceX reached space with Starship Flight 9 launch, then lost control of its giant spaceship (video)

By Mike Wall last updated

SpaceX launched its Starship megarocket for the ninth time ever today (May 27), on a bold test flight that featured the first-ever significant reuse of Starship hardware.

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The world's largest rocket launches into a blue sky on SpaceX's Flight 7.

SpaceX Starship Flight 9 launch: Live updates

By Tariq Malik, Josh Dinner last updated

Read the latest news about SpaceX's Starship megarocket test flights, launches, photos and more.

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A giant rocket launches.

How to watch SpaceX's Starship Flight 9 launch and Elon Musk's Mars update today

By Josh Dinner last updated

SpaceX will launch the 9th test flight of its Super Heavy Starship rocket hours after CEO Elon Musk delivers an update on his company's plans to make humans an multiplanetary species.

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the tail end of a blazing rocket looks down from space at Earth

SpaceX launches fresh group of Starlink satellites from foggy Vandenberg Space Force Base, successfully lands booster (video)

By Josh Dinner published

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket lifted off from Vandenberg Space Force Base today (May 27), carrying 24 Starlink satellites for the company's growing constellation.

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SpaceX test-fires a Starship upper stage ahead of Starship's upcoming ninth test flight. SpaceX shared this photo via X on May 1, 2025.

What time is SpaceX's Starship Flight 9 launch today?

By Tariq Malik last updated

SpaceX is aiming to launch its Starship Flight 9 test mission no earlier than Tuesday at 7:30 p.m. EDT (2330 GMT), but only if conditions allow.

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a cube-shaped spacecraft with two wing-like solar panels falls from space to earth, leaving a trail of fire behind it

Scientists worry Trump's budget cuts will halt satellite air pollution studies: 'It's incredibly short-sighted'

By Tereza Pultarova published

Research into the impacts of rocket and satellite air pollution is being cut by the Trump administration. Experts say the cuts come at the worst time.

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Scientists question possible signs of life on exoplanet K2-18b in new study: 'We never saw more than insignificant hints'

By Victoria Corless published

The skepticism continues over recent claims of possible hints of alien life on exoplanet K2-18b.

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