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rows of starlink satellites in the lower left portion of the image with Earth in the background and a slither of black space in the lower right side of the image.

Starlink satellites: Facts, tracking and impact on astronomy

By Tereza Pultarova last updated

Reference Starlink satellites have been developed by SpaceX to provide internet to remote locations. Here we explore the controversial megaconstellation in more detail.

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Starlink satellite train: how to see and track it in the night sky

By Daisy Dobrijevic last updated

Reference Starlink satellites are visible from Earth, you just need to know when and where to look.

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SpaceX's Starship megarocket soars above Earth on its ninth test flight, on May 27, 2025.

'Starship in space': See amazing photos from SpaceX megarocket's Flight 9 test mission

By Mike Wall published

SpaceX's Starship megarocket tends to put on a show, and its latest test flight was no exception. See some gorgeous photos of the vehicle in space on Flight 9.

Launches & Spacecraft
an astronaut in a white spacesuit is seen from below and behind while on a spacewalk outside his space capsule. Earth below serves as a backdrop.

60 years ago, Ed White went out for walk | Space photo of the day for June 3, 2025

By Robert Z. Pearlman published

NASA astronaut Ed White is seen floating above Earth in the vacuum of space during the first American spacewalk on June 3, 1965.

Human Spaceflight
The crew of Axiom Space's Ax-4 mission to the International Space Station. From left to right: pilot Shubhanshu Shukla, commander Peggy Whitson, mission specialist Sławosz Uznański and mission specialist Tibor Kapu.

SpaceX's next private astronaut launch to ISS, Ax-4, pushed back to June 10

By Mike Wall published

Houston company Axiom Space's Ax-4 astronaut launch to the International Space Statio has been delayed by two days, to June 10.

Private Spaceflight
An ispace engineer inspects the “Tenacious” micro rover in the payload bay of the company’s lunar lander, “Resilience.”

What's landing on the moon with ispace's Resilience spacecraft on June 5?

By Andrew Jones last updated

Tokyo-based company ispace's Resilience lunar lander will attempt to touch down on the moon on Thursday (June 5). Here's what the spacecraft is carrying.

Launches & Spacecraft
a white and black rocket lifts off into the dark of night, its thrust shining a bright white glow on its launch pad

SpaceX launches 23 more Starlink satellites from Florida (video)

By Robert Z. Pearlman published

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched 23 satellites for the company's Starlink constellation from Cape Canaveral, Florida on June 3, 2025.

Launches & Spacecraft
a Y-shaped spacecraft in orbit above earth

Satellites are polluting Earth's atmosphere with heavy metals. Could refueling them in orbit help?

By Tereza Pultarova published

In-orbit servicing and refueling could help curb the environmental harm done by the space industry. But will operators subscribe to the greener business model? The jury is out.

Satellites
A Rocket Lab Electron rocket launches the "Full Stream Ahead" mission for the company BlackSky from New Zealand on June 2, 2025.

Rocket Lab launches private Earth-observing satellite to orbit (video)

By Mike Wall last updated

Rocket Lab launched a "Gen-3" Earth-observing satellite for the company BlackSky toward orbit from New Zealand today (June 2).

Launches & Spacecraft
a Black man in a blue suit wearing a medal poses with a plaque depicting him and his astronaut mission patches. Behind him is a video screen showing the same with a woman.

Two space vets added to Astronaut Hall of Fame as one awaits launch

By Robert Z. Pearlman published

The U.S. Astronaut Hall of Fame just held its annual induction ceremony, but one of this year's two honorees could not attend for a reason unique to all past enshrinements.

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