SpaceX launches 10,000th active Starlink satellite in low Earth orbit (video)

SpaceX launched two Falcon 9 rockets on March 17, each carrying Starlink satellites into low Earth orbit. The company now has more than 10,000 active satellites in its constellation.

NASA will roll Artemis 2 moon rocket out to the launch pad on March 19

NASA plans to roll its Artemis 2 moon rocket to the pad on Thursday (March 19) and is still targeting April 1 for the launch of its first crewed mission to the moon in more than half a century.

Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin wants to defend Earth against dangerous asteroids. Here’s how

Blue Origin and NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory are teaming up to design an asteroid-defense spacecraft that will deploy a variety of deflection technologies.

100 years after Robert Goddard’s 1st liquid-fueled rocket launch, NASA is using the technology to send astronauts back to the moon

100 years after Robert Goddard launched the first liquid-fueled rocket, NASA is preparing a return to the moon with the Artemis program to extend humanity’s reach into deep space.

Timboy Chaco in the Mars borderlands | Space photo of the day for March 16, 2026

Scientists are searching for evidence of microbial life left behind in these mineral deposits.

No sun, no problem? How life could thrive on moons of starless ‘rogue’ planets

Exomoons orbiting rogue planets could host liquid water for billions of years, offering potential habitats for life deep in interstellar space.

2 seconds that changed the world: Robert Goddard launched the 1st liquid-fueled rocket 100 years ago today

Robert Goddard’s innovations in liquid-fueled rockets — assisted by his wife, Esther — still resonate 100 years after his pioneering flight.

Two days, two coasts, two more SpaceX Starlink batches launched

Two SpaceX Falcon 9 rockets carrying Starlink satellites were launched from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California and Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida on March 13 and 14, 2026.

NASA begins building nuclear-powered Dragonfly drone for 2028 launch to Saturn moon Titan

Dragonfly will explore the giant Saturn moon Titan by air, helping scientists learn about the proto-ingredients of life on the satellite’s hazy surface.

How risky is the Artemis 2 astronaut launch to the moon? NASA would rather not say

NASA’s Artemis 2 mission, which will launch astronauts to the moon for the first time in more than 50 years, comes with undeniable risk. But quantifying that risk is a tall order.