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Every SpaceX Starlink satellite has to dodge a collision almost weekly, and experts fear the worst

By Tereza Pultarova Published 15 July 26

SpaceX's Starlink satellites made over 355,000 collision avoidance maneuvers over the past year with each satellite now dodging other objects almost weekly.

SpaceX Starship Flight 13 launch updates: Starship undergoing preparations to launch tomorrow

By Josh Dinner Last updated 15 July 26

SpaceX is progressing toward Starship's next big test launch.

What time is SpaceX's Starship Flight 13 launch on July 16? (Full mission timeline)

By Tariq Malik Published 15 July 26

SpaceX will launch its next Starship, carrying the first V3 Starlink satellites, on the Flight 13 test mission on Thursday, July 16. Here's what time it flies.

SpaceX launches flight-proven rocket for 600th time, sending Starlink satellites to orbit (video)

By Robert Z. Pearlman Published 14 July 26

SpaceX launched Starlink satellites on a pair of Falcon 9 rockets eight hours apart from opposite coasts on July 13-14, 2026. The second launch was the 600th use of a flight-proven booster.

Scientists spot 4 superdense stellar corpses hiding behind their red dwarf companions

By Robert Lea Published 14 July 26

"Nearby isolated white dwarfs are usually easy to find, but we couldn't see these four stars directly."

The 1st of 10,000 'missing' black holes in the Omega Centauri star cluster has been found by the Hubble and James Webb space telescopes

By Keith Cooper Published 14 July 26

The first of 10,000 missing black holes in the Omega Centauri globular cluster has been found thanks to teamwork by the Hubble and James Webb space telescopes.

'Once Upon a Time in Space': How to watch PBS's out-of-this-world astronaut documentary

By Jeff Spry Published 14 July 26

'It's like you’re going to Oz. It's glimmering, it's beautiful'

Russia launches NASA astronaut Anil Menon and 2 cosmonauts to the International Space Station (video)

By Mike Wall Last updated 14 July 26

NASA astronaut Anil Menon and two cosmonauts launched toward the International Space Station atop a Russian rocket at 10:47 a.m. EDT on Tuesday (July 14), and docked just three hours later.

1st-ever X-rays in space offer hope for possible patients headed to the moon

By Keith Cooper Published 14 July 26

A portable X-ray device has been used successfully in orbit for the first time, promising X-ray diagnosis of everything from broken bones to ripped spacesuits and damaged satellites.

This cosmic 'lighthouse' is blazing a magnetic trail through the Milky Way

By Samantha Mathewson Published 14 July 26

Scientists have directly measured the magnetic field surrounding the speedy neutron star for the first time.