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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.

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.

'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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.
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