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Singer Katy Perry points with arms raised pointing to a crowd over a marching band

Katy Perry will launch to space with historic all-female crew on Blue Origin rocket

By Tariq Malik published

Perry and a celebrity female crew will launch on Blue Origin's NS-31 mission this spring.

Human Spaceflight
SpaceX places the Starship Flight 8 Super Heavy booster atop the orbital launch mount at its Starbase site ahead of a planned Feb. 28, 2025 liftoff. The company posted this photo on X on Feb. 25.

SpaceX delays Flight 8 of Starship megarocket to March 3

By Mike Wall published

SpaceX has pushed back the eighth test flight of its Starship megarocket by three days, to Monday (March 3).

Private Spaceflight
rows of starlink satellites in the lower left portion of the image with Earth in the background and a slither of black space in the lower right side of the image.

Starlink satellites: Facts, tracking and impact on astronomy

By Tereza Pultarova last updated

Reference Starlink satellites have been developed by SpaceX to provide internet to remote locations. Here we explore the controversial megaconstellation in more detail.

Reference

Starlink satellite train: how to see and track it in the night sky

By Daisy Dobrijevic last updated

Reference Starlink satellites are visible from Earth, you just need to know when and where to look.

Reference
An illustration of a massive cloud of dark matter within which axions flare releasing infrared light

James Webb Space Telescope joins cosmic detectives in hunt for dark matter

By Robert Lea published

The James Webb Space Telescope has joined the hunt for dark matter, aiding cosmic detectives in searching for signals indicating axion decay.

James Webb Space Telescope
A computer with a large wifi logo sits atop a reflective surface. To the left, in the distance, a streak of light arches into the sky.

SpaceX launches 21 Starlink satellite on new Falcon 9 rocket, aces nighttime landing (video)

By Tariq Malik, Josh Dinner published

A new SpaceX rocket launched a pristine batch of Starlink internet satellites into orbit late Wednesday (Feb. 26) in a dazzling nighttime liftoff.

Launches & Spacecraft
a time lapse image of a rocket launching over a building with a space-themed mural

SpaceX rocket launches private moon lander and NASA 'trailblazer' to hunt for lunar water (video)

By Josh Dinner published

SpaceX launched a double moon mission today (Feb. 26), sending a private lunar lander and a NASA orbiter to hunt for signs of water on Earth's nearest neighbor.

Launches & Spacecraft
The logo of NASA, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration.

NASA leadership shakeup continues as agency settles into Trump's 2nd term

By Mike Wall published

Among other changes, Vanessa Wyche, who previously led Johnson Space Center, has been named NASA's acting associate administrator.

Missions
a white rocket with a pointy nose cone stands upright on a launch pad under a bright sun

The 1st Australian rocket to launch from Australian soil could reach orbit next month

By Andrew Jones published

Australian company Gilmour Space has announced a launch window of no earlier than March 15 for its first-ever orbital launch attempt.

Launches & Spacecraft

NASA's asteroid-hopping Lucy probe takes 1st images of its next target: Donaldjohanson

By Keith Cooper published

The Lucy mission to Jupiter's Trojan asteroids is currently cruising through the Asteroid Belt, and will fly close to asteroid Donaldjohanson in April.

Asteroid & Comet Missions
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