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SpaceX launches 24 Starlink satellites to polar orbit from California

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket lifts off from Space Launch Complex 4 East at Vandenberg Space Force Base on the Starlink 17-1 mission on May 27, 2025. Image: SpaceX

Update May 27, 2:09 p.m. EDT: SpaceX confirms deployment of the 24 Starlink satellites.

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How Likely Are Habitable Exo-Moons?

Of the roughly 6,000 exoplanets we've discovered, a significant number are in the apparent habitable zones of their stars. Most are giant planets; either gas giants like Jupiter and Saturn, or ice giants like Uranus and Neptune. Could some of those have habitable exomoons?

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The Event Horizon Telescope's Next Feat? Multi-Color Pictures of Black Holes

Astronomers with the Event Horizon Telescope have developed a new way to observe the radio sky at multiple frequencies, and it means we will soon be able to capture color images of supermassive black holes.

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SpaceX launches 23 Starlink satellites on Memorial Day weekend Falcon 9 flight

A group of beachgoers at Cape Canaveral look on as SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket took to the skies to begin the Starlink 12-22 mission on Saturday, May 24, 2025. Image: Michael Cain/Spaceflight Now

With hundreds of people looking on along the shores of Florida’s Space Coast, SpaceX launched its 45th Starlink launch of the year, which took off on a Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida.

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FAA clears SpaceX to launch its 9th Starship super heavy rocket, while Flight 8 mishap investigation continues

SpaceX conducted a long-duration, six-engine static fire test on the Starship upper stage, tail number S35, that will be used on the Starship Flight 9 mission. Image: SpaceX

A return to flight for SpaceX’s Starship program could be a just a holiday weekend away, after the Federal Aviation Administration gave the company the go ahead.

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Astronomers Conduct a Preliminary Search for Exoplanets Around Alpha Centauri

The field of exoplanet studies has grown by leaps and bounds in the past twenty years. To date, over 5,900 planets have been confirmed in more than 4,400 planetary systems. Astronomers have even confirmed the presence of a multi-planet system around Proxima Centauri, the closest star outside the Solar System. And yet, astronomers have not confirmed the presence of any exoplanets around Alpha Centauri, the binary system located about 4.344 light-years from Earth (which forms a trinary with Proxima Centauri).

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Is Venus Hiding Dangerous Asteroids?

Twenty years ago, the US Congress instructed NASA to find 90% of near-Earth asteroids threatening Earth. They've made progress finding these asteroids that orbit the Sun and come to within 1.3 astronomical units of Earth. However, they may have to expand their search since astronomers are now finding asteroids co-orbiting Venus that could pose a threat.

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SpaceX completes 450th Falcon booster landing during Friday Starlink mission

SpaceX Falcon 9 booster 1075 touches down on the droneship, ‘Of Course I Still Love you,’ during the Starlink 11-16 mission. This marked the 450th landing of a Falcon booster to date. Image: SpaceX via broadcast

Update May 23, 7 p.m. EDT: SpaceX landed its first stage booster on the droneship.

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More Questions About Life on Exoplanet K2-18b

Whenever scientists present new research showing potential biosignatures on an exoplanet, follow-up articles spread like ripples on a pond. Mainstream media usually runs with it, which shows how the issue captures people's attention. The issue of life on other worlds is a compelling one. This is what happened recently with the exoplanet K2-18b.

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Venus Has a Single Solid Crust... But It's Surprisingly Thin

A new study suggests that unseen geologic activity may lurk just below the thin crust of Venus.

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How Gravity Works

How Gravity Works: A Simple Explanation

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Perseverance rover rolls into 'Crocodile' region on Mars to hunt for super-old rocks

NASA's Perseverance rover is exploring a new Mars region called Krokodillen, which is thought to harbor some of the oldest and most intriguing rocks on the Red Planet.

SpaceX launches 23 Starlink satellites to orbit on brand-new Falcon 9 rocket after abort (photos)

SpaceX launched another batch of its Starlink broadband satellites late Tuesday night (May 20), atop a Falcon 9 rocket that was flying for the first time ever.

New Falcon 9 booster makes its debut on Starlink delivery mission

New Falcon 9 booster 1095 lifts off from Cape Canaveral on May 20, 2025, on the Starlink 12-15 mission. Image: Adam Bernstein.
SpaceX launched a brand-new Falcon 9 booster Tuesday after an abort halted its first attempt 24 hours earlier. Liftoff from pad 40 at Cape Canaveral, with 23 Starlink satellites aboard, came at 11:19 p.m. EDT (03:19 UTC).

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Lightning on alien worlds may fail to spark life, simulations suggest

New research has found that lightning, while not very common, can occur on tidally locked exoplanets like our nearest neighbor, Proxima b.

Characteristics of the Moon

Here are the key characteristics of the Moon, Earth’s only natural satellite:

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Powerful Mother's Day geomagnetic storm created radio-disrupting bubbles in Earth's upper atmosphere

Researchers have provided some new insights about the powerful geomagnetic storm that flared up last Mother's Day, after a big solar storm hit Earth.

NASA's X-59 jet takes 'flight' without leaving the ground | Space photo of the day for May 20, 2025

NASA’s X-59 quiet supersonic research aircraft is seen during its “aluminum bird” systems testing, verifying how its systems work together, respond to pilot inputs and handle injected failures.

House-size asteroid will pass between Earth and moon on May 21

The asteroid poses no threat to the moon or Earth.

The 100th woman in space: Emily Calandrelli talks about her Blue Origin flight and inspiring the next generation

As the 100th woman to travel to space, Calandrelli isn't just celebrating personal achievement — she's using her journey to inspire others and push the boundaries of STEM accessibility.


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