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Starship in space! See highlights of SpaceX megarocket's epic Flight 13 test launch (video)

The 13th test flight of SpaceX's Starship megarocket went pretty well —and provided some amazing visuals, too. See the highlights here. The 13th test flight of SpaceX's Starship megarocket went pretty well — and provided some amazing visuals, too.Flight 13 launched on Friday (July 24), sending the 408-foot-tall (124 meters) Starship Version 3 (V3) vehicle aloft from SpaceX's Starbase site in South Texas.Starship's Super Heavy booster had some eng…

19 mins ago • Space.com

Before-and-after satellite images show the staggering toll of France's worst wildfire season on record

Weeks of record-breaking heat and fast-moving wildfires have scorched large swaths of France. Satellite images show the extent of the destruction.

1 hour ago • Business Insider

SpaceX’s stock falls to a new low despite a near-flawless Starship flight

SpaceX’s earnings report next week could unleash a further wave of selling, as some insiders will soon be able to unload shares.

1 hour ago • MarketWatch Top Stories

2026 Rocket Classic odds, picks: Surprising predictions from golf model that's nailed 17 majors

SportsLine's model simulated the Rocket Classic 2026 10,000 times and revealed surprising golf picks for Detroit Golf Club

1 hour ago • CBS Sports

X Money Is Live, and the Most Interesting Thing About It Is the Bank

Elon Musk's payments app launched with a 6% yield, a metal Visa card and no crypto at all. The deposits sit at Cross River, and the regulator that wou…

1 hour ago • BraveNewCoin

Satellite images could help target sustainable farming support for small fields

For decades, satellites have helped scientists observe Earth's changing landscapes. Now, they could also help answer one of agriculture's most pressin…

2 hours ago • Phys.org

Rocket Lab to start launching missile-defense missions from Alaska under $266 million Space Force deal

Rocket Lab just inked a $266 million deal with the U.S. Space Force to launch up to 18 suborbital missile-defense missions, most of them from Alaska's…

2 hours ago • Space.com

What Australian lakes showed us about Martian hydrology

The expansive red bluffs of Western Australia's Yilgarn Craton give the landscape a Martian appearance. It turns out the resemblance is more than supe…

2 hours ago • Phys.org

OpenAI, Google, and Anthropic absent from Nvidia-led Open Secure AI Alliance — 30+ companies join security alliance after OpenAI agent breach

Industry leading tech companies have formed an "Open Secure AI Alliance" that will build open-source models, agent harnesses, and cybersecurity tools,…

3 hours ago • Tom's Hardware

Amazon asked the FCC to approve 5,105 satellites for a network that sends internet straight to your phone

Amazon has asked the FCC to approve the launch of up to 5,105 internet satellites for a direct-to-device network that would send connectivity straight…

3 hours ago • The Next Web

DC Has a Major Problem With Superman’s Children and Now Its an Issue

Image Courtesy of DC Comics Superman is the most iconic superhero of all time. Everyone knows the story of an alien refugee who was flung to Earth to …

3 hours ago • ComicBook.com

NASA Astronaut Chris Williams to Discuss Space Station Mission

NASA astronaut Chris Williams will recap his recent eight-month mission aboard the International Space Station during a news conference at 2:45 p.m. E…

3 hours ago • NASA

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Experts warn current Starship heat shield tech is a "dead end" for rapid reuse

NASA has not made substantial investments in thermal protection research for decades. SpaceX successfully launched its Starship vehicle on Friday and appeared to demonstrate important and credible steps toward fulfilling the massive rocket's immense promise. As soon as the vehicle's next flight, Starship could go orbital, begin delivering satellites into space, and potentially return to the launch site to be 'caught' by the tower. All of this is …

3 hours ago • Ars Technica

Amazon Files for 5,105-Satellite Network That Will Power iPhone Satellite Features

Amazon is planning to deploy up to 5,105 low Earth orbit satellites that will use Globalstar spectrum to provide voice, data, messaging, and emergency…

4 hours ago • MacRumors

Amazon’s new satellite network for mobile phones could turn up the heat on SpaceX

Amazon is expanding its plans for providing satellite connectivity to mobile phones.

4 hours ago • TechCrunch

Ukraine turns $200,000 AN-196 Liutyi kamikaze drone into reusable bomber to launch jet-powered missiles

Ukraine unveiled a reusable Liutyi drone carrying four missiles, replacing its previous one-way strike mission with reusable combat capability. Ukrain…

4 hours ago • TechRadar

Mapping SpaceX's Lockup Expirations: HSBC Calculates When The Shares Could Hit The Market

Mapping SpaceX's Lockup Expirations: HSBC Calculates When The Shares Could Hit The Market As of early Monday cash trading in New York, SpaceX shares w…

4 hours ago • Zerohedge

NASA Science Soars During August Total Solar Eclipse

Each time the Moon covers the Sun during a total solar eclipse — darkening daytime skies and briefly revealing the Sun’s ethereal outer atmosphere, th…

4 hours ago • NASA

25 years on, 2001's 'Planet of the Apes' has become a bit of a guilty pleasure

Time to fire up the Wayback Machine to pay tribute to this controversial sci-fi reimagining. We didn't exactly go bananas for Tim Burton's odd take on…

4 hours ago • Space.com

Amazon (AMZN) Stock: FCC Filing Targets 5,105 Satellites for Direct-to-Device Network

TLDR Amazon filed with the FCC to launch up to 5,105 satellites for a direct-to-device (D2D) network. The network will use Globalstar’s spectrum and s…

4 hours ago • CoinCentral

On this day in space! July 27, 1962: The 1st zero-g cosmonaut training flight takes off on a Soviet jetliner

On July 27, 1962, two Russian cosmonauts boarded a Soviet airliner and experienced weightlessness without going to space. Here's why it mattered. On J…