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JWST finds spiral galaxy about 5 times more massive than Milky Way — scientists call it 'Big Wheel'

By Larissa G. Capella published

It existed just 2 billion years after the Big Bang.

James Webb Space Telescope
The four astronauts of SpaceX's private Fram2 mission over Earth's poles. From left: Chun Wang, Eric Phillips, Rabea Rogge and Jannicke Mikkelsen.

Watch SpaceX's history-making Fram2 astronaut mission return to Earth today

By Mike Wall published

SpaceX's Fram2, the first crewed mission ever to orbit Earth over its poles, will splash down today (April 4), and you can watch the action live.

Private Spaceflight
a black and white rocket lifts off from its launch pad into a partially cloudy blue sky

SpaceX launches 27 Starlink satellites to orbit from California

By Mike Wall published

SpaceX sent 27 of its Starlink internet satellites toward low Earth orbit from California this evening (April 3).

Launches & Spacecraft
a stack of flat hexagonal satellites on the end of a cylindrical spacecraft above earth

SpinLaunch wants to send 250 broadband 'microsatellites' to orbit with a single launch

By Brett Tingley published

SpinLaunch has unveiled its plans for a new broadband satellite constellation known as Meridian Space.

Launches & Spacecraft
four hands belonging to four astronauts hold up a mission patch depicting the moon and Earth

NASA's Artemis 2 astronauts reveal moon mission patch to honor 'AII'

By Robert Z. Pearlman published

The next astronauts to fly to the moon now have a mission patch to represent their journey. NASA debuted the official Artemis 2 insignia, its first emblem for a moon-bound crew in more than 50 years.

Artemis
SpaceX conducts a static fire test with the Starship Flight 9 Super Heavy booster on April 3, 2025.

SpaceX fires up used Super Heavy booster ahead of 9th Starship test flight (photos, videos)

By Mike Wall published

SpaceX is gearing up for the ninth test flight of its Starship megarocket, which will be the first to reuse the vehicle's Super Heavy first stage.

Launches & Spacecraft
Artist's illustration of True Anomaly's autonomous Jackal satellites in space.

True Anomaly to launch 1st deep-space security missions with autonomous Jackal satellites in 2026

By Mike Wall published

Colorado-based startup True Anomaly plans to begin launching its autonomous Jackal satellites to geosynchronous orbit and Earth-moon space in 2026.

Satellites
a space view of a landmass on earth neighboring a blue sea

SpaceX Fram2 astronauts see their Florida launch site from space as historic pole-orbiting mission nears its end (video)

By Josh Dinner published

SpaceX's Fram2 astronauts are sharing incredible views from the first human spaceflight to orbit Earth's poles, as their mission nears a conclusion.

Private Spaceflight

Extreme magnetic fields near our galaxy's black hole are preventing stars from being born, JWST discovers

By Sharmila Kuthunur published

New James Webb Space Telescope images of the stellar nursery Sgr C, near the galactic center, reveal why it contains fewer stars than expected.

James Webb Space Telescope
A Russian Angara 1.2 rocket launches the Kosmos 2560 classified satellite, thought to be called EMKA-3, into orbit from the Plesetsk Cosmodrome in northern Russia on Oct. 15, 2022.

Secretive Russian military satellites release mystery object into orbit

By Andrew Jones published

A trio of secretive Russian satellites launched earlier this year has released a mysterious object into orbit, sparking interest among space trackers and analysts.

Satellites
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