SpaceX

News, launch calendars, video, and analysis about the aerospace company based in Hawthrone, California, and directed by Elon Musk.

HORIZONS

European Countries Are Racing Toward the Continent's First Satellite Launch

ByNathaniel Scharping

Norway, Sweden, and Scotland are entering the space race with their own launch pads. But only one will be first.

Space Science

Starlink is Already Causing Hubble Headaches — and the Problem Could Get Worse

ByJon Kelvey

A new study found that 3-in-50 Hubble shots have a satellite photobombing them — and that number will only go up as more satellites are launched.

Space Science

SpaceX Starlink Launch: New Satellites With Quadruple Capacity Could Boost Internet Speeds

ByMolly Glick

Elon Musk’s space venture is once again adding to its giant constellation of satellites.

Space Science

NASA and SpaceX Crew-6 Mission: Experiments Could Reveal Extraterrestrial Travel’s Health Impacts

ByMolly Glick

The team will test “organs” on chips — and even play with fire.

Science

5 Years Ago, SpaceX Launched Its Silliest Payload Yet — And It's Still in Orbit

ByJon Kelvey

The space-faring Tesla roadster set a speed record unlikely to ever fall to another car, even another Tesla.

Starry Night

SpaceX Starship Has Successfully Fired Enough Engines for Liftoff

ByMike Brown and Molly Glick

SpaceX plans to send the Starship to orbit...at some point.

Liftoff?

What’s happening with Starship? New SpaceX photos show a launch could happen soon

ByJennifer Walter
HORIZONS

Here are the 5 biggest innovations to expect in 2023

ByMolly Glick

Cheap EVs, new mRNA jabs, wind farm wins, and more.

Liftoff

The 10 most important space launches scheduled for 2023

ByJennifer Walter

Mark your calendar!

Science

One astronomical object could be the best resource for future space colonies

ByBrian Koberlein and Universe Today

The Moon and Mars could be acceptable destinations, but nearby asteroids could also become homes, as a recent study shows.

Science

HAKUTO-R Mission 1: Mission details and how to watch the groundbreaking mission

ByJon Kelvey

If successful, ispace will be the first private company to successfully land a vehicle on the Moon.

Science

Opinion: Artemis should be the last NASA mission to send astronauts to the Moon

ByThe Conversation and Martin Rees

NASA’s Moon mission may not be the heroic endeavor it hopes for.

Blast off!

SpaceX Falcon Heavy launches on a secretive U.S. government mission

ByMike Brown and Molly Glick

The world’s most powerful rocket takes back to the skies.

Mind and Body

Gut health in space: How zero gravity could wreak havoc on the microbiome

ByMiriam Fauzia

Safe travel through the far reaches of space depends on a vast community of in-house microorganisms.

Science

William Shatner never saw Earth the same after going to space — he's not alone

ByJennifer Walter

In a new book, Shatner described a profound mindset shift — one that many others have also experienced.

Science

Elon Musk hints at a first Starship orbital flight date — and its quite soon

ByLAURENCE TOGNETTI and Universe Today

Musk has a long-standing reputation of being very active and open on his Twitter account regarding his aspirations for making humanity a multiplanetary species someday.