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By Tariq Malik Last updated
SpaceX will attempt to launch its Starship megarocket to orbit for the first time on Sept. 28. Here's what time Starship Flight 14 will launch.

By Tereza Pultarova Published
The UN's International Court of Justice could help stop the uncontrolled proliferation of satellites in Earth's orbit, which threatens to erase stars from the sky, astronomers hope.

By Mike Wall Last updated
SpaceX's Starship megarocket will attempt to go orbital for the first time ever on Monday morning (Sept. 28), and you can watch the historic action live.

By Hanneke Weitering Published
On Sept. 27, 1997, NASA's Mars Pathfinder mission beamed its very last data transmission back to Earth. Here's why it mattered.

By Keith Cooper Published
The findings also suggest that the material that gave birth to Bennu was representative of the average elemental content of the planet-forming disk that also formed Earth and the planets.

By Keith Cooper Published
The icy moons of the outer solar system could have experienced many impacts and been broken apart, but whether they keep an ocean depends on their size.

By Mike Wall Published
SpaceX launched its third national security flight of the month today (Sept. 26), sending up the USSF-385 mission for the U.S. Space Force.

By Hanneke Weitering Published
On Sept. 26, 1983, a Russian Soyuz rocket exploded on the launchpad, triggering the first ever launch abort escape for a human crew. Here's why it mattered.
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