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Satellite streaks: Can the huge new Vera Rubin Observatory function in the megaconstellation age?
By Tereza Pultarova published
Satellite streaks are a blight on astronomy. How much are observations by the Vera Rubin super telescope going to suffer from this contamination?

SpaceX sends 28 Starlink satellites into low Earth orbit on launch from Florida (video)
By Robert Z. Pearlman published
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched 28 Starlink internet satellites into low Earth orbit from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida on Wednesday, June 18, 2025.

SpaceX launch from California sends 26 Starlink satellites into low Earth orbit (video)
By Robert Z. Pearlman published
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket placed 26 Starlink internet broadband satellites into low Earth orbit, lifting off from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California on June 16, 2025.

Watch Atlas V rocket launch Amazon’s 2nd batch of Kuiper internet satellites on June 23
By Josh Dinner last updated
An Atlas V rocket is scheduled to launch the second batch of Amazon's Project Kuiper broadband satellites on Monday (June 23), and you can watch the action live.

SpaceX adds 23 satellites to Starlink megaconstellation after launch from Florida
By Robert Z. Pearlman published
Less than a day after its last batch reached low Earth orbit, SpaceX again added to its Starlink megaconstellation on Friday, June 13, 2025.

500 Falcon missions! SpaceX sends 26 Starlink satellites to orbit on landmark launch
By Robert Z. Pearlman last updated
SpaceX sent 26 Starlink internet satellites to orbit from California Thursday (June 12), on the 500th overall completed mission for the company's Falcon family of rockets.

SpaceX launch of private Ax-4 astronauts postponed indefinitely due to leaky ISS module
By Mike Wall published
The launch of Axiom Space's fourth private astronaut mission has been delayed again, this time by a leaky Russian module on the International Space Station.

June full moon shines on SpaceX Dragon | Space photo of the day for June 12, 2025
By Kenna Hughes-Castleberry published
SpaceX's private Dragon spacecraft was treated to a stunning view in the night sky under June's full moon.

Propellant leak delays SpaceX launch of private Ax-4 astronaut mission to the ISS
By Mike Wall published
SpaceX is standing down from the planned June 11 launch of the Ax-4 private astronaut mission due to a liquid oxygen leak in its Falcon 9 rocket. No new target date has been announced.
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