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February finale: SpaceX wraps up month with three Starlink launches this week
By Robert Z. Pearlman published
Two Falcon 9 launches from Florida and one from California deployed 83 Starlink satellites into low Earth orbit, wrapping up February 2026 for the SpaceX network.

Apollo moon rocks may have finally solved an old lunar mystery
By Stefanie Waldek published
A new analysis of Apollo moon samples reveals insight into the history of the lunar magnetic field.

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.

Nostrovia! We finally got our 1st look at Apple TV's 'Star City,' the Soviet 'For All Mankind' spinoff
By Jeff Spry published
See how the space race evolved from the other side in this new sci-fi series coming in May

The US Air Force's latest X-plane looks like a missile — that shoots other missiles
By Julian Dossett published
The U.S. military is developing a new experimental aircraft known as the X-68A and looks a lot like a cruise missile that is also capable of launching its own missiles.

If Godzilla attacked, could we survive? We asked the experts
By Sergio Pereira published
Let's say Godzilla exists and walks among us like in Monarch: Legacy of Monsters. Could humans actually stop him, or even survive? We spoke to the experts to find out.

NASA's Artemis 3 astronauts won't land on the moon after all. 'This is just not the right pathway forward.'
By Josh Dinner published
NASA is changing its plans to return astronauts to the moon, and redrawing the architecture for how the Artemis missions will look moving forward.

The total lunar eclipse on March 3 will be the last until New Year's Eve 2028
By Jamie Carter published
After this 'blood moon,' our natural satellite will not fully disappear into Earth's shadow again for nearly three years — until a rare trifecta of total lunar eclipses in 2028–29 ends the drought.
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