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SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket streaks downrange over the Atlantic Ocean Saturday night. Credit: Michael Cain / Spaceflight Now / Coldlife Photography

Fifteen hours after hurling a package of Starlink internet satellites into orbit from California, SpaceX launched a high-power geostationary communications spacecraft for Turkey from Cape Canaveral late Saturday, the first time two Falcon 9 rockets have flown on the same day.

SpaceX launched its second rocket in less than 24 hours on Saturday night (Dec. 18), delivering a Turkish communications satellite into orbit before capping off the successful mission with a landing at sea.

The Ariane 5 rocket’s payload fairing was lowered over the James Webb Space Telescope on Friday. Credit: ESA-Manuel Pedoussaut

The James Webb Space Telescope has been closed up inside the nose cone of its Ariane 5 launcher in French Guiana, and officials confirmed Saturday the huge astronomical observatory is set for blastoff Dec. 24.

SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket is set for liftoff from Cape Canaveral on Thursday, heading due east over the Atlantic Ocean to deliver the Turkish Turksat 5B communications satellite into orbit around 33 minutes later.

Live coverage of the countdown and launch of a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida with the Turksat 5B communications satellite for Turksat. Text updates will appear automatically below. Follow us on Twitter.

A Falcon 9 rocket takes off from Space Launch Complex 4-East at Vandenberg Space Force Base with 52 Starlink internet satellites. Credit: SpaceX

SpaceX deployed 52 more Starlink internet satellites into orbit early Saturday after a predawn launch from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California that routed a Falcon 9 rocket on an unusual track southeast from the West Coast spaceport over Baja California.

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Join ESA astronaut Matthias Maurer inside the seven-windowed cupola, the International Space Station's "window to the world" and pan around to enjoy the view.

Insight Editions has just released "Tech Noir: The Art of James Cameron," showcasing works from Cameron's personal collection and rare archives.

The very nature of the dark matter anomaly has changed somewhat in Star Trek: Discovery season 5 episode 5.

SpaceX will launch its second Falcon 9 mission in less than 16 hours tonight, Dec. 18, and you'll be able to watch it live online.

NASA's newest flagship observatory is about to begin an incredible journey and now has an official launch date: Dec. 24.

Comet Leonard may be sparking meteor showers at Venus this weekend during a relatively close approach of the comet to the planet.

SpaceX successfully launched a Falcon 9 rocket for a record 11th time Saturday (Dec. 18) to deliver 52 Starlink satellites into orbit.

Live coverage of the countdown and launch of a Falcon 9 rocket from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California with 52 Starlink internet satellites. Text updates will appear automatically below; there is no need to reload the page. Follow us on Twitter.

The Sentinel of the Spaceways returns in January from veteran creators Ron Marz and Ron Lim.

The discoverer of Comet Leonard has shared a few tips to help see the bright object in the night sky this month.

The universe is incredibly old, incredibly large and teeming with potentially habitable planets. So why haven't we found any sign of aliens yet?

According to conspiracy theorists, the Black Knight satellite is an alien spacecraft orbiting Earth. Here's what's really going on.