SpaceX launched 24 more of its Starlink satellites into low Earth orbit on Sunday (June 28), continuing to expand its broadband internet relay network. A Falcon 9 rocket carrying the new batch (Group 17-40) launched from Space Launch Complex 4…
It’s a contested field, but John Williams’ majestic “Superman” theme is up there with the best the composer’s ever written. Almost five decades on, that stirring orchestral march remains synonymous with Krypton’s most famous son, still more than capable of…
Japan’s Hayabusa2 sample-return spacecraft is on target to make one of the closest ever flybys of a near-Earth asteroid in early July, as part of its extended mission campaign. Hayabusa2 launched in December 2014 and rendezvoused with the asteroid Ryugu…
Efrain Morales captured a breathtaking view of the Tiangong space station crossing the moon from Puerto Rico. (Image credit: Efrain Morales) Astrophotographer Efrain Morales captured spectacular footage of China’s Tiangong space station as its silhouette buzzed Tycho Crater during a…
SpaceX will launch a big SiriusXM radio satellite to orbit from Florida’s Space Coast tonight (June 28), and you can watch the action live. A Falcon 9 rocket topped with the 15,400-pound (7,000 kilograms) SXM-11 spacecraft is scheduled to lift…