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A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launching in April 2025.

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket just set a new record

The first stage booster of a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket has just done something for the very first time.
NASA testing its next-gen SLS lunar rocket booster in June 2025.

NASA just test fired its next-gen SLS lunar rocket booster – watch it here

The new booster is is scheduled to launch on the ninth Artemis lunar mission in the 2030s — but there's a chance that it will never fly.
SpaceX launches the Ax-4 crew to the space station in June 2025.

SpaceX just launched the Ax-4 crew to orbit — watch the highlights

SpaceX has just launched Axiom Space's privately funded Ax-4 crew to the space station.
ULA's Atlas V rocket leaves the launchpad in June 2025.

Enjoy these awesome views of ULA’s latest liftoff

ULA launched its workhorse Atlas V rocket this week, carrying Project Kuiper internet satellites to orbit for Amazon.
The Ax-4 crew heading to the ISS.

SpaceX needs good weather for tonight’s crewed launch — so how’s it looking?

With safety at the heart of crewed operations, SpaceX needs calm weather conditions to launch four crewmembers to orbit tonight.
Distant nebulas captured by the new Rubin Observatory.

Check out the first stunning images from the world’s largest digital camera

The powerful device will scan the sky like never before, capturing vast amounts of data to reveal how the universe changes over time.
SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket waits to launch the Ax-4 mission to the space station.

SpaceX’s private crewed launch to ISS is finally about to happen

The four-person crew is expected to lift off this week.
ULA's Atlas V rocket on the launchpad at Cape Canaveral for the second Project Kuiper satellite deployment.

Watch this Atlas rocket zip to the launchpad for Amazon’s Kuiper launch

ULA and Amazon are about to launch the second batch of Project Kuiper internet satellites.
A Starship prototype explodes during testing.

These 6 rocket explosions show how SpaceX likes to roll

SpaceX lost a Starship rocket in a huge explosion on Wednesday. But considering the way the company operates, it wasn't a total surprise.
SpaceX's Starship spacecraft explodes at Starbase.

SpaceX suggests potential cause of huge Starship explosion

SpaceX has shared an update regarding the dramatic explosion that wrecked a Starship spacecraft on Wednesday night.
SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket waits to launch the Ax-4 mission to the space station.

SpaceX reveals new target date for private crewed launch to ISS

It'll be SpaceX's first crewed launch since March.
SpaceX tests one of its Starship rocket engines ahead of the 10th flight test.

Watch SpaceX blast a Starship engine ahead of 10th flight

SpaceX is conducting tests of the Starship spacecraft in preparation for its 10th flight test.
Space sushi aboard the International Space Station.

Sushi in space doesn’t look like a good idea

Judging by a photo shared from the space station, sushi is a dish best enjoyed on terra firma.
ULA's Atlas V rocket on the launchpad at Cape Canaveral in Florida.

Amazon’s Kuiper satellite launch called off 30 minutes before liftoff

Amazon is keen to get its second batch of internet satellites into orbit, but it won’t be happening just yet.
NASA astronaut Don Pettit's photo of Earth and the Milky Way, captured from the space station.

Astronaut’s sublime Earth photo is surely one of his best yet

NASA's Don Pettit has been back on Earth for a couple of months but he's still got some amazing photos to share ...
Amazon's KA-01 mission for Project Kuiper gets underway from the Space Coast.

SpaceX’s Starlink rival is about to launch more internet satellites — here’s how to watch

Watch Amazon and United Launch Alliance send another batch of Project Kuiper internet satellites to orbit.
A hole drilled by NASA's Curiosity rover on Mars.

NASA’s red planet rover shares a cool close-up of Mars mud

Curiosity is still digging away in a place far, far from Earth.
A ULA rocket launching Amazon's first Project Kuiper satellites in April 2025.

SpaceX Starlink rivalry grows as next Kuiper deployment nears

Amazon is aiming to launch more of its Project Kuiper internet satellites early next week.
The Pillars of Creation, imaged by the James Webb Space Telescope

Webb Telescope gets the star treatment in new NASA documentary

NASA has just released a new documentary about the most powerful space telescope ever built, and you can watch it now.
SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket waits to launch the Ax-4 mission to the space station.

