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A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launches 19 Starlink satellites toward orbit from California's Vandenberg Space Force Base on July 31, 2025.

SpaceX launches 19 Starlink satellites from California, lands rocket on ship at sea

By Mike Wall published

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched 19 Starlink satellites from California's central coast today (July 31), then came back to Earth for a landing on a ship at sea.

Launches & Spacecraft

Satellites reveal a hidden lake burst through Greenland Ice Sheet in 2014, causing major flooding and a deep crater

By Samantha Mathewson published

The event released 23.8 billion gallons (90 million cubic meters) of meltwater over the course of 10 days.

Earth
Blue Origin's New Shepard vehicle launches on the NS-25 crewed suborbital mission, on May 19, 2024

Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin will launch next space tourism mission on Aug. 3

By Mike Wall published

Blue Origin is targeting Sunday (Aug. 3) for the launch of its next suborbital tourism mission, which will send crypto billionaire Justin Sun and five other people to the final frontier.

Private Spaceflight
dark clouds in the sky above a white rocket upright on a launch pad

SpaceX, NASA scrub Crew-11 astronaut launch due to weather (video)

By Brett Tingley published

SpaceX scrubbed the launch of its Crew-11 astronaut mission for NASA just a minute before liftoff today (July 31) after clouds intruded.

Human Spaceflight
four people in white spacesuits smile and give a thumbs-up in front of a cone-shaped white spacecraft in a hangar surrounded by scaffolding

SpaceX Crew-11 mission to the ISS: Live updates

By Mike Wall, Josh Dinner last updated

Read the latest news about SpaceX's Crew-11 mission to the International Space Station.

Human 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
an astronaut in a space suit driving a car-like vehicle with no roof

On this day in space! July 31, 1971: Apollo astronauts drive on the moon

By Hanneke Weitering last updated

Two astronauts from the Apollo 15 mission drove around on a lunar rover for three days.

Apollo

Sculptor galaxy image provides brilliant details that will help astronomers study how stars form

By Rebecca McClain, Adam Leroy published

The Sculptor galaxy is a treasure trove of information that astronomers around the world cannot wait to pick apart.

Astronomy
Swirling clouds are seen in the dense atmosphere of the planet Venus, which hangs against a black background in an image from NASA's Mariner 10 spacecraft.

Venus reaches its highest point in the eastern pre-dawn sky on Aug. 1: Here's how to see it

By Anthony Wood published

Venus reaches its highest altitude above the eastern horizon in 2025 on Aug. 1.

Stargazing
Artwork for Borderlands 4 showing a clawed hand holding a bandit mask, with the title on screen to the right of the hand.

Borderlands 4: Release date, trailers & everything we know about Gearbox's upcoming co-op shooter

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
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