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Watch Blue Origin launch its 1st New Glenn rocket early Monday in a free livestream

By Mike Wall last updated

Blue Origin plans to launch the debut mission of its powerful New Glenn rocket early Monday morning (Jan. 13), and you can watch the action live.

Launches & Spacecraft
Three people exit a spaceship onto a dusty dry planet

'Dune: Prophecy' showrunner and Harkonnen stars dissect a stellar first season (exclusive)

By Jeff Spry published

A recap of a "Dune: Prophecy" season finale press conference held in late December

Entertainment
The upper stage of SpaceX's Starship megarocket rolls out to the launch pad at the company's Starbase site on Jan. 9, 2025 ahead of a planned Jan. 13 test flight.

SpaceX Starship Flight 7 launch: Live updates

By Tariq Malik last updated

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

Launches & Spacecraft
A silver stainless-steel SpaceX Starship is assembled for launch on the pad for Flight 7.

What time is SpaceX's Starship Flight 7 launch test on Jan. 13?

By Tariq Malik published

SpaceX's seventh Starship test flight will launch on Monday, Jan. 13, at 5 p.m. EST (2200 GMT).

Launches & Spacecraft
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 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
This Week In Space podcast: Episode 143 — King Starship

This Week In Space podcast: Episode 143 — King Starship

By Space.com Staff published

On Episode 143 of This Week In Space, Rod and Tariq are joined by Leonard David to talk about what 2025 has in store for SpaceX's Starship plans.

Space Movies & Shows
Two Saturnian moons are seen side by side (not to scale) as imaged by a NASA spacecraft.

On this day in space! Jan. 11, 1787: William Herschel discovers 2 moons of Uranus

By Hanneke Weitering last updated

On Jan. 11, 1787, the English astronomer Sir William Herschel discovered two moons at Uranus!

Space Shuttle
Sky chart showing the planetary lineup visible after dark in January 2025. Jupiter is near Aldebaran, the star that makes up the eye of the bull in the constellation Taurus.

How to see a 'planet parade' of 4 bright planets in January's night sky (video)

By Tariq Malik published

Venus, Mars, Jupiter and Saturn shine in a January planet alignment, NASA says.

Stargazing
A silver stainless-steel SpaceX Starship is assembled for launch on the pad for Flight 7.

SpaceX assembles the world's largest rocket for Starship Flight 7 test launch (photos)

By Tariq Malik published

SpaceX just stacked its Starship megarocket to prepare for the vehicle's seventh test flight, which is scheduled for Jan. 13.

Launches & Spacecraft
A false-color satellite image by Planet Labs shows the Palisades Fire consumed coastal neighborhoods. Land covered in vegetation is seen in red.

Devastation of raging Los Angeles fires visible from space in satellite images

By Sharmila Kuthunur published

Satellite images show destruction caused by huge, fast-moving fires raging this week in Southern California.

Climate Change
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