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Starlink satellites: Facts, tracking and impact on astronomy
By Tereza Pultarova last updated
Reference Starlink satellites have been developed by SpaceX to provide internet to remote locations. Here we explore the controversial megaconstellation in more detail.

SpaceX launches 29 Starlink satellites from Florida just hours after Blue Origin rocket explosion (video)
By Robert Z. Pearlman last updated
SpaceX launched 29 Starlink satellites from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station on Friday (May 29), about 12 hours after Blue Origin's New Glenn rocket exploded on a different pad at the site.

What's next for SpaceX's Starship V3 megarocket after its historic debut flight?
By Mike Wall published
SpaceX's "V3" Starship megarocket did pretty well on its debut flight last week. What's next for the powerful next-gen vehicle?

FAA grounds SpaceX's Starship V3 megarocket after Flight 12 'mishap'
By Mike Wall published
The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration has declared the debut flight of SpaceX's Starship V3 vehicle a mishap and is requiring an investigation before the megarocket can fly again.

NASA will reveal the Artemis 3 astronauts on June 9
By Mike Wall published
On June 9, NASA will reveal the astronauts who will fly on the Artemis 3 docking mission in Earth orbit next year.

Artemis moon base will cover 'hundreds of square miles' with hopping drones and new lunar rovers, NASA says
By Mike Wall published
NASA envisions its moon base covering hundreds of square miles, and hopping scout drones may mark the facility's perimeter. The agency just awarded $1 billion in contracts to get the ball rolling.

SpaceX Starship Flight 12: Don't miss these stunning photos from the launch of the most powerful Starship yet
By Elizabeth Howell published
Starship V3 led to some stunning launch photography after it lifted off from Starbase on SpaceX's 12th flight of the rocket that aims to land astronauts on the moon.

SpaceX just launched Starship V3 — its most powerful megarocket yet — into space for the 1st time in spectacular Flight 12 test (video)
By Josh Dinner published
SpaceX's Starship V3, the most powerful rocket ever built, just roared off its launch pad in a spectacular show of power and technology.

SpaceX Starship Flight 12 launch updates: Starship V3 Ship makes fiery splashdown in Indian Ocean as planned
By Josh Dinner, Tariq Malik, Mike Wall last updated
SpaceX is now targeting a Friday, May 22, launch for its newest Starship design, the Starship V3 megarocket.
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