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SpaceX Starship Flight 11 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.

'More joyous and sillier than 'Rick and Morty': 'Solar Opposites' showrunners on creating their own legacy as final season lands (exclusive)
By Jeff Spry published
We talk to "Solar Opposites "executive producers Mike McMahan and Josh Bycel about the show's wild final season.

Is low Earth orbit getting too crowded? New study rings an alarm bell
By Tereza Pultarova published
Hundreds of satellites may soon be flying in orbital regions that are already too packed to allow safe and long-term operations, a new study suggests.

The Taurid meteor shower 2025 has begun and could spawn dramatic fireballs in the coming weeks
By Anthony Wood published
The Taurid meteor streams have a reputation for generating impressive fireball meteors.

How do asteroids spin in space? The answer could help us prevent a catastrophic Earth impact
By Sharmila Kuthunur published
From how space rocks wobble to where to hit them, scientists are learning the fine art of asteroid deflection — and it could one day save Earth.

'Star Trek: Strange New Worlds' Season 4 clip sees the Enterprise stranded on a... well, a strange new world (video)
By Jeff Spry published
The Vezda might be vanquished, but there are more cosmic threats for Captain Pike and the Enterprise crew to confront in 2026.

A volcano or a meteorite? New evidence sheds light on puzzling discovery in Greenland's ice sheet
By James Baldini published
New research suggests that this mystery platinum signature underneath the Greenland ice sheet may have originated from a volcanic fissure eruption in Iceland, not space.

NASA will say goodbye to the International Space Station in 2030 − and welcome in the age of commercial space stations
By John M. Horack published
In 2030, the International Space Station will be deorbited: driven into a remote area of the Pacific Ocean.
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