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SpaceX's 13th Starship flight test launches with Starlink's next-gen satellites

staff@engadget.com (Mariella Moon) — Fri, 24 Jul 2026 22:54:01 +0000

Starship was carrying 20 V3 Starlink satellites as payload for its 13th test flight.

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket is expected to crash into the moon this August

staff@engadget.com (Mariella Moon) — Thu, 23 Jul 2026 08:22:27 +0000

The upper stage of a Falcon 9 rocket has been drifting in space for over a year after it launched. It's expected to crash into the moon next month.

NASA shares beautiful timelapse of the Psyche spacecraft's view over Mars

staff@engadget.com (Cheyenne MacDonald) — Sun, 19 Jul 2026 19:08:51 +0000

The spacecraft made a close approach to the red planet in May on its way to explore the asteroid it's named after.

Don't lose sleep over reports of 260 Starlink satellites deorbiting

staff@engadget.com (Mariella Moon) — Thu, 16 Jul 2026 18:30:00 +0000

SpaceX deorbiting satellites isn't a cause for worry, but scientists are still looking into the environmental impacts of frequent satellite deorbits.

FCC grants approval for sun-reflecting space mirror that's been widely criticized by astronomers

staff@engadget.com (Ian Carlos Campbell) — Fri, 10 Jul 2026 19:08:38 +0000

Reflect Orbital wants to direct sunlight at night with a network of satellites.

Metal balls from space are popping up on Australia's beaches

staff@engadget.com (Will Shanklin) — Fri, 10 Jul 2026 18:30:00 +0000

Sadly, we don't think aliens were involved in this particular space balls incident.

China becomes the second country to recover a rocket booster

staff@engadget.com (Steve Dent) — Fri, 10 Jul 2026 13:10:00 +0000

China made a breakthrough in its space program with the successful capture of a Long March 10B rocket booster.

Guy who took photo of Jupiter with a Game Boy Camera and giant telescope publishes DIY tutorial

staff@engadget.com (Anna Washenko) — Thu, 09 Jul 2026 21:04:48 +0000

The latest adventure for the kooky camera looks skyward.

Aviation pioneer and space-travel record breaker Wally Funk dies at 87

staff@engadget.com (Kris Holt) — Thu, 09 Jul 2026 19:53:48 +0000

Funk became the oldest person to fly in space in 2021.

NASA mission to rescue the falling Swift observatory has launched

staff@engadget.com (Mariella Moon) — Sat, 04 Jul 2026 16:00:37 +0000

NASA has made contact with LINK, the robotic spacecraft made for the Swift Boost mission.

The Space Shuttle Endeavour goes on public display later this year

staff@engadget.com (Ian Carlos Campbell) — Fri, 03 Jul 2026 19:41:47 +0000

The spacecraft has been in LA since 2012, but now it's moving to a new permanent home at the California Science Center.

Amazon is ready to deploy the Leo satellite broadband service

staff@engadget.com (Mariella Moon) — Thu, 02 Jul 2026 11:18:30 +0000

There are now enough Amazon Leo satellites to launch the service, but its constellation is still tiny compared to Starlink's.

Rocket Lab buys satellite company Iridium to go up against Starlink and Amazon's Leo

staff@engadget.com (Daniel Cooper) — Mon, 29 Jun 2026 12:00:32 +0000

Rocket Lab will own satellites connecting the most remote corners of the Earth.

SpaceX is reportedly planning to build its own natural gas pipeline in Texas

staff@engadget.com (Cheyenne MacDonald) — Sat, 27 Jun 2026 16:50:16 +0000

The 8-mile pipeline would bring fuel for Starship to the company's Starbase.

NASA tests an in-orbit refueling device for deep space missions

staff@engadget.com (Mariella Moon) — Sat, 27 Jun 2026 12:49:55 +0000

NASA is testing a 'cryocoupler' developed by L3Harris for in-orbit refueling.

NASA's TESS spacecraft finds two 'cotton candy' planets in one system

staff@engadget.com (Mariella Moon) — Fri, 26 Jun 2026 11:09:10 +0000

NASA's TESS space telescope has discovered two 'super puffy' giant planets with the density of cotton candy.

European Space Agency's Euclid captures the star-filled center of the Milky Way

staff@engadget.com (Anna Washenko) — Wed, 24 Jun 2026 21:25:52 +0000

NASA will begin mapping the galactic bulge with a mission later this summer.

NASA's Perseverance rover has traveled the distance of a marathon on Mars

staff@engadget.com (Cheyenne MacDonald) — Sun, 21 Jun 2026 15:55:23 +0000

It did so in just five years.

NASA is testing a rover that can drive faster and lift its wheels to climb obstacles

staff@engadget.com (Cheyenne MacDonald) — Sat, 20 Jun 2026 18:52:32 +0000

The space agency shared footage of tests with its Ernest prototype rover.

NASA's Swift Boost mission will launch later this month to rescue a falling telescope

staff@engadget.com (Mariella Moon) — Sat, 20 Jun 2026 17:04:33 +0000

NASA mission to save a falling space telescope is ready to launch.