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Student-powered 'moon' rovers put to the test | Space photo of the day for June 2, 2026
By Chelsea Gohd published
Hundreds of students came together to design, build, and test rovers on an Earth obstacle course to prepare for the moon as part of a NASA challenge.

Unlocking 'the true space age': Impulse Space raises $500 million to build out fleet of ultra-mobile spacecraft
By Mike Wall published
Impulse Space — which was founded by Tom Mueller, SpaceX's first-ever employee — just raised $500 million to build out the ultra-mobile spacecraft that it believes will transform the space economy.

Will SpaceX still be a launch company after its historic IPO?
By Leonard David published
What does SpaceX's coming IPO mean for the company, investors and markets in general?

Rocket goes boom, satellite cameras zoom: Explosive Blue Origin damage is visible from space
By Josh Dinner published
Satellites zoomed-in on the aftermath of the New Glenn rocket explosion at Blue Origin's LC-36 launchpad, and the extent of the damage is visible from orbit.

'A pretty significant setback': How Blue Origin's rocket explosion affects NASA's moon plans
By Josh Dinner published
The explosion of Blue Origin's New Glenn rocket is a big setback for the spaceflight company and will have implications for NASA's plans to return astronauts to the surface of the moon.
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.

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.

Atlas V rocket launches 29 Amazon Leo internet satellites to orbit from Florida (video)
By Josh Dinner last updated
A United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket launched 29 Amazon Leo internet satellites to orbit on Friday night (May 28).

China's Shenzhou 21 astronauts return to Earth after being briefly 'stranded', wrapping up record-breaking mission (video)
By Mike Wall published
China's Shenzhou 21 astronauts returned to Earth on Friday (May 29), wrapping up a record-breaking, and very eventful, space mission.

SpaceX launches 29 Starlink satellites from Florida just hours after Blue Origin rocket explosion (video)
By Robert Z. Pearlman last updated
SpaceX launched 29 Starlink satellites from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station on Friday (May 29), about 12 hours after Blue Origin's New Glenn rocket exploded on a different pad at the site.
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