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Watch Archimedes burn! Rocket Lab fires up engine for its powerful next-gen Neutron launcher (video)

By Josh Dinner Published 15 July 26

Rocket Lab recently performed a full-duration static fire test with the engine that will power the second stage of its powerful new Neutron launch vehicle.

Meteorite that crashed through New Jersey house could hold the clues to life's origins

By Chelsea Gohd Published 15 July 26

"Thanks to the homeowner’s quick reaction, these are the most pristine CM1/2 meteorites we know of."

Raspberry sugar spotted in interstellar space, a sweet discovery that could reveal clues about life's origins

By Chelsea Gohd Published 15 July 26

"Our work shows that sugars can form naturally in space."

On this day in space! July 15, 1975: Astronauts and cosmonauts launch on 1st joint U.S.-Soviet space mission

By Hanneke Weitering Last updated 15 July 26

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

Glaciers spotted flowing across the Himalayas from space | Space photo of the day for July 15, 2026

By Chelsea Gohd Published 15 July 26

Glacial ice carves its way downhill.

'Found you!' Astronomers spot faintest exoplanet ever seen from Earth after a decade of hide-and-seek

By Robert Lea Published 15 July 26

It has taken over ten years, but astronomers have finally won a prolonged game of cosmic hide-and-seek with a planet hiding around the star Beta Pictoris.

Every SpaceX Starlink satellite has to dodge a collision almost weekly, and experts fear the worst

By Tereza Pultarova Published 15 July 26

SpaceX's Starlink satellites made over 355,000 collision avoidance maneuvers over the past year with each satellite now dodging other objects almost weekly.

SpaceX Starship Flight 13 launch updates: Starship undergoing preparations to launch tomorrow

By Josh Dinner Last updated 15 July 26

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

What time is SpaceX's Starship Flight 13 launch on July 16? (Full mission timeline)

By Tariq Malik Published 15 July 26

SpaceX will launch its next Starship, carrying the first V3 Starlink satellites, on the Flight 13 test mission on Thursday, July 16. Here's what time it flies.

SpaceX launches flight-proven rocket for 600th time, sending Starlink satellites to orbit (video)

By Robert Z. Pearlman Published 14 July 26

SpaceX launched Starlink satellites on a pair of Falcon 9 rockets eight hours apart from opposite coasts on July 13-14, 2026. The second launch was the 600th use of a flight-proven booster.