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On a beach next to the sea, a man in a white shirt holding a blue flag on a brown horse looking away from the sea behind a man in a black shirt holding a red flag on a white horse looking toward the sea behind a man in a black shirt with a red flag on a brown horse looking toward the sea behind a man in a white shirt holding a blue flag on a white horse looking ahead to the right. On the horizon of the sea, a small white rocket rises from a plume of smoke.

Watch China’s private Ceres-1 rocket launch 4 satellites from a ship at sea (video)

By Josh Dinner published

The Chinese company Galactic Energy sent four satellites into orbit today (May 19) on the fifth sea launch of its Ceres-1 solid rocket.

Launches & Spacecraft
an eight-wheeled moon buggy with a spacesuited astronaut at its controls is seen in a building with its lights turned on.

Portrait of a moon buggy | Space photo of the day for May 19, 2025

By Robert Z. Pearlman published

NASA's prototype for a lunar terrain vehicle (LTV) is seen lit in white and blue in an award-winning photograph.

Artemis
NASA's Phoenix Mars lander undergoes a test before its August 2007 launch.

Not-so-clean rooms: Scientists discover 26 new microbe species in NASA spacecraft facility

By Stefanie Waldek published

Scientists have discovered 26 previously unknown bacterial species in the clean rooms that were used to prep NASA's Phoenix Mars lander for its 2007 launch.

Search for Life
space capsules, a moon lander and planetary probes are draped in plastic wrap as their exhibit hall awaits reopening

National Air and Space Museum to reveal more renovated galleries on July 28

By Robert Z. Pearlman published

Hundreds of space artifacts are set to return to or debut on display with the opening of five reimagined galleries at the Smithsonian's National Air and Space Museum in Washington, D.C. this summer.

Space Exploration
an orange and white striped rocket lifts off into the dawn sky.

Indian rocket launch fails, Earth-observation satellite lost (video)

By Mike Wall, Robert Z. Pearlman published

India attempted to launch an Earth-observing radar satellite on Saturday (May 17) but a problem with the mission's rocket resulted in a failure.

Launches & Spacecraft
a white and black rocket lifts off into the black sky of night

Rocket Lab launches private Japanese Earth-observing satellite

By Mike Wall last updated

Rocket Lab launched an Earth-observing satellite for the Japanese company iQPS early Saturday morning (May 17).

Launches & Spacecraft
The PSLV rocket that will launch India's EOS-09 Earth-observation satellite rolls to the Mobile Service Tower at Satash Dhawan Space Centre.

Watch India launch its 2nd space mission of the year tonight

By Mike Wall published

India will launch an Earth-observing radar satellite tonight (May 17) on the nation's second mission of 2025, and you can watch the action live.

Launches & Spacecraft

NASA continues building next-gen Roman Space Telescope despite budget worries

By Victoria Corless published

One half of the powerful new Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope passed major milestone tests, demonstrating space readiness.

Missions
a star-like pinpoint of light hangs in the sky above a dimly light red-tinted surface

Perseverance watches moonrise on Mars | Space photo of the day for May 16, 2025

By Robert Z. Pearlman published

NASA's Perseverance rover captured Deimos, the smaller of Mars' two moons, shining in the pre-dawn sky over the Red Planet on March 1, 2025.

Mars Rovers
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carries 26 Starlink satellites to orbit from California on May 16, 2025.

SpaceX launches 26 Starlink satellites to orbit from California (video)

By Mike Wall published

SpaceX launched another batch of its Starlink internet satellites from California today (May 16).

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