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SpaceX Starship Flight 13 launch updates: SpaceX sets target date for next Starship rocket launch

By Josh Dinner Published 13 July 26

SpaceX is progressing toward Starship's next big test launch.

Russia's launching a NASA astronaut and 2 cosmonauts to the International Space Station on July 14: Watch it live

By Mike Wall Published 13 July 26

NASA astronaut Anil Menon and two cosmonauts will launch toward the International Space Station atop a Russian rocket on Tuesday (July 14), and you can watch it live.

These mysterious exoplanets may have clouds of vaporized rock and grounds of scorching magma oceans

By Keith Cooper Published 13 July 26

Sub-Neptune exoplanets could have atmospheres so dense and crushing that rock is vaporized to form clouds that trap heat at the surface of the planet.

NASA begins stacking rocket ahead of 2027 Artemis III astronaut launch (photos)

By Josh Dinner Published 13 July 26

NASA has begun assembling segments of the SLS solid rocket boosters that will help launch astronauts on Artemis III as early as next year.

SpaceX targets July 16 for Starship Flight 13, reveals what went wrong on previous launch

By Josh Dinner Published 13 July 26

Expect to see some big steps forward if this launch is successful.

"The Ninth Jedi" is a bold new Star Wars anime project hitting Disney+ next month, and it looks sick!

By Jeff Spry Published 13 July 26

This limited series expands on 2021's 'Star Wars: Visions'' episode, 'The Ninth Jedi,' from director Kenji Kamiyama.

On this day in space! July 13, 1969: Soviet Union launches Luna 15 mission to the moon

By Hanneke Weitering Last updated 13 July 26

On July 12, 1989, the European Space Agency launched an experimental communications satellite named Olympus-1.

Extremely Large Telescope reaches a major milestone | Space photo of the day for July 13, 2026

By Chelsea Gohd Published 13 July 26

The Extremely Large Telescope is looking quite large in this exciting moment.

Getting Vikram-1 to orbit: Inside Skyroot Aerospace's coming bid to make spaceflight history

By Sharmila Kuthunur Published 13 July 26

Backed by a $1.1 billion valuation, Skyroot Aerospace is betting that its Vikram-1 rocket can help transform India's commercial launch industry. And Vikram-1 is set to fly soon.

Space junk debris cloud discovered in high-traffic orbit 'is a potential minefield' for the costliest satellites

By Tereza Pultarova Published 13 July 26

"The debris in geosynchronous orbit is a potential minefield."