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SpaceX's Ship 39 is so cool in Starship V3 test| Space photo of the day for March 9, 2026
By Robert Lea published
SpaceX engineers tested Ship 39's propellant system, leading to some stunning images.

SpaceX springs forward with another Starlink launch from California (video)
By Robert Z. Pearlman published
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying 25 Starlink satellites launched from Space Launch Complex 4 East at Vandenberg Space Force Base in California on Sunday, March 8, 2026.

A Plan B for space? On the risks of concentrating national space power in private hands
By Svetla Ben-Itzhak published
Private companies are no longer peripheral participants in U.S. space activities. They provide key services, including launching and deploying satellites, transporting cargo and astronauts to the International Space Station, and even sending landers to the Moon.

NASA wants to accelerate its Artemis missions to the moon. It will need to drop some big hardware to do it.
By Josh Dinner published
A big restructuring of NASA's plans to land astronauts on the moon is adding missions and speeding up the timeline, but some hardware might have to be cut loose in the process.

Vast raises $500 million to keep developing 'Haven' private space stations
By Mike Wall published
Vast has raised $500 million in new funding, which the California startup will put toward its goal of getting private space stations up and running in Earth orbit.

The Rubin Observatory will change the game for astronomy — if satellite companies don't get in the way
By Monisha Ravisetti published
Scientists gathered in a conference earlier this year in an effort to solve the issue of satellite streaks ruining a powerful new Earth-based observatory's data.

SpaceX Starlink launch creates gorgeous 'jellyfish' in predawn Florida skies (video, photos)
By Robert Z. Pearlman published
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying 29 Starlink satellites launched from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida on Wednesday (March 4), creating a sky show for early risers.

NASA is overhauling its Artemis program. What does that mean for humanity's return to the moon?
By Josh Dinner published
In a major shakeup of the Artemis program, NASA is adding more missions to its timeline to land astronauts on the moon in 2028.

The world's 1st private space telescope just spotted its 1st star. Here's what it saw.
By Tereza Pultarova published
The world's first commercial space telescope has released its first image as it begins its journey to help track nearby stars that might host habitable exoplanets.

SpaceX deploys two more Starlink groups into orbit on March 1 bicoastal launches (video)
By Robert Z. Pearlman published
SpaceX Falcon 9 launches from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California and Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida lofted 54 Starlink satellites into low Earth orbit on Sunday, March 1, 2026.
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