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SpaceX launches 10,000th active Starlink satellite into low Earth orbit
SpaceX launched two Falcon 9 rockets on March 17, each carrying Starlink satellites into low Earth orbit. The company now has more than 10,000 active satellites in its constellation.
Rare daytime fireball spotted from orbit as residents report powerful sonic boom
No major meteor showers are active at this time.
Satellite watches wall of dust roll through Texas | Space photo of the day for March 17, 2026
The dust storm created travel complications and other issues for Texans.
NASA will roll Artemis 2 moon rocket back to the launch pad on March 20
NASA has pushed the rollout of its next moon rocket to March 20, but is still targeting April 1 for the launch of its first crewed mission to the moon in more than half a century.
'Star Wars: Maul – Shadow Lord' cuts into Disney+ with a brutal 2nd trailer full of Inquisitors (video)
"At last we will have revenge."
Aurora alert! Powerful geomagnetic storm could spark northern lights as far south as Illinois on March 19
Aurora chasers, keep your eyes on the skies later this week as an incoming coronal mass ejection could spark favorable conditions for widespread northern lights displays.
16 time-travel methods from sci-fi to help you traverse the space-time continuum
From phone boxes and flux capacitors to black holes and hot tubs, sci-fi has created plenty of ways to explore the fourth dimension.
On this day in space: March 17, 1958: US launches its second satellite, Vanguard 1
On St. Patrick's Day in 1958, the U.S. Navy launched Vanguard 1, the first solar-powered satellite and the oldest artificial satellite currently orbiting Earth.
