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A failed Soviet Venus probe is falling to Earth. Here's what it might look like
By Josh Dinner published
Recent sighting of spacecraft and debris burning through the atmosphere during their plummet back to Earth offer some clues as to what the reentry of a failed Soviet Venus lander might look like.

'Eventually, all life on Earth will be destroyed by the sun': Elon Musk explains his drive to colonize Mars
By Mike Wall published
Elon Musk explained the rather depressing fate of life on Earth to Fox News host Jesse Waters, who had asked him why humanity should go to Mars.

SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launches 28 Starlink satellites to orbit from Florida (video, photos)
By Josh Dinner published
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket lifted off from Florida's Space Coast on Tuesday night (May 6), carrying 28 Starlink broadband satellites into low Earth orbit.

SpaceX gets FAA approval for 25 Starship launches per year
By Mike Wall published
The FAA has approved SpaceX's request to increase the maximum number of Starship launches from its Starbase site in South Texas per year from five to 25.

See what it's like to witness Earth's poles from space in this stunning 4-hour SpaceX video
By Josh Dinner published
SpaceX's Fram2 captured stunning views of the Earth as the mission's private astronauts became the first to orbit over the planet's polar regions.

SpaceX's Starbase becomes a new Texas city after landslide election
By Mike Wall last updated
People who live near SpaceX's Starbase facility in South Texas voted on Saturday (May 3) to incorporate the Starship launch as a manufacturing hub as a city.

'Falcon' flies on Star Wars Day: SpaceX launches Starlink satellites from Florida
By Robert Z. Pearlman published
Living up to its Star Wars' namesake, a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket took flight again, delivering 29 Starlink satellites to low Earth orbit on Sunday, May 4th, 2025 — Star Wars Day.

SpaceX fires up Starship spacecraft ahead of 9th test flight (photo)
By Mike Wall published
SpaceX conducted a static fire test of a Starship upper-stage vehicle this week, continuing to gear up for the megarocket's ninth test flight.

SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launches 28 Starlink satellites to orbit from Florida (photos)
By Josh Dinner published
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket lifted off from Florida's Space Coast on Thursday night (May 1), carrying 28 Starlink satellites to low Earth orbit.

NASA astronauts on spacewalk relocate antenna, prep for new solar arrays at space station
By Robert Z. Pearlman published
NASA astronauts Anne McClain and Nichole Ayers conducted history's fifth all-female spacewalk on May 1, moving an antenna and partially preparing the ISS for a new set of solar arrays.
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