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SpaceX’s new “V3” Starship megarocket will fly for the first time ever on Thursday (May 21), and you can watch the highly anticipated action live.
Starship Version 3 — the biggest and most powerful iteration of the vehicle yet — is scheduled to debut Thursday with a suborbital test flight that…
SpaceX Starship Flight 12 launch updates: 1st Starship V3 completes fueling test ahead of May 21 liftoff
May 21, 2026
SpaceX completes Starship V3 wet dress rehearsal
SpaceX stacked Starship V3 ahead of Flight 12 on May 19, 2026. (Image credit: SpaceX)
The public beach next to SpaceX’s Starbase launch and test facility was closed today (May 20), between about 6:30 a.m. EDT (1030 GMT)…
These Apollo 'UFO' images have been public for decades. So why are people talking about them now?
May 21, 2026
The Apollo photos really shouldn’t have been part of the big UFO drop.
Last Friday (May 8), the Pentagon released its first batch of declassified “UFO files,” responding to a directive that President Donald Trump issued in February.
Many of the 158 files focus on…
A new approach that riffs on the classic Traveling Salesperson problem could enable more efficient space missions to multiple objects that are in motion — like asteroids.
The researchers behind the fascinating solution to the problem are Isaac Rudich of the Department of Mathematical and Industrial Engineering at Polytechnique Montréal in Canada and Michael Römer, who is a decision analyst…
Earlier this month, the U.S. Department of Defense released what it termed “new, never-before-seen files” on unidentified anomalous phenomena (UAP), tagging it as a historic effort in transparency.
The UAP release came courtesy of the Trump administration’s…
SpaceX Starship Flight 12 will now launch on May 21
The 12th test flight of SpaceX’s Starship megarocket has slipped yet again, to Thursday evening (May 21). That’s the second delay in the past two days; SpaceX had originally targeted Tuesday (May 19) for the launch but…
Manhattanhenge 2026 is coming this month: Here's when and where to see the sunset spectacle
May 19, 2026
Twice each year, New Yorkers gather along Manhattan’s cross streets to watch the setting sun perfectly align with the city’s grid, creating one of the most striking urban skywatching events in the world: Manhattanhenge.
In 2026, Manhattanhenge will occur on May 28-29 and on July 11-12. The best views are typically along 14th, 23rd, 34th, 42nd and 57th Streets looking west toward New…
These Apollo 'UFO' images have been public for decades. So why are people talking about them now?
May 19, 2026
The Apollo photos really shouldn’t have been part of the big UFO drop.
Last Friday (May 8), the Pentagon released its first batch of declassified “UFO files,” responding to a directive that President Donald Trump issued in February.
Many of the 158 files focus on…
Space industry aficionados have big plans. They talk about the not so distant future when hundreds of thousands or even millions of satellites orbit planet Earth, beaming the internet to the unconnected, processing data in orbital computer centers, generating solar power and…
With the evening moon appearing as a crescent phase for much of this upcoming week, we now have an opportunity to view some of the fainter sky objects that now occupy our spring evening sky. Looking high overhead and toward the south just after nightfall, there is a broad star pattern formed by four stars. The near-third magnitude star, Cor Caroli (in the constellation of Canes Venatici the…
