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NASA's retired astronauts are hitting the road to get young people to vote: 'one small step for you, and one giant leap for our country.'
By Chelsea Gohd Published
"We have to do what we can to ensure that the country makes it through the challenges that we're dealing with here, and that is the message that we're going to be taking to colleges and universities."

SpaceX Starship Flight 13 launch updates: Next Starship ready for launch today
By Josh Dinner Last updated
Join us today at 6:15 p.m. EDT (2215 GMT) for live coverage of Starship Flight 13.

On this day in space! July 23, 1999: Chandra X-Ray Observatory deployed by STS-93
By Hanneke Weitering Last updated
The Chandra X-Ray Observatory and its upper stage are seen in this photo taken by an astronaut on the space shuttle Columbia just after the space telescope was deployed in orbit on July 23, 1999.

Satellite spots a 'hummingbird' in Antarctica | Space photo of the day for July 23, 2026
By Chelsea Gohd Published
A hummingbird shape in satellite data from NISAR is actually a mountaintop spotted in Antarctica.

What time is SpaceX's Starship Flight 13 launch today? (Full mission timeline)
By Tariq Malik Last updated
SpaceX will launch its next Starship, carrying the first V3 Starlink satellites, on the Flight 13 test mission on Thursday, July 23. Here's what time it flies.

SpaceX will launch Starship, the world's largest rocket, on critical Flight 13 test today. Here's what to expect.
By Mike Wall Last updated
SpaceX plans to launch Starship Flight 13 on Thursday (July 23), a test mission that will send "V3" Starlink satellites to space for the first time ever. Here's how to watch it live.

How to watch SpaceX launch Starship Flight 13 today
By Samantha Mathewson Last updated
SpaceX's 13th Starship test flight will carry out the first deployment of Starlink V3 satellites while testing booster recovery and upgraded flight systems in a key step toward operational missions.

'Star Trek: Strange New Worlds'' season 4 opener is a pulpy sci-fi joy packed with dinosaurs, martians, and a 5th planet where the asteroid belt should be
By Richard Edwards Published
Dinosaurs, Martians, and the fate of the human race? This could be more than your standard day at the office for the Enterprise crew.

Should Artemis IV astronauts actually land near the moon's south pole? Artemis II pilot says the lunar equator might be better
By Josh Dinner Published
NASA has long eyed the moon's south pole for its first crewed Artemis landing. But Artemis II astronaut Victor Glover says the agency should target an easier and safer place to touch down.
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