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Debris caused by the breakup of the SpaceX Starship Flight 9 upper stage rains down over The Bahamas in this view, captured by journalist Stefanie Waldek.

Watch fiery SpaceX Starship Flight 8 debris rain down over The Bahamas (video)

Mike Wall published 7 March 25

The upper stage of SpaceX's huge Starship rocket exploded over the Atlantic Ocean this evening (March 6), creating a dramatic sky show for people in The Bahamas, Florida and elsewhere.

A giant silver SpaceX rocket launches on Flight 8 from a Texas seaside launch pad

SpaceX loses Starship rocket stage again, but catches giant Super Heavy booster during Flight 8 launch (video)

Mike Wall published 7 March 25

SpaceX managed to catch the Super Heavy booster on Starship's eighth test flight today (March 6), but the vehicle's upper stage was lost about nine minutes after liftoff.

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

SpaceX Starship Flight 8 launch: Live updates

Tariq Malik, Josh Dinner last updated 6 March 25

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

a view of spacecraft attached to a spacex rocket, including odin asteroid probe, athena moon lander and more

Hope is all but lost for private asteroid probe in deep space — 'the chance of talking with Odin is minimal'

Mike Wall published 6 March 25

AstroForge says there's no real hope of reestablishing contact with its Odin probe, the first private spacecraft ever to fly beyond the moon.

A fisheye view of the moon with a spacecraft to the right of it. There is a yellowish gold box on the craft.

Intuitive Machines' private Athena probe lands near lunar south pole — but it may have tipped over

Mike Wall published 6 March 25

Intuitive Machines' second lunar lander, named Athena, landed near the moon's south pole today (March 6), but the probe's fate is unclear.

Firefly Aerospace’s Blue Ghost moon lander is seen as bright pixel casting a shadow in the middle of the box in this photo, which was captured by NASA’s Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter on March 2, 2025.

Private Blue Ghost lander spotted on the moon by NASA lunar orbiter (photo)

Samantha Mathewson published 6 March 25

NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter captured an exciting view of Firefly Aerospace's Blue Ghost lander following its recent touchdown on the moon.

A giant silver SpaceX rocket launches on Flight 8 from a Texas seaside launch pad — SpaceX loses Starship rocket stage, but catches Super Heavy booster in Flight 8 launch (video) SpaceX managed to catch the Super Heavy booster on Starship's eighth test flight today (March 6), but the vehicle's upper stage was lost about nine minutes after liftoff.

Debris caused by the breakup of the SpaceX Starship Flight 9 upper stage rains down over The Bahamas in this view, captured by journalist Stefanie Waldek. — Watch fiery SpaceX Starship Flight 8 debris rain down over The Bahamas (video) The upper stage of SpaceX's huge Starship rocket exploded over the Atlantic Ocean this evening (March 6), creating a dramatic sky show for people in The Bahamas, Florida and elsewhere.

A fisheye view of the moon with a spacecraft to the right of it. There is a yellowish gold box on the craft. — Intuitive Machines' private Athena probe lands near lunar south pole — but it may have tipped over Intuitive Machines' second lunar lander, named Athena, landed near the moon's south pole today (March 6), but the probe's fate is unclear.

a view of spacecraft attached to a spacex rocket, including odin asteroid probe, athena moon lander and more — Hope is all but lost for private asteroid probe in deep space — 'the chance of talking with Odin is minimal' AstroForge says there's no real hope of reestablishing contact with its Odin probe, the first private spacecraft ever to fly beyond the moon.

An illustration of the Voyager 2 spacecraft exploring space beyond the solar system — NASA switches off Voyager instruments to extend life of the two interstellar spacecraft. 'Every day could be our last.' NASA engineers are turning off two instruments on Voyager 1 and Voyager 2 to ensure these twin spacecraft can continue exploring interstellar space.

sequence of total lunar eclipse showing the moon get progressively more red and the turning back to it's usual gray/white. — Total lunar eclipse is just one week away: When and where to see the Blood Moon Don't miss the total lunar eclipse overnight on March 13 and March 14, 2025.

An illustration of the 148780 Altjira system of two or maybe three asteroids. (Inset) the Hubble Space Telescope — Hubble Telescope discovers a new '3-body problem' puzzle among Kuiper Belt asteroids (video) It's a new type of three-body problem for astronomers, who used the Hubble Space Telescope to determine that twin asteroids in the Kuiper Belt could be triplets.

Tech

Varda Space Industries' W-2 reentry capsule is seen shortly after its safe landing at Australia's Koonibba Test Range on Feb. 28, 2025.

Varda space capsule returns to Earth in 1st commercial landing in Australian Outback (photos)

By Andrew Jones published 5 March 25

Varda Space has successfully landed a reentry capsule in Australia, delivering critical data that could advance in-space manufacturing and hypersonic technologies.

a collage of different images showing futuristic technologies ranging from one-legged jumping robots to balloons on an alien planet

Leaping robots, fusion satellites and more! New NASA-funded studies could someday 'change the possible'

By Andrew Jones published 23 February 25

NASA has awarded funds to 15 trailblazing concepts for space technology that could help us explore and inhabit the solar system.

