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a white and black rocket lifts off into a dusk sky, its bright thrust lighting up the landscape below

SpaceX launch from California sends 26 Starlink satellites into low Earth orbit

By Robert Z. Pearlman published

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket placed 26 Starlink internet broadband satellites into low Earth orbit, lifting off from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California on June 16, 2025.

Launches & Spacecraft
A black and white rocket with crew capsule at the top, connected to a gantry leading to a black tower on the right. On the left, in the foreground, the fronds of a palm leaf.

SpaceX, NASA target June 19 for launch of private Ax-4 astronauts after ISS leak repairs

By Josh Dinner published

Leaks aboard the International Space Station, as well as on SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket, delayed Axiom's next private astronaut mission, but the crew now has a target launch date of June 19.

Private Spaceflight
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
The beautiful Chamaeleon I star-forming region as seen by the DECam instrument mounted on the Víctor M. Blanco 4-meter Telescope at Cerro Tololo Inter-American Observatory.

Star-forming cloud Chamaeleon I looks like a cosmic masterpiece in new Dark Energy Camera image (video)

By Keith Cooper published

Part of the closest star-forming region to us, known as the Chamaeleon Complex, has been illuminated by the light of young stars in this artwork by nature captured by the Dark Energy Camera.

Astronomy
A United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket launches the first 27 of Amazon's Project Kuiper internet satellites to orbit on April 28, 2025.

Launch of Amazon’s 2nd batch of Kuiper internet satellites scrubbed due to rocket issue

By Josh Dinner last updated

The planned June 16 launch of the second batch of Amazon's Project Kuiper broadband satellites was scrubbed due to an issue with a ULA Atlas V rocket.

Launches & Spacecraft
portrait of four astronauts — three men and one woman — in black and white spacesuits

SpaceX Axiom-4 mission to the ISS: Live updates

By Mike Wall, Josh Dinner last updated

Read the latest news about SpaceX's Axiom-4 mission to the International Space Station.

Human Spaceflight
A series of colorful panels with dark spots except one panel that has the sun in a green circle

Behold! 1st images of artificial solar eclipse captured by ESA's Proba-3 mission

By Jamie Carter published

The first images of an artificial solar eclipse from ESA's Proba-3 mission have been unveiled.

Solar Eclipses
Two sci-fi characters in space on a movie poster

Titan A.E. came out 25 years ago, and history has been kind to the infamous flop that killed Fox Animation Studios

By Jeff Spry published

Send your birthday love to Planet Bob as we reminisce about this spirited post-apocalyptic gem.

Space Movies & Shows

Powerful solar flare erupts from sun triggering radio blackouts across North America (video)

By Daisy Dobrijevic published

The M-class flare was accompanied by a coronal mass ejection currently forecast to land Earth with a glancing blow on June 18.

The Sun
An illustration shows a cloud of dark matter slipping past a distant star

Dark matter 'lampshades' dimming stars could solve one of the greatest scientific mysteries

By Robert Lea published

Dark matter "lampshades" could slip between Earth and distant stars, causing tiny amounts of dimming that may help explain one of the greatest puzzles in science.

Astronomy
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