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Falcon 9 rocket launches Starlink satellites before making 550th SpaceX landing

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying 27 Starlink satellites lifted off from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California on Sunday, Dec. 14, 2025. The first stage then made the company's 550th landing.

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Recent Surveys Reveal Dwarf Galaxies May Not Contain Supermassive Black Holes

For decades, scientists have recognized that large galaxies in our Universe have supermassive black holes (SMBHs) at their centers. These behemoths, which are millions to billions of times the mass of our Sun, play a vital role in star formation and the long-term evolution of galaxies. According to a recent study based on observations performed using NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory, it appears that most dwarf galaxies may buck this trend. This stands in stark contrast to their theory that nearly every galaxy has a massive black hole within its core.

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Space.com headlines crossword quiz for week of Dec. 8, 2025: NASA lost contact with which Mars spacecraft this week?

Test your space smarts with our weekly crossword challenge, crafted from Space.com's biggest headlines.

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'Doctor Who' spin-offs ranked: From K-9 and Daleks! to 'Class', 'The Sarah Jane Adventures' and 'Torchwood'

As 'The War Between the Land and the Sea' rages on, we look back at the previous TV shows to explode out of the Whoniverse.

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This Week In Space podcast: Episode 189 — Privatizing Orbit

On Episode 189 of This Week In Space, Rod Pyle and Tariq Malik talk with their favorite Newspace Buccaneer, Jeffrey Manber.

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Live coverage: SpaceX aims for 550th booster landing amid Saturday night flight

File: A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket stands in launch position at Space Launch Complex 4 East (SLC-4E) at Vandenberg Space Force Base at sunset. Image: SpaceX

SpaceX will attempt to complete its 550th successful booster landing as part of a late night launch from Vandenberg Space Force Station on Saturday.

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When darkness shines: How dark stars could illuminate the early universe

Dark stars are not exactly stars, and they are certainly not dark.

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Blue Origin halfway through 4-flight certification to allow launch of national security missions

New Glenn thunders away from its launch pad in near perfect weather conditions. Image: Adam Bernstein/Spaceflight Now.

One of Blue Origin’s oft repeated phrases is that the company is paving a road to space with its New Glenn rocket. The company, established by Amazon founder, Jeff Bezos, is about halfway through creating one important lane in that road: launching national security missions.

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Watch the Geminid meteor shower peak tonight from the comfort of home with this free livestream

The Geminid meteor shower occurs as Earth passes through the debris from asteroid (3200) Phaethon

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Is the Big Bang a Myth? Part 2: The Primaeval Atom

(This is Part 2 of a series exploring the mythic side of the Big Bang. Check out Part 1!)

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Why Old Moon Dust Looks So Different from the Fresh Stuff

Tracking down resources on the Moon is a critical process if humanity decides to settle there permanently. However, some of our best resources to do that currently are orbiting satellites who use various wavelengths to scan the Moon and determine what the local environment is made out of. One potential confounding factor in those scans is “space weathering” - i.e. how the lunar surface might change based on bombardment from both the solar wind and micrometeroid impacts. A new paper from a researchers at the Southwest Research Institute adds further context to how to interpret ultra-violet data from one of the most prolific of the resource assessment satellites - the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO) - and unfortunately, the conclusion they draw is that, for some resources such as titanium, their presence might be entirely obscured by the presence of “old” regolith.

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Geminid meteor shower peaks tonight — here’s what to expect from one of the best shooting star shows of the year

Up to 150 shooting stars may brighten the night sky each hour during the Dec. 13 peak.

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Measuring Radio Leaks from 36,000 Kilometres Up

Radio astronomy has a pollution problem. Satellites thousands of kilometres overhead, designed to broadcast communications or relay data, are increasingly contaminating the frequencies astronomers use to study the universe. While much attention has focused on SpaceX's Starlink and other low Earth orbit constellations, but what about the satellites much farther away?

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Spacecraft from Chinese launch nearly slammed into Starlink satellite, SpaceX says

A satellite that rode to space Dec. 9 on a Chinese rocket nearly slammed into one of SpaceX's Starlink internet spacecraft, according to the company.

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Astronaut sees gorgeous 'skies of blue and clouds of white' | On the International Space Station this week Dec. 8-12, 2025

The seven members of the Expedition 74 crew studied stem cells, packed up a cargo ship and maintained their toilet this week aboard the International Space Station.

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Global Space Award winners 2025: Playmakers, innovators, and science breakthroughs

The inaugural ceremony was held at London's Natural History Museum on Dec. 5.

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Einstein's right again! Scientists catch a feasting black hole dragging the very fabric of spacetime

"This is a real gift for physicists as we confirm predictions made more than a century ago."

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'Exodus' is a spiritual successor to 'Mass Effect' with a hard sci-fi edge. We spoke to the devs about time-dilation, human evolution, and honoring hard sci-fi (exclusive)

Sci-fi adventure Exodus is looking alright, alright, alright.

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When is the best time to watch the Geminid meteor shower this weekend?

The Geminid meteor shower peaks overnight this weekend. Here's when to look for the most shooting stars — and where to aim your gaze.

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Get 45% off Marvel's Fantastic Four and the Predator movies with this Disney Plus streaming deal ahead of the holiday season

This Disney Plus bundle is 45% off and Marvel's Fantastic Four: First Steps is now streaming, as well as the Predator movies with Badlands now in theaters.

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Supergirl's rockin' 1st trailer shows intergalactic bar fights, hangovers, and Krypto peeing on Superman's face (video)

Kara Zor-El goes galactic for this wild teaser set to Blondie's '80s anthem, 'Call Me'.

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