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CNN dives into how Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos are backing NASA's race to the moon against China (exclusive clip)

By Jeff Spry Published

"Eclipsing Power" is a new FlashDocs special highlighting how billionaires like Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos are shaping the global space race.

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Firefly Aerospace's Blue Ghost moon lander captured this view of a lunar sunset, with Earth and Venus also visible, on March 16, 2025.

A SpaceX rocket will crash into the moon this week. Why is it on a collision course?

By Mike Wall Published

The upper stage of a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will slam into the moon early Wednesday morning (Aug. 5). Here's what put it on this kamikaze course.

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bright streaks of light crisscross through a night sky

AI is ready to run spacecraft. Is the space industry ready for it? (op-ed)

By Martin Halliwell Published

Satellite constellations are getting bigger and increasingly difficult for human operators to manage. Artificial intelligence will soon be able to help, but will the space industry let it happen?

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A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launches 24 of the company's Starlink internet satellites from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California on July 31, 2026.

SpaceX launches 24 Starlink satellites to orbit from California (video, photos)

By Mike Wall Published

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched 24 more of the company's Starlink internet satellites from California's central coast late on Friday night (July 31).

Launches & Spacecraft
The upper stage of SpaceX's Starship megarocket, seen here on July 23 during the vehicle's 13th test flight by one of the company's Starlink V3 satellites.

SpaceX's Starship seen in space by next-gen Starlink satellite (video)

By Mike Wall Published

We just got an amazing new view of SpaceX's Starship vehicle in space, thanks to one of the company's Starlink V3 broadband satellites.

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a black rocket with wing-like canards fires its engines just above the ocean, creating a spray of water vapor

Watch SpaceX's Starship land at sea in these stunning new videos

By Elizabeth Howell Published

SpaceX used drones and a special 'buoy cam' to capture incredible footage of its Starship upper stage making a soft ocean landing after its 13th test flight on July 24.

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Launches & Spacecraft
The bright orange-white plume from a rocket lights up its launch pad as it lifts off into the darkness of an early morning sky.

SpaceX launches secret US spy satellite from Florida (video)

By Mike Wall Last updated

SpaceX launched a secret reconnaissance mission for the U.S. government early on Thursday morning, July 30, 2026 from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida.

Launches & Spacecraft
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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the cratered surface of the moon on a black background

A SpaceX rocket will crash into the moon this week, and scientists aren't sure what to expect

By Leonard David Published

Scientists are preparing to study the effects of human-made impacts on the moon when a spent SpaceX rocket stage impacts the lunar surface on Aug. 5.

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a large black cylinder with wing-like canards floats on top of a choppy blue sea

SpaceX Starship still floating 5 days after flight | Space photo of the day for July 29, 2026

By Brett Tingley Published

SpaceX continues to collect imagery of the vehicle as it floats in the Indian Ocean five days after its most recent flight test.

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