Michael Wall is a Senior Space Writer with Space.com and joined the team in 2010. He primarily covers exoplanets, spaceflight and military space, but has been known to dabble in the space art beat. His book about the search for alien life, "Out There," was published on Nov. 13, 2018. Before becoming a science writer, Michael worked as a herpetologist and wildlife biologist. He has a Ph.D. in evolutionary biology from the University of Sydney, Australia, a bachelor's degree from the University of Arizona, and a graduate certificate in science writing from the University of California, Santa Cruz. To find out what his latest project is, you can follow Michael on Twitter.
Latest articles by Mike Wall

Watch 2 Russian cosmonauts spacewalk outside the International Space Station today
By Mike Wall published
Russian cosmonauts Sergey Ryzhikov and Alexey Zubritskiy will conduct a spacewalk outside the ISS today (Oct. 16), and you can watch it live.

SpaceX launches 28 Starlink satellites to orbit on 130th Falcon 9 flight of the year
By Mike Wall published
SpaceX launched 28 more of its Starlink broadband satellites on Thursday morning (Oct. 16), sending them up from Florida's Space Coast.

SpaceX launches 21 communications satellites for the US military (video)
By Mike Wall last updated
SpaceX plans to launch 21 satellites for an advanced new U.S. military constellation this evening (Oct. 15), and you can watch the action live.

A new private moon lander rises: Impulse Space throws its hat into the lunar ring
By Mike Wall published
Impulse Space — which was founded by Tom Mueller, SpaceX's second-ever employee — just announced that it plans to build a robotic moon lander to help open the lunar frontier.

Getting even bigger: What's next for SpaceX's Starship after Flight 11 success
By Mike Wall published
SpaceX launched its Starship megarocket for the 11th time on Monday (Oct. 13), on a successful test flight that marked the end of the road for "Version 2" of the vehicle.

Rocket Lab launches private Japanese Earth-imaging satellite to orbit (video)
By Mike Wall published
Rocket Lab launched a radar satellite for Synspective today (Oct. 14), the seventh spacecraft it has lofted for the Japanese Earth-observation company.

SpaceX launches giant Starship rocket for moon and Mars on 11th test flight (video)
By Mike Wall published
SpaceX's Starship megarocket aced its test flight today (Oct. 13), the 11th overall for the program and the final mission for this version of the giant vehicle.

What time is SpaceX's Starship Flight 11 launch today?
By Mike Wall last updated
SpaceX plans to launch the 11th test flight of its Starship megarocket at 7:15 p.m. EDT (2315 GMT) on Monday (Oct. 13). Here's how you can watch.

Watch SpaceX launch its Starship Flight 11 megarocket test flight today
By Mike Wall last updated
SpaceX plans to launch Flight 11 of its huge, reusable Starship rocket on Monday evening (Oct. 13), and you can watch the action live.

SpaceX launches 24 of Amazon's Project Kuiper internet satellites to orbit (video)
By Mike Wall last updated
SpaceX launched 24 of Amazon's Project Kuiper satellites Monday (Oct. 13), bringing the total number of spacecraft lofted for the nascent broadband megaconstellation to 153.

SpaceX moves giant Super Heavy booster to pad ahead of Starship Flight 11 launch (photos)
By Mike Wall published
SpaceX moved its Super Heavy booster to the pad recently to gear up for Flight 11 of its Starship megarocket, which is scheduled for Oct. 13.

FCC announces 'Space Month' push to streamline space regulations
By Mike Wall published
The U.S. Federal Communications Commission will work to streamline space regulations, a push just announced in the newly christened "Space Month" of October 2025.

Blue Origin rolls out powerful New Glenn rocket for testing ahead of Mars launch (video)
By Mike Wall published
Blue Origin rolled the first stage of its powerful New Glenn rocket to the pad Wednesday (Oct. 8) for testing ahead of a planned launch of two NASA Mars probes.

Blue Origin launches 6 'Space Nomads,' including mystery passenger, on suborbital space tourist flight (video)
By Mike Wall published
Blue Origin launched its 15th space tourism mission today (Oct. 8), sending six people on a brief trip to the final frontier.

Watch Blue Origin launch its 15th space tourism mission today
By Mike Wall last updated
Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin plans to launch its 15th space tourism mission on Wednesday morning (Oct. 8), and you can watch it live.

SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launches 28 Starlink satellites on its 29th-ever liftoff (video)
By Mike Wall published
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched for the 29th time on Tuesday (Oct. 7), one shy of the company's reuse record.

European Mars orbiter spies interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS zooming past Red Planet (photos)
By Mike Wall published
A European Mars probe witnessed the interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS' Red Planet flyby on Oct. 3, snapping imagery of the interloper from just 19 million miles (30 million kilometers) away.

SpaceX launches 28 Starlink satellites from Florida, lands rocket at sea (video)
By Mike Wall published
SpaceX launched 28 more of its Starlink broadband satellites to orbit today (Oct. 7), sending them up from Florida's Space Coast.

New private 'Arc' spacecraft aims to deliver cargo from orbit to anywhere on Earth in less than an hour (video)
By Mike Wall published
"We see a future where thousands of Arc spacecraft form a logistics network that provides transformative reach, resilience, and deterrence for the United States and its allies."

Blue Origin reveals space tourists to launch on next New Shepard rocket
By Mike Wall published
Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin just announced the passenger list for NS-36, the company's 15th space tourism launch.

SpaceX launches Starlink satellites on 125th Falcon 9 mission of the year (video)
By Mike Wall published
SpaceX sent 28 more of its Starlink satellites skyward from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California today (Oct. 3). It was the company's 125th Falcon 9 launch of the year already.

SpaceX targeting Oct. 13 for next Starship megarocket launch
By Mike Wall published
SpaceX is targeting Oct. 13 for the 11th test flight of Starship, which will be the final launch of the megarocket's current "Version 2" iteration.

Firefly Aerospace's Alpha rocket explodes during preflight test
By Mike Wall published
Firefly Aerospace's seventh Alpha rocket exploded on Monday (Sept. 29) during preflight testing. The vehicle was destroyed, and Firefly is assessing the damage to its test stand.

Chinese astronauts add debris shielding to Tiangong space station during 6-hour spacewalk (video)
By Mike Wall published
Two Chinese astronauts installed more debris shielding on the Tiangong space station during a six-hour spacewalk on Friday (Sept. 26). It was the fourth EVA of the Shenzhou 20 mission.

SpaceX launches 24 Starlink internet satellites, lands rocket on ship at sea (video)
By Mike Wall published
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched two dozen Starlink internet satellites from California this morning (Sept. 26) and then came back to Earth for a landing on a ship at sea.
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