DARPA is at last ready to test fueling up satellites in faraway Earth orbits, to keep those machines working a little bit longer.
DARPA’s (Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency) long-delayed Robotic Servicing of Geosynchronous Satellite (RSGS) demonstrator is slated to launch as soon as this summer, the U.S. military’s research and development group stated in a statement on…
NASA’s Fermi Gamma-ray spacecraft has observed a super-bright, supercharged supernova explosion that may have been powered up by a highly magnetic dead star, a type of neutron star called a magnetar. This magnetar would have actually been born in the supernova itself…
In northeastern California lies a series of caves that formed thousands of years ago when volcanoes erupted lava that later solidified, leaving behind tunnels wide enough for humans to walk through. But Earth isn’t the only planet in our solar system with volcanoes —…
Astronomers have studied 14 years of Hubble Space Telescope observations of Jupiter’s icy moon Europa, and now suspect that its infamous water vapor eruptions may not exist as was previously thought
Europa has long been a hot target for scientists aiming to investigate the habitability of nearby worlds and the possible existence of life elsewhere in the solar system. That is because this…
This cryptocurrency billionaire will fly SpaceX's 1st private Starship to Mars, but when?
May 25, 2026
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…
Update for May 22, 7:48 pm ET: SpaceX successfully launched its first next-generation Starship V3 megarocket on a test flight from Starbase, Texas on May 22. Our wrap story will be posted shortly.
The Ship upper stage lost one engine but performed most of its planned…
NASA exoplanet-hunting spacecraft TESS reveals its most complete look at the night sky yet
May 22, 2026
NASA’s exoplanet-hunting spacecraft TESS, or Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite, has released its most complete view of the sky over Earth — the map reveals the location of 6,000 potential worlds beyond the solar system.
The mix of possible and confirmed extra-solar planets, or exoplanets, were identified by the mission prior to Sept. 2025. That’s the month that marked the…
SpaceX will launch its 1st-ever Starship V3 megarocket today. The stakes couldn't be higher
May 22, 2026
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…
SpaceX Starship Flight 12 live launch updates: 1st Starship V3 launch scrubbed, may fly May 22
May 22, 2026
SCRUB: SpaceX calls off 1st Starship V3 launch, may fly May 22
SpaceX just called off today’s launch attempt of its first-ever upgraded Starship V3 rocket due to a technical issue in the last minute before liftoff.
You can read our full story on today’s Starship…
Watch live! SpaceX launches Starship V3 megarocket for first time – YouTube
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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…
