Space

When SpaceX attempted to launch its newest (and tallest) megarocket yet on Thursday (May 21), all eyes were on the shiny Starship Version 3 atop its South Texas pad. Especially NASA’s, since the agency wants to use the towering rocketship to land Artemis astronauts on the moon in two years. So it was a bit of a surprise when SpaceX, with less than 15 minutes remaining before liftoff…

Update for 7:51 p.m. ET: SCRUB! SpaceX has called off the attempted launch of its first Starship V3 megarocket due to a technical issue in the last minute before liftoff. The next launch attempt of Starship Flight 12 could occur on Friday, May 22, at 6:30 p.m. EDT (2230 GMT), SpaceX says. See our latest Starship V3 launch updates There’s a lot riding on the debut flight of SpaceX’s…

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) and 2 p.m. EDT (1830 GMT), while the company completed a wet dress rehearsal on the rocket and ground systems. Ahead of…

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 Presidential Unsealing and Reporting System for UAP Encounters, or PURSUE for short. The posting involves 158 files —…