SpaceX just called off Wednesday’s crewed launch to the ISS

The Elon Musk-led spaceflight company has yet to announce a new targeted launch date.
Image of the moon cast in a red-orange tint during a previous lunar eclipse in 2019.

Strawberry Moon tonight: How to watch the stunning lunar show

If you've clear skies outside, it's a good time to look up.
A screenshot from a time-lapse by NASA astronaut Jonny Kim

NASA astronaut’s first ISS time-lapse is a real stunner

Astronauts aboard the space station have a unique view of Earth, and a time-lapse by NASA's Jonny Kim shows off its beauty.
The International Space Station.

SpaceX is about to launch 4 humans to orbit. Here’s how to watch

Watch SpaceX launch four astronauts to the space station on Tuesday in the latest private mission for Axiom Space.
An illustration of ispace's Resilience lander.

Another commercial startup just flubbed a moon landing

At the second time of trying, Japanese startup ispace has again failed to achieve a soft landing on the moon.
An illustration of ispace's Resilience lander.

It’s still really hard to land on the moon – can this Japanese company pull it off?

A Japanese company, ispace, is attempting a second lunar landing tomorrow, Why is it still so hard to land on the moon?
An illustration of ispace's Resilience lander.

How to watch a historic moon landing on Thursday

A startup is aiming to become the first commercial company in Japan to successfully land on the moon, and also deliver the first European-built rover to the lunar surface.
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launches on the 15th anniversary of the first Falcon 9 launch.

Watch this SpaceX rocket launch on 15th anniversary of first Falcon 9 liftoff

Watch the very latest Falcon 9 liftoff, as well as the one in 2010 that really kickstarted SpaceX's story.
NASA astronaut Bruce McCandless II performing the first untethered spacewalk in 1984.

10 amazing images to mark 60 years of U.S. spacewalks

It all started with an extraordinary spacewalk by Ed White in 1965.
The Milky Way.

NASA’s nightwatch tips for June include one of the sky’s grandest shows

If you want to enjoy the delights of the night sky over the coming weeks, do look up.
An aurora over Earth, as seen from the space station.

Astronaut’s video shows aurora burst into life over Earth

An astronaut on the space station has shared a breathtaking view of a recent aurora over Earth.
The Starship rocket on the launchpad.

SpaceX wants to send humans to Mars by 2028, here’s why it won’t

Elon Musk has outlined his plan for multiplanetary life, but I'm not buying it.
The International Space Station.

NASA to shut Spot the Station site. Here’s how you can still track the ISS

Did you know that on a clear night, it’s possible to see the International Space Station (ISS) when it passes overhead? Sunlight reflecting off the habitable satellite causes it to shine brightly as it orbits Earth some 250 miles up, making it easy to spot. For many years now, NASA has operated a service that […]
SpaceX's Starship on its sixth flight, as seen from the space station.

After Starship’s 9th test, astronaut shares unique view of earlier flights

Shortly after SpaceX launched the Starship for the ninth time, NASA astronaut Don Pettit shared some shots of earlier Starship tests that he captured from space.
SpaceX's Starship rocket during its ninth test flight.

Starship flies again: Check out these spectacular images from 9th rocket test

SpaceX launched the world's most powerful rocket for the ninth time on Tuesday.
The Starship spacecraft during an engine test.

SpaceX is about to launch Starship for the 9th time. Here’s how to watch

SpaceX will launch the mighty Starship rocket for the ninth time on Tuesday.
NASA's Perseverance rover took this selfie on May 10, 2025, marking its 1,500th Martian day, or sol, exploring the Red Planet.

Perseverance’s new selfie is cool, but its hunt for life in ancient rocks is even cooler

The Perseverance rover on Mars just took an amazing selfie - but some of its most exciting work is just beginning.
SpaceX's Starship spacecraft in flight.

SpaceX boss hints at unprecedented milestone for Starship ‘this year’

Testing of the Starship is set to ramp up this year, and SpaceX wants to try something new with the spacecraft.
Mars' Deimos moon, captured by NASA's Perseverance rover.

NASA rover shares moody image of Mars moon Deimos

NASA’s Perseverance rover has just shared a moody image of Deimos, one of the red planet’s two moons.