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Rocket Lab launched the second satellite for the U.S. Space Force’s Victus Haze mission, setting a new launch readiness record in the process. Now, the mission’s two spacecraft are in a chase to rendezvous and perform “dynamic engagements with the other.”
China’s Shenlong space plane appears to have released a mystery object while in orbit, according to a private space surveillance firm.
NASA’s plan to deorbit the International Space Station in coming years has stirred up a wave of reaction by a leading ocean conservation organization.
The cargo spacecraft catches the sunlight as it departs its visit to the space station.
A new exoplanet model screens rocky worlds by their ability to retain atmospheres over geologic timescales, helping narrow the search for potentially habitable planets beyond Earth.
SpaceX launched its first-ever Starfall spacecraft, demonstrating the new vehicle’s ability to operate in space and return safely back to Earth.
The Nancy Roman Grace Telescope has arrived at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center for final preparations ahead of launching to join the orbital ranks of Hubble, Webb, Spitzer and Chandra.
SpaceX has now launched more satellites than the rest of humanity combined —and the gap will continue to widen over time.
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A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying 24 Starlink satellites lifted off from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California on Sunday, June 21, 2026.
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