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SpaceX launches 20 Starlink satellites, lands rocket at sea (video)
By Mike Wall published
SpaceX launched yet another batch of its Starlink internet satellites to orbit today (Sept. 20), sending the spacecraft aloft from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California.
On This Day in Space! Sept. 20, 1970: Luna 16 lands on the moon
By Hanneke Weitering last updated
On Sept. 20, 1970, the Soviet Union's Luna 16 moon probe landed on the moon to retrieve a soil sample.
Europe's Hera probe to launch Oct. 7 to inspect asteroid NASA smacked in 2022
By Sharmila Kuthunur published
Europe's Hera mission to the asteroid Dimorphos, which NASA's DART probe hit in September 2022, has arrived at its launch site in Florida ahead of its planned Oct. 7 liftoff.
SpaceX blasts proposed FAA fines in complaint letter to Congress
By Mike Wall published
SpaceX has sent a letter to high-ranking Senate and House committee members contesting the $630,000 fine proposed by the FAA for alleged launch violations.
Europe's Mars 'fetch rover' nails sample pick-up test in the field (video)
By Tereza Pultarova published
Europe's Mars Sample Fetch Rover showcased its sample-picking skills in field tests for the first time this month.
NASA's Europa Clipper on track for Oct. 10 launch to Jupiter's icy moon despite radiation worries
By Sharmila Kuthunur published
The Europa Clipper will determine whether Jupiter’s icy moon has the right conditions for life as we know it.
SpaceX fires up 6th Starship to prep for test flight (video, photo)
By Mike Wall published
SpaceX fired up the engines of its sixth Starship vehicle on Wednesday (Sept. 18) to gear up for a test flight that's probably still several months away.
Jupiter-bound JUICE probe snaps photo of Earth, the moon and Uranus
By Samantha Mathewson published
The European Space Agency's (ESA) Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer (JUICE) mission photographed the Earth, moon and Uranus as it heads toward Venus for a gravity assist next year.
Radio pollution from SpaceX's new Starlink satellites poses threat to astronomy, scientists say
By Tereza Pultarova published
SpaceX's new Starlink satellites are so radio noisy that they could blind radio astronomy observatories to the universe's most intriguing phenomena, scientists say.
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