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The world's largest rocket launches into a blue sky on SpaceX's Flight 7.

SpaceX Starship Flight 10 launch: Live updates

By Tariq Malik, Josh Dinner last updated

Read the latest news about SpaceX's Starship megarocket test flights, launches, photos and more.

Launches & Spacecraft
A SpaceX Starship rocket stands atop its launch pad for the Flight 10 test flight on Aug. 25, 2025.

What time is SpaceX's Starship Flight 10 launch today? How to watch it live

By Tariq Malik last updated

SpaceX is now targeting the launch of its Starship Flight 10 test mission for Tuesday (Aug. 26) at 7:30 p.m. EDT (2330 GMT) after back to back delays.

Launches & Spacecraft
a triple-core rocket blasts off under a sunny, partly cloudy blue sky. smoke expands below next to an obscured launch tower, near a long white hanger with SPACEX written on the side. To the left, a bird flies away.

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.

Launches & Spacecraft
A space probe flies by a tan planet.

Europe regains contact with JUICE Jupiter probe ahead of crucial Aug. 31 Venus flyby

By Josh Dinner published

Europe's JUICE Jupiter probe lost contact with Earth for nearly a full day recently, but the problem was solved in time for its planned Aug. 31 Venus flyby.

Missions
A gray rocky planet with blue lights on its surface glows in the darkness of space

Dwarf planet Ceres may have once been suitable for life, new study suggests

By Sharmila Kuthunur published

Even if life never took hold on Ceres, the discovery could help broaden the range of environments that could potentially be habitable.

Dwarf Planets
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launches the NAOS Earth-observation satellite and seven other spacecraft from Vandenberg Space Force Base on Aug. 26, 2025.

SpaceX launches Earth-observation satellite for Luxembourg and 7 other satellites to orbit (video)

By Robert Z. Pearlman last updated

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched Luxembourg's National Advanced Optical System spacecraft and several smaller satellites to orbit from California today (Aug. 26).

Launches & Spacecraft
six colorful characters including a cyclops and a crab person ride through a futuristic city skyline in a red flying car alongside a skyscraper-sized robot

'Futurama' is back on Hulu, and Season 13 looks bigger and better than ever (video)

By Jeff Spry published

Hulu's hit animated sci-fi show returns Sept. 15 with a 10-episode binge-worthy barrage.

Entertainment
A mosaic image of the asteroid Bennu created by observations made by NASA's OSIRIS-REx spacecraft.

Scientists discover minerals in asteroid Ryugu that are older than Earth itself

By Samantha Mathewson published

Asteroid Ryugu is proving to be one of the most scientifically valuable time capsules in the solar system.

Asteroids
NASA's Artemis 2 moon mission crew teaser with four astronauts in spacesuits.

NASA's Artemis Program: Live updates

By Tariq Malik, Josh Dinner last updated

NASA's Artemis 2 mission is returning astronauts to the moon for the first time since 1972. See live mission updates here.

Artemis

Don't miss the crescent moon meet up with blue star Spica on Aug. 27

By Anthony Wood published

Stargazers will need a clear view of the western horizon to spot the moon near Spica as the sun sets on Aug. 27.

Stargazing
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