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a grey, cratered landscape curved along the sphere of the moon.

Blue Ghost moon lander lowers its orbit to fly closer to the lunar surface (video)

By Josh Dinner published

Firefly Aerospace's Blue Ghost lander lowered its orbit around the moon Tuesday (Feb. 18), sending back gorgeous footage from just over the lunar surface.

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The top of a rocket lifts off amidst a bright orange hue.

SpaceX Starlink mission lands rocket off coast of The Bahamas for 1st time (video)

By Mike Wall last updated

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched 23 Starlink satellites today (Feb. 18) and then landed the Atlantic Ocean near The Bahamas — a first for the company.

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A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launches 21 Starlink internet satellites to orbit from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida on Feb. 15, 2025.

SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launches 21 Starlink satellites on record-setting 26th flight (video, photos)

By Mike Wall published

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched for the 26th time this morning (Feb. 15), setting a new reuse record for the company.

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Firefly Aerospace's Blue Ghost lunar lander captured this photo of the moon shortly after arriving in lunar orbit on Feb. 13, 2025.

Welcome to the moon! Firefly's Blue Ghost lander reaches lunar orbit (video, photos)

By Mike Wall published

Firefly Aerospace's Blue Ghost moon lander reached lunar orbit on Thursday (Feb. 13) and snapped some photos to commemorate the milestone.

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fiery smoke rises from below as a tall chrome cylinder stands next to a tower

SpaceX test-fires Starship megarocket and Super Heavy booster ahead of next launch (video, photos)

By Josh Dinner published

SpaceX fired up its next Starship and booster for an engine test before the rocket's upcoming launch to space.

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An artist's impression of astronauts working on the surface of the moon.

Moon or Mars? Why not both, acting NASA head Janet Petro says

By Mike Wall published

NASA still views the moon as a stepping stone to Mars, even though Elon Musk has dismissed Earth's nearest neighbor as "a distraction."

The moon
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Win a chance to see a SpaceX rocket launch thanks to Bethesda, creators of 'Starfield'

By Fran Ruiz published

Xbox and Bethesda have teamed up with Lonestar to send one 'Starfield' fan to Florida to witness the launch of a historic space mission to the Moon.

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A white conical vessel with round window near the top stands surrounded by white scaffolding under a dark blue evning sky. Above, a giant, jelly-fish like plume trails a rocket launching through the sky.

SpaceX rocket launch spawns dazzling 'space jellyfish' in evening sky (photos)

By Tariq Malik published

If you saw something strange in the evening sky over California on Feb. 10, we can explain.

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An artist’s concept of the Pandora mission, seen here without the thermal blanketing that will protect the spacecraft, observing a star and its transiting exoplanet.

NASA picks SpaceX to launch Pandora exoplanet mission

By Mike Wall published

NASA's Pandora exoplanet-studying probe will launch atop a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket no earlier than this fall.

Exoplanets
A black and white SpaceX rocket launches with yellow flowers in the foreground.

SpaceX rocket launches 21 Starlink satellites into orbit, then lands at sea (video)

By Tariq Malik published

The Falcon 9 rocket lifted off at 1:53 p.m. EST (1853 GMT), less than 24 hours after another Starlink flight from California.

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