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A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launches 26 Starlink satellites from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California on May 12, 2025. It was the record-breaking 28th flight for this Falcon 9's first stage.

SpaceX launches 26 Starlink satellites to orbit from California

By Mike Wall published

SpaceX launched 26 more of its Starlink internet satellites to orbit from California Monday night (May 12), on the first leg of a spaceflight doubleheader.

Launches & Spacecraft
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launches 28 Starlink satellites from NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida on May 13, 2025. It was the record-breaking 28th flight for this Falcon 9's first stage.

SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launches 28 Starlink satellites to orbit on record-breaking 28th flight

By Mike Wall published

SpaceX continues to push the boundaries of rocket reuse, launching a batch of Starlink satellites atop a Falcon 9 that was flying for a record 28th time.

Launches & Spacecraft
Illustration showing the highly elliptical orbit of Europe’s two Proba-3 satellites, which as an apogee (or top of orbit) of around 60,000 kilometers and perigee of 600 km. Coronagraph observation based on forming an artificial eclipse between the two satellites as well as active formation flying experiments taking place toward apogee, with passive formation flying taking place as the satellites circle closer to Earth.

Europe's Proba-3 satellites ace landmark formation-flying test (video)

By Andrew Jones published

Europe's Proba-3 satellites have demonstrated ultra-precise formation flying in orbit for the first time, a milestone with big implications for both science and future space missions.

Satellites
A purplish hazy structure in space with cloud-like features. A white circle in the center of the screen.

NASA turns the screams of a dying star into music

By Samantha Mathewson published

New data from space telescopes has been transformed into cosmic soundscapes, turning the mysterious activity around black holes into a symphony of the universe.

Astronomy
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
as seen from above, four circles composed of wires radiating out from central points on the ground surround a low square building in a field

Sensors designed to detect nuclear detonations can help track space debris falling to Earth

By Tereza Pultarova published

A network of Cold War-era infrasound sensors can help scientists reconstruct trajectories of falling space objects.

Technology
A weird alien with dreadlocks lifts a smaller human tribesman

'Battlefield Earth' is Hollywood's most infamous sci-fi flop, but 25 years on, director Roger Christian is still proud of his work with Travolta (exclusive)

By Jeff Spry published

Interview "It is pulp science fiction, and nobody got it. We never stood a chance".

Interview
Still from the video game Borderlands 4. Close up of a robot hand holding a battered and dirty white face/gasmask. The mask has a thick orange stripe that runs from the bottom of one cheek, up to the forehead, and then back down to the bottom of the other cheek. The eyes are reflecting a blazing blue light.

Borderlands 4: Release date, trailers & everything we know

By Fran Ruiz last updated

The Pandora saga might be over, but Borderlands is just evolving. Launching in 2025, this is everything we know about Borderlands 4.

Space Toys & Lego
Screenshot from Alien: Rogue Incursion

'Alien: Rogue Incursion' set to burst onto PS5 and PC this fall with non-VR 'Evolved Edition' (video)

By Fran Ruiz published

After a strong VR-native version last year, Alien: Rogue Incursion – Part One is invading PS5 and PC with a traditional flat-screen edition in 2025.

Space Games

'Marsquakes' reveal clues about a hidden body of water on Mars

By Victoria Corless published

A new study offers key insights into Mars' water cycle.

Mars
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