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SpaceX Starship Flight 8 launch: Live updates
By Tariq Malik, Josh Dinner last updated
Read the latest news about SpaceX's Starship megarocket test flights, launches, photos and more.

Rocket launch today: Is there a rocket launch and what time?
By Tariq Malik, Josh Dinner 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.

DNA-busting radiation from star-killing supernova could have influenced evolution on Earth
By Stefanie Waldek published
A distant star-killing supernova could have bombarded Earth with radiation strong enough to shift the course of evolution.

Space pictures! See our space image of the day
By Space.com Staff last updated
Space.com's image of the day rounds up the most awe-inspiring space photos right here, with a new image everyday.

Mars may have a solid inner core just like Earth
By Samantha Mathewson published
New research based on an iron and sulphur mixture mirroring the Red Planet’s inner core suggests that Mars’ deep interior could be solid, like Earth.

What time is SpaceX's Starship Flight 8 launch today?
By Tariq Malik last updated
SpaceX is poised to launch Flight 8 of its Starship megarocket on Thursday (March 6). Here's how to watch the action live.

Watch SpaceX launch its Starship Flight 8 megarocket test flight today
By Mike Wall last updated
SpaceX plans to launch the eighth test flight of its huge Starship rocket on Thursday (March 6), and you can watch the dramatic action live.

On this day in space! March 6, 1986: Vega 1 flies by Halley's Comet
By Hanneke Weitering last updated
On March 6, 1986, the Soviet Union's Vega 1 spacecraft flew by Halley's Comet.

NASA switches off Voyager instruments to extend life of the two interstellar spacecraft 'Every day could be our last.'
By Robert Lea published
NASA engineers are turning off two instruments on Voyager 1 and Voyager 2 to ensure these twin spacecraft can continue exploring interstellar space.
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