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SpaceX fires up Super Heavy booster ahead of Starship's 10th test flight (video)
By Mike Wall published
SpaceX conducted a static-fire test with one of its Super Heavy boosters today (June 6), part of the prep work for the next test flight of the Starship megarocket.

This Week In Space podcast: Episode 163 — The Trials of Starship
By Space.com Staff published
On Episode 164 of This Week In Space, Rod Pyle and Tariq Malik discuss these concerning times for NASA with Casey Dreier, the Chief of Space Policy for The Planetary Society.

It's been nearly a century since Chicago saw a powerful dust storm like this (photos)
By Meredith Garofalo published
A historic dust storm hit Chicago last month, and a weather satellite gave us a bird's-eye view of the dramatic event.

On this day in space! June 7, 1965: NASA's Gemini 4 mission returns to Earth
By Hanneke Weitering last updated
On June 7, 1965, after a four-day mission and 62 orbits, NASA's Gemini 4 mission returned to Earth with an Atlantic Ocean splashdown.

June's full 'Strawberry Moon' illuminates the night sky next week: Here's how to see it
By Anthony Wood published
Don't miss the 2025 full "Strawberry Moon" when it rises above the southeastern horizon on June 10.

'Flying Banana' traveling 125 mph fires laser into sky and catches aurora hunters off guard (video)
By Daisy Dobrijevic published
"The first time I spotted it, I thought at first it may have been a rare form of blue aurora but then realised it was moving too quickly."

SpaceX launches Sirius XM radio satellite to orbit, lands rocket on ship at sea (video, photos)
By Mike Wall published
SpaceX launched the SXM-10 satellite for SiriusXM early Saturday morning (June 7), adding another spacecraft to the company's broadcasting constellation.

Saving Gateway, SLS and Orion? Sen. Ted Cruz proposes $10 billion more for NASA's moon and Mars efforts
By Leonard David published
Sen. Ted Cruz's newly unveiled legislative directives for Senate Republicans’ budget reconciliation bill would dedicate almost $10 billion to win the new space race with China.
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