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SpaceX's Starship Flight 13 test launch aborts at last second (video)

By Mike Wall Published

SpaceX aborted Flight 13 of its giant Starship rocket at the last second on Thursday (July 16). It's unclear when the company will try again.

Launches & Spacecraft
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SpaceX Starship Flight 13 launch updates: Scrub

By Josh Dinner Last updated

SpaceX is progressing toward Starship's next big test launch today!

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Launches & Spacecraft
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launches the Third Tranche 1 Mission for the U.S. Space Development Agency from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California on July 16, 2026.
SpaceX launches 21 'data transport' satellites for US military (video, photos)

By Mike Wall Last updated

SpaceX launched 21 more satellites for the U.S. military's advanced new "Tranche 1 Transport Layer" constellation from California's scenic central coast today (July 16).

Launches & Spacecraft
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Astronomers discover landslides on Pluto large enough to bury entire cities on Earth

By Keith Cooper Published

Evidence for landslides down steep crater walls on Pluto have been found in imagery from NASA's New Horizons mission.

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Astronomers discover 1st atmosphere around a rocky Earth-like planet in the habitable zone

By Chelsea Gohd Published

"It's in the habitable zone, which is super exciting for astrobiology and habitability and searching for life."

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Exoplanets
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SpaceX stacks massive Starship rocket ahead of today's Flight 13 test launch (video)

By Josh Dinner Published

SpaceX has stacked the two stages of its giant Starship rocket ahead of the Flight 13 test launch, which is scheduled to occur this evening (July 16).

Launches & Spacecraft
A man with an umbrella and a woman hold hands and look at a bright object in a purple-hued sky. This is a screenshot from the animated movie "Not Alone".
An animated sci-fi rom-com wasn't on our wish list, but we'll be damned if 'Not Alone' doesn't look sweet, stylish, and hilarious

By Jeff Spry Published

It's young rocket scientists in love and rowdy alien refugees when this animated adventure launches in 2027.

Space Movies & Shows
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Stephen Hawking's famous 'leaky' black hole theory gets much-needed update

By Robert Lea Published

"Hawking's laws of black hole mechanics provided a satisfying connection between extreme and ordinary physics and have been the paradigm for 50 years, but they have a serious limitation."

Black Holes
After a lifetime of waiting, I'll finally witness a total solar eclipse next month on Aug. 12

By Anthony Wood Published

Valoria la Buena, here we come.

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Solar Eclipses
A photo from 1966 of the flight crew for the X-15 which was developed to provide data on aerodynamics, structures, flight controls and the physiological aspects of high speed, high altitude flight.
On this day in space! July 17, 1962: X-15 breaks altitude record

By Hanneke Weitering Last updated

On July 12, 1989, the European Space Agency launched an experimental communications satellite named Olympus-1.

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