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SpaceX launch from California marks 2nd Starlink mission in 24 hours
By Robert Z. Pearlman published
After an early morning launch from Florida, SpaceX sent another 24 Starlink satellites into orbit on a Falcon 9 launch from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California early on Sunday, July 27, 2025.

SpaceX Crew-11 astronauts arrive in Florida ahead of launch to space station
By Robert Z. Pearlman published
The NASA, JAXA and Roscosmos crew members set to launch next to the International Space Station arrived at Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Saturday, July 26, 2025.

This Week In Space podcast: Episode 170 — Atomic Space Batteries!
By Space.com Staff published
On Episode 170 of This Week In Space, Rod Pyle and Tariq Malik are joined by Dr. Robert O'Brien to discuss powering spacecraft by radioisotope thermoelectric generators (RTGs).

SpaceX launches 28 Starlink satellites from Florida on Saturday doubleheader (video)
By Robert Z. Pearlman published
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying 28 Starlink internet broadband satellites launched from the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida on Saturday, July 26, 2025.

'It starts with a bang this season and we don't give you room to breathe': 'Foundation' Season 3's stars on completing the far-future sci-fi saga (exclusive)
By Jeff Spry published
'Foundation' Season 3 stars Jared Harris & Lou Llobell discuss the upcoming season of Apple TV+'s adaptation of Isaac Asimov's science fiction epic.

On this day in space! July 26, 2005: Space shuttle Discovery returns to flight
By Hanneke Weitering last updated
On July 26, 2005, the space shuttle Discovery launched on the first return-to-flight mission following the Columbia disaster that killed seven crewmembers a little over two years earlier.

Scientists look to black holes to know exactly where we are in the Universe. But phones and wifi are blocking the view
By Lucia McCallum published
Scientists working to study black holes use specific radio frequencies to track black holes, the same frequencies often used by phones and wifi.

See a razor-thin moon shine close to Regulus in the evening sky tonight
By Anthony Wood published
The bright star Regulus will appear close to the waxing crescent moon at sunset on July 26
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