A bright “Saturn’s ring” of satellites could circle the night sky if plans to launch a million data center spacecraft and tens of thousands of space mirrors come to pass. This ring, traversing the sky for hours after dusk and before dawn, would outshine every star and planet, and be visible from every spot on Earth.
Hugh Lewis, a professor of astronautics at the University of…
Look up! The Perseid meteor shower is finally active, bringing the potential for gorgeous shooting stars and fireballs as Earth plunges into the trail of debris shed by the icy comet Swift-Tuttle. Here’s what you need to know.
The Perseid meteor shower 2026 is set to…
Astronauts just launched on a Soyuz rocket with an energy-drink ad on it, continuing a Russian tradition
July 20, 2026
Astronauts just flew to Earth orbit space atop a rocket emblazoned with an energy-drink ad.
The Soyuz MS-29 launch to the International Space Station on Tuesday (July 14), from the Russian-run Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, used a Soyuz rocket festooned with ads for…
The most powerful solar storms to strike Earth may pack a bigger punch than scientists realized, according to a new study that suggests the impacts of extreme space weather have been underestimated.
Researchers found evidence that the apparent upper limit on Earth’s response to the strongest solar storms may be an artifact of how solar wind has been measured rather than a true physical…
Is dark matter 'tuned in' to a hidden dimension?
July 17, 2026
Two major mysteries in science, the nature of dark matter and the possible existence of higher dimensions, could be linked, new research suggests. The team behind a new study proposes that dark matter may be so strange and ghost-like because it is in tune with a fifth…
Starship isn’t the only SpaceX rocket flying today.
A Falcon 9 rocket launched from California’s Vandenberg Space Force Base today (July 16), carrying 21 satellites for the U.S. military’s advanced new “Tranche 1 Transport Layer” (T1TL)…
SpaceX Starship Flight 13 launch updates: Scrub
July 17, 2026
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Starship’s onboard systems initiated and automated aboard at T-0. (Image credit: SpaceX)
SpaceX’s Starship Flight 13 is scrubbed for the day.
At T-0, the rocket’s automated flight computer initiated a hold and abort call. It isn’t immediately clear what caused the abort, but its execution so far into the countdown means a scrub for the…
Every SpaceX Starlink satellite has to dodge a collision almost weekly, and experts fear the worst
July 16, 2026
SpaceX’s Starlink satellites made over 355,000 collision avoidance maneuvers throughout the past year, with each satellite now dodging debris and other spacecraft on an almost weekly basis.
The numbers are based on disclosures made by SpaceX in its latest semiannual…
SpaceX is just a day away from its first Starship test flight of the summer, and if you’re hoping to watch the world’s largest rocket lift off, you’ll need to know where and when to tune in. But don’t worry — we’ve got you covered.
The next…
SpaceX Starship Flight 13 launch updates: Starship undergoing preparations to launch tomorrow
July 16, 2026
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SpaceX readying Starship to launch in just over 24 hours
(Image credit: Background: SpaceX, clock added in Canva Pro)
Starship’s next big test launch is just a day away.
SpaceX has transported Booster 20, the Super Heavy first stage for the massive launch vehicle, back to pad 2 at the company’s Starbase facility in Texas. If all goes according to plan…
