SpaceX launches back-to-back Starlink missions from both coasts 19 hours apart (photos)

More than 50 new Starlink satellites are now in orbit after launches from California and Florida.

NASA’s dead Mars orbiter MAVEN will crash into the Red Planet in the next 100 years. It’s not the only probe in the Mars morgue

NASA just declared its MAVEN Mars orbiter dead after a dozen productive years circling the Red Planet. Here’s the fate that awaits the probe.

Interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS is not an alien spacecraft: SETI hunt for ‘technosignatures’ comes up empty

Scientists failed to find radio signals emanating from the interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS, further bolstering its status as a natural object, not one made by aliens.

Blue Origin says New Glenn rocket will launch again ‘before the end of the year’ after explosion

After its rocket explosion, Blue Origin wants to complete repairs and put another New Glenn on the launchpad before the end of 2026, according to CEO Dave Limp. That’s very ambitious.

Like ‘the loss of a loved one’: NASA’s Mars orbiter MAVEN is officially dead after months of radio silence

NASA has declared its MAVEN Mars orbiter dead after Red Planet anomaly led to months of lost contact.

Happy Pride Month! Remembering Sally Ride’s historic legacy | Space photo of the day for June 3, 2026

In June 1983, Sally Ride became the first American woman to fly to space. Nearly three decades later, we learned that she had also been an LGBTQ trailblazer.

China launches debut mission of Falcon 9-like rocket with no advance notice (video)

China launched its partially reusable Long March 12B rocket for the first time ever on Monday (June 1), sending it up without issuing airspace closure notices ahead of time.

SpaceX wins $4 billion Space Force contract for satellites that target ‘airborne threats’ anywhere on Earth

The U.S Space Force has awarded SpaceX $4.16 billion to help the military track airborne targets using satellites.

Student-powered ‘moon’ rovers put to the test | Space photo of the day for June 2, 2026

Hundreds of students came together to design, build, and test rovers on an Earth obstacle course to prepare for the moon as part of a NASA challenge.

Unlocking ‘the true space age’: Impulse Space raises $500 million to build out fleet of ultra-mobile spacecraft

Impulse Space — which was founded by Tom Mueller, SpaceX’s first-ever employee — just raised $500 million to build out the ultra-mobile spacecraft that it believes will transform the space economy.