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SpaceX launches two dozen Starlink broadband satellites from California (video)
By Mike Wall published
SpaceX launched 24 Starlink internet satellites from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California today (Sept. 13), on the company's 115th Falcon 9 mission of the year.

Russian Progress spacecraft arrives at the ISS with 2.8 tons of cargo
By Mike Wall published
Russia's Progress 93 freighter arrived at the International Space Station today (Sept. 13), two days after launching atop a Soyuz rocket.

Scientists track down fresh boulder falls on the moon
By Unnati Ashar published
By poring over thousands of satellite images, researchers geolocated 245 fresh boulder tracks, revealing signs of seismic activity or impact events within the last half-million years.

This Week In Space podcast: Episode 177 — Life on Mars?
By Space.com Staff published
On Episode 177 of This Week In Space, Rod Pyle and Tariq Malik are joined by Michael Tice to talk about a possible detection of ancient life on Mars.

On this day in space! Sept. 13, 2007: Japan launches Kaguya moon mission
By Hanneke Weitering last updated
On Sept. 13, 2007, Japan launched the Kaguya spacecraft on a mission to the moon.

Storms leave 120-mile scar in Alberta visible from space (images)
By Elizabeth Howell published
Hailstones drove into terrain in southern Alberta during a storm Aug. 20, creating a scar on the landscape visible in NASA satellites.

UAP witnesses criticize Pentagon UFO office in Congressional hearing for 'using science and coming up with answers'
By Leonard David published
Witnesses and whistleblowers testified that the U.S. government knows more than it is letting on about encounters with UAP during a U.S. congressional hearing on Sept. 9.

Astronaut preps purple kefir for a vitamin boost | On the International Space Station Sept. 8-12, 2025
By Robert Z. Pearlman published
As their research activities continued, the Expedition 73 crew had a busy week on the International Space Station with the departure of a cargo vehicle and preparations for the arrival of two more.
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