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a black bellied chrome spaceship stands on a concrete pad with a winding creek giving way to a sunset in the distance.

SpaceX rolls 7th Starship spacecraft out for testing ahead of next launch (photos)

By Josh Dinner published

SpaceX has readied its next Starship vehicle for testing ahead of the megarocket's 7th test flight.

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Artist's illustration of space junk orbiting Earth.

'Tragedy of the commons' in space: We need to act now to prevent an orbital debris crisis, scientists say

By Mike Wall published

Humanity needs to address the growing space junk problem now, before it gets completely out of hand, scientists stress.

Satellites
a large silver cone-shaped spacecraft in a white cleanroom

SpaceX launch of NASA's new 3D-sky-mapping satellite set for February 2025

By Julian Dossett published

NASA is aiming for February 2025 to launch its SPHEREx observatory, which will produce 3D maps of the entire visible sky.

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a bright ball of light illuminates the sky above a cone-shaped evergreen tree covered in colored light bulbs

SpaceX rocket launch tops the Christmas tree at Vandenberg Space Force Base (photo)

By Samantha Mathewson published

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket illuminated the Christmas tree during the holiday lighting ceremony that coincided with a Starlink satellite launch at Vandenberg Space Force Base on Dec. 4.

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SpaceX conducts a static fire test with Flight 7 Starship Super Heavy first-stage booster at its Starbase site in South Texas on Dec. 9, 2024.

SpaceX test-fires Super Heavy booster for 7th Starship launch (video, photos)

By Mike Wall published

SpaceX just test-fired the Super Heavy first stage of its seventh Starship megarocket, which is being prepped for a launch in the coming weeks.

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A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launches 23 Starlink satellites from Florida on Dec. 7, 2024.

SpaceX launches 23 Starlink internet satellites from Florida (video)

By Mike Wall published

SpaceX launched 23 more of its Starlink internet satellites from Florida's Space Coast early Sunday morning (Dec. 8).

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a bright white spacecraft is docked on the right, taking up nearly half that side of the image, the milky way stands to the left.

Watch the sun rise on SpaceX's Crew Dragon as the Milky Way fades into darkness in mesmerizing ISS video

By Josh Dinner published

A new video from the International Space Station shows SpaceX's Crew Dragon alongside the Milky Way, as the bright sun rises on the spacecraft's face.

International Space Station
SpaceX's CRS-27 Dragon cargo capsule approaches the International Space Station for docking on March 16, 2023.

Watch SpaceX's 31st Dragon cargo capsule head back to Earth today after delays (video)

By Mike Wall published

SpaceX's 31st robotic Dragon cargo capsule is set to depart the International Space Station today (Dec. 16), and you can watch the action live.

International Space Station
A portion of the far side of the Moon looms large just beyond the Orion spacecraft in this image taken on the sixth day of the Artemis I mission by a camera on the tip of one of Orion’s solar arrays.

NASA delays Artemis 2 moon mission to 2026, Artemis 3 astronaut landing to mid-2027

By Mike Wall published

NASA has delayed the planned launch of its Artemis 2 crewed moon mission to April 2026, allowing more time to prep its Orion capsule.

Artemis
a row of people in the distance take photos of a rocket far away but large in frame.

SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launches Sirius XM radio satellite (video)

By Josh Dinner last updated

SpaceX launched SiriusXM's newest satellite, the SXM-9, adding the spacecraft to the company's digital radio broadcasting fleet.

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