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A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launches 27 Starlink satellites from California’s Vandenberg Space Force Base on June 4, 2025.

SpaceX launches Starlink satellite stack from Vandenberg Space Force Base (video, photos)

By Josh Dinner published

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket lifted off from Vandenberg Space Force Base this evening (June 4), carrying 27 Starlink satellites for the company's growing wireless internet constellation.

Launches & Spacecraft
a small plush white baby swan appears to float inside a darkened room lit by neon lights and a video monitor

'Joy,' a plush baby swan, will launch with Axiom Mission-4 crew as zero-g indicator

By Robert Z. Pearlman published

When an international crew of astronauts launch on a commercial space mission, they will be joined by a स्वैन, a łabędź or a hattyú. Or, in English, a swan.

Private Spaceflight
a cubic lunar lander on four legs sits on the dusty surface of the moon next to a small four-wheeled rover

What time is Japan's private ispace moon landing on June 5 (and how to watch it live)?

By Tariq Malik last updated

The Japanese company ispace will attempt to land its Resilience lander on the moon on June 5. Here's what time and how to watch it live.

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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.

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