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SpaceX launches 28 Starlink satellites to orbit from Florida
By Mike Wall published
SpaceX sent 28 Starlink satellites to orbit from Florida's Space Coast this morning (May 10), its second launch in a little over six hours.

SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launches Starlink satellites from California, lands on ship at sea
By Josh Dinner published
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket lifted off from Vandenberg Space Force Base tonight (May 9), carrying 26 Starlink satellites for the company's growing constellation.

Rocket launch today: Is there a rocket launch and what time?
By Josh Dinner, Tariq Malik last updated
Follow Space.com's rocket launch blog for the latest on when the next rocket launch will be and how to follow it live.

US military taps Rocket Lab’s new Neutron launcher for ‘point to point’ cargo test flight in 2026
By Josh Dinner published
Rocket Lab has signed a contract to launch its new Neutron rocket on a test flight that will advance the U.S. Air Force's point-to-point cargo transportation concept.

Failed Soviet Venus probe Kosmos 482 is expected to fall to Earth tonight, but when and where? Here's what we know
By Brett Tingley published
The Soviet Venus probe Kosmos 482 is expected to fall to Earth on May 10, but exactly when and where remains unknown.

A failed Soviet Venus probe is falling to Earth, and an astronomer will attempt to catch it on camera on May 9
By Samantha Mathewson published
The Virtual Telescope Project aims to observe the anticipated reentry of the former Soviet Union's Cosmos 482 spacecraft as it plunges toward Earth during a live webcast on May 9.

What the Soviet Venus Probe's fiery fall to Earth might look like: These past space junk crashes offer clues
By Josh Dinner published
Recent sighting of spacecraft and debris burning through the atmosphere during their plummet back to Earth offer some clues as to what the reentry of a failed Soviet Venus lander might look like.

Old Soviet Kosmos 482 Venus lander's fall to Earth will be no ordinary space junk crash. Here's why
By Mike Wall published
The Soviet Union's failed Kosmos 482 Venus probe will fall back to Earth from orbit soon, and it may well make it to the ground in one piece.

SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launches 28 Starlink satellites to orbit from Florida (video, photos)
By Josh Dinner published
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket lifted off from Florida's Space Coast on Tuesday night (May 6), carrying 28 Starlink broadband satellites into low Earth orbit.

'Right now, we are in what has to be a Golden Age of asteroid exploration.' Scientists celebrate NASA's latest space rock flyby
By Leonard David published
Asteroid experts are pondering the scientific output from the NASA Lucy spacecraft after it shot by its celestial destination, the main belt asteroid named Donaldjohanson.
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