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Intuitive Machines' private Athena probe lands near lunar south pole — but it may have tipped over
4
Private Blue Ghost lander spotted on the moon by NASA lunar orbiter (photo)
5
7 fascinating facts about lunar eclipses

Spaceflight

a silver winged starship ship is moved to launch pad with SpaceX building in foreground

Watch SpaceX launch its Starship Flight 8 megarocket test flight today

By Mike Wall last updated 6 March 25

SpaceX plans to launch the eighth test flight of its huge Starship rocket on Thursday (March 6), and you can watch the dramatic action live.

Private Spaceflight

looking down the body of a spacecraft on the right to see a cratered, shadowy surface of the moon.

Watch Intuitive Machines land private Athena probe at the lunar south pole

By Josh Dinner published 6 March 25

Intuitive Machines' Athena lander is scheduled to touch down near the moon's south pole today (March 6). Here's how to watch it live.

Private Spaceflight

Science & Astronomy

An artist’s concept of seismic waves detected by NASA’s InSight mission from Marsquakes traveling through the Red Planet’s core

Mars may have a solid inner core just like Earth

By Samantha Mathewson published 6 March 25

New research based on an iron and sulphur mixture mirroring the Red Planet’s inner core suggests that Mars’ deep interior could be solid, like Earth.

Lunar Outpost's MAPP rover is set to touch down aboard Intuitive Machines' Athena moon lander on March 6, 2025.

1st American robotic lunar rover set to land on the moon today

By Andrew Jones published 6 March 25

Colorado-based company Lunar Outpost's MAPP rover is poised to land today (March 6) near the lunar south pole aboard the private Athena moon lander.

Meet the team

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Robert Lea is a contributing writer for Space.com

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Search For Life

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DNA-busting radiation from star-killing supernova could have influenced evolution on Earth

By Stefanie Waldek published 6 March 25

A distant star-killing supernova could have bombarded Earth with radiation strong enough to shift the course of evolution.

Search for Life

a brown and green orb floating in space in front of thousands of stars

What's that smell? Astronomers discover a stinky new clue in the search for alien life

By Paul Sutter published 21 February 25

Astronomers have discovered that sulfur may be a key to helping us narrow down our search for life on other planets.

Search for Life

a blue-and-white planet on a black background

Boost for alien hunters? Earth life may not be so improbable, study suggests

By Keith Cooper published 21 February 25

The idea that life on Earth arose through a series of improbable "hard" evolutionary steps may be misjudged, according to a new paper that says our Earth had a big say in matters.

Search for Life

Skywatching

7 fascinating facts about lunar eclipses

By Joe Rao published 6 March 25

From fiery 'blood moons' to ancient legends, discover the surprising science and history behind lunar eclipses.

A tree in the center of the image with a starry sky and Earth in the foreground.

Space pictures! See our space image of the day

By Space.com Staff last updated 6 March 25

Space.com's image of the day rounds up the most awe-inspiring space photos right here, with a new image everyday.

Astrophotography

Northern lights forecasts, alerts, and geomagnetic storm warnings

By Daisy Dobrijevic last updated 6 March 25

The latest aurora forecast for tonight help you make sure you're in the right place at the right time to see the northern lights.

Aurora Borealis

Entertainment

an astronaut on a spaceship holding a slice of pizza

Sci-fi shooter 'Jump Ship' is nearly here, and it's a chaotic mix of 'Left 4 Dead', 'Sea of Thieves', 'FTL' and Hawaiian pizza (video)

By Jeff Spry published 5 March 25

Check out the new trailer for "Jump Ship", the wild co-op sci-fi shooter coming this summer, with a closed beta available right now.

A rock band on stage. One person is standing on top of a brown box and there are guitarists and a violinist nearby.

'We should be living on Mars by now!' Red Planet and Voyager 1's Pale Blue Dot steal the spotlight in NYC rock show

By Steve Spaleta published 5 March 25

Rockers Andy Frasco and the U.N. blast off at Irving Plaza.

The Artemis 2 moon astronauts pose in the well deck of the USS San Diego during recovery exercises on Feb. 25, 2024. From left: Canadian Space Agency mission specialist Jeremy Hansen, NASA mission specialist Christina Koch, NASA pilot Victor Glover and NASA commander Reid Wiseman.

Going to SXSW 2025? Here are the festival's best space-themed panels

By Julian Dossett published 3 March 25

Meet the Artemis 2 moon mission astronauts and learn about private lunar landers, space telescopes and the "dark universe" at SXSW 2025.

References

What is the moon phase today? Lunar phases 2025

By Tariq Malik, Daisy Dobrijevic last updated 6 March 25

Reference See what moon phase it is tonight and find out when you can see the rest of the moon phases for 2025.

Graphic illustration with 'space calendar' in large blue neon letters and 2025 below it in smaller white letters. Below the title are four neon images depicting a meteor or comet, a telescope, a rocket launch and an astronaut's helmet. There is a starry background to the entire image.

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

By Space.com last updated 5 March 25

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

a blood-red moon on a black background

March full moon 2025: The Worm Moon wriggles into a total lunar eclipse

By Jesse Emspak last updated 2 March 25

Reference The full moon of March 2024, the Worm Moon, will experience a penumbral lunar eclipse as it passes through the outer part of Earth's shadow.

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