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SpaceX will now try to launch critical Starship Flight 13 test on July 24 after delays. Here's what to expect.

By Mike Wall Last updated 23 July 26

SpaceX plans to launch Starship Flight 13 on Friday (July 24), a test mission that will send "V3" Starlink satellites to space for the first time ever. Here's how to watch it live.

Vulcan Centaur swapped out again: NASA goes with SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket for launch of space weather mission

By Josh Dinner Published 23 July 26

NASA's SunRISE mission has been assigned a new launch vehicle: It will now be delivered to orbit by a SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket rather than a United Launch Alliance Vulcan Centaur.

SpaceX Starship Flight 13 launch updates: SpaceX delays Starship launch to July 24

By Josh Dinner Last updated 23 July 26

Join us Friday, July 24, at 6:15 p.m. EDT (2215 GMT) for live coverage of Starship Flight 13.

'Star Trek: Strange New Worlds' Season 4: Release date & how to watch Paramount+’s sensational sci-fi series

By Jeff Spry Published 23 July 26

'We've seen a lot of strange new worlds, but we’ll never see something like this again'

Scientists may have finally solved the mystery of the sun's missing silver

By Rahul Rao Published 23 July 26

Scientists say the sun has a little more silver than we thought.

NASA's retired astronauts are hitting the road to get young people to vote: 'one small step for you, and one giant leap for our country.'

By Chelsea Gohd Published 23 July 26

"We have to do what we can to ensure that the country makes it through the challenges that we're dealing with here, and that is the message that we're going to be taking to colleges and universities."

On this day in space! July 23, 1999: Chandra X-Ray Observatory deployed by STS-93

By Hanneke Weitering Last updated 23 July 26

The Chandra X-Ray Observatory and its upper stage are seen in this photo taken by an astronaut on the space shuttle Columbia just after the space telescope was deployed in orbit on July 23, 1999.

Satellite spots a 'hummingbird' in Antarctica | Space photo of the day for July 23, 2026

By Chelsea Gohd Published 23 July 26

A hummingbird shape in satellite data from NISAR is actually a mountaintop spotted in Antarctica.

What time is SpaceX's Starship Flight 13 launch on July 24? (Full mission timeline)

By Tariq Malik Last updated 23 July 26

SpaceX will launch its next Starship, carrying the first V3 Starlink satellites, on the Flight 13 test mission Friday (July 24) after delays. Here's what time it flies.

How to watch SpaceX launch Starship Flight 13 on July 24

By Samantha Mathewson Last updated 23 July 26

SpaceX's 13th Starship test flight will carry out the first deployment of Starlink V3 satellites while testing booster recovery and upgraded flight systems in a key step toward operational missions.