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a white rocket rises from a bright plume against a black sky.

Rocket Lab launches 'Get the Hawk Outta Here' mission from New Zealand (video)

By Josh Dinner published

Rocket Lab launched an Electron rocket from New Zealand on June 26. The rocket carried a trio of radio frequency geolocation satellites and one experimental payload into a polar orbit.

Launches & Spacecraft
a white capsule falling to earth

Human remains lost after memorial spaceflight capsule crashes into the sea

By Josh Dinner published

The remains of 166 people part of a Celestis Memorial Spaceflight are presumed lost after The Exploration Company's "Mission Possible" capsule presumably crashes into Pacific Ocean.

Private Spaceflight
a triple-core rocket blasts off under a sunny, partly cloudy blue sky. smoke expands below next to an obscured launch tower, near a long white hanger with SPACEX written on the side. To the left, a bird flies away.

Rocket launch today: Is there a rocket launch and what time?

By Josh Dinner, Tariq Malik last updated

Follow Space.com's rocket launch blog for the latest on when the next rocket launch will be and how to follow it live.

Launches & Spacecraft

Starlink satellite train: how to see and track it in the night sky

By Daisy Dobrijevic last updated

Reference Starlink satellites are visible from Earth, you just need to know when and where to look.

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rows of starlink satellites in the lower left portion of the image with Earth in the background and a slither of black space in the lower right side of the image.

Starlink satellites: Facts, tracking and impact on astronomy

By Tereza Pultarova last updated

Reference Starlink satellites have been developed by SpaceX to provide internet to remote locations. Here we explore the controversial megaconstellation in more detail.

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Science & Astronomy

(Main) images of protoplanetary disks in the Ophiuchus star-forming region. (Inset) an illustration of a planet birthing disk around a young star

Astronomers discover baby planets taking their 1st steps in nearby stellar nursery (images)

By Robert Lea published

Astronomers have discovered the first step in planet birth, finding hitherto unseen structures in 78 planetary disks in the star-forming region of Ophiuchus.

Astronomy
A large telescope is pointed up at the night sky

Rubin Observatory takes its 1st look at the night skies | Space photo of the day for June 26, 2025

By Kenna Hughes-Castleberry published

The telescope, working with the world's largest digital camera, scans the night sky in search of dark matter.

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