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SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket creates nebula-like ring in night sky | Space photo of the day for June 27, 2025
By Kenna Hughes-Castleberry published
SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket with the Dragon spacecraft carrying Axiom-4 astronauts heads to the International Space Station.

Mexico threatens lawsuit against SpaceX over Starship explosion 'contamination'
By Brett Tingley published
The Mexican president said there is a "general review underway of the international laws that are being violated."

How a fake astronaut fooled the world, broke women's hearts, and landed in jail
By Jeff Maysh published
For years, Robert Hunt convinced everyone he could that he was a NASA astronaut. The truth was anything but.

Rocket Lab launches 'Get the Hawk Outta Here' mission from New Zealand (video)
By Josh Dinner published
Rocket Lab launched an Electron rocket from New Zealand on June 26. The rocket carried a trio of radio frequency geolocation satellites and one experimental payload into a polar orbit.

Human remains lost after memorial spaceflight capsule crashes into the sea
By Josh Dinner published
The remains of 166 people part of a Celestis Memorial Spaceflight are presumed lost after The Exploration Company's "Mission Possible" capsule presumably crashes into Pacific Ocean.

Alien life could survive deadly stellar radiation, Earth's desert lichen reveal
By Robert Lea published
A walk in the desert and a curious discovery could have revealed that the secrets of alien life grow in the harshest conditions on Earth in the form of lichen.

Axiom-4 astronauts on SpaceX Crew Dragon welcomed aboard International Space Station (video)
By Josh Dinner last updated
After more than 24 hours on orbit, the the private astronaut crew of Axiom-4 has caught up to the International Space Station, docked and been welcomed aboard for their two-week mission.

Starlink satellite train: how to see and track it in the night sky
By Daisy Dobrijevic last updated
Reference Starlink satellites are visible from Earth, you just need to know when and where to look.
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