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SpaceX launches 20 Starlink satellites from California
By Mike Wall last updated
SpaceX launched 20 more of its Starlink internet satellites from California's Vandenberg Space Force Base on Thursday (Nov. 14).
All astronauts still in good health on ISS, NASA flight surgeon says amid new tabloid rumors
By Monisha Ravisetti published
Both Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore are in good health on the ISS, NASA confirms, despite tabloid rumors suggesting otherwise.
Former Virgin Galactic CEO George Whitesides wins seat in US Congress
By Mike Wall published
Former Virgin Galactic CEO and NASA Chief of Staff George Whitesides won his race to represent California's 27th district in the U.S. Congress.
UFO whistleblowers tell Congress 'we are not alone in the cosmos' (video)
By Brett Tingley published
The latest congressional UFO hearing featured testimony from former military personnel who told representatives that excessive government secrecy hides the fact that we are not alone in the cosmos.
SpaceX rolls Starship Flight 6 spacecraft to pad ahead of Nov. 18 launch — and it's wearing a banana (photos)
By Mike Wall published
SpaceX just rolled the upper stage of its sixth Starship megarocket out to the pad to gear up for its test flight, which is scheduled for Nov. 18.
NASA dealing with aging ISS and spacewalk hardware: 'None of our spacesuits are spring chickens'
By Elizabeth Howell published
Crew-8 commander Matthew Dominick says NASA is carefully making decisions for astronaut safety while the ISS deals with a leak, and spacesuit issues, related to aging hardware.
On this day in space! Nov. 13, 1971: Mariner 9 becomes the 1st spacecraft to orbit Mars
By Hanneke Weitering last updated
On Nov. 13, 1971, Mariner 9 became the first spacecraft to orbit Mars. At the time, scientists didn't know much about the Red Planet.
US Congress will hold another UFO hearing today. Here's how to watch
By Brett Tingley last updated
Congress will hold its second hearing in two years aimed at gathering testimony about alleged UFO retrieval programs and the U.S. government's attempt to hide them.
Trump appoints SpaceX's Elon Musk to help head regulation-slashing 'Department of Government Efficiency'
By Mike Wall published
President-elect Donald Trump has tapped Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy to lead the new Department of Government Efficiency, which aims to 'dismantle government bureaucracy.'
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