Starship ready to head to pad for testing ahead of 11th flight

The 11th Starship flight could take place this month or early next.

Trevor Mogg     September 17

NASA reveals an issue with the new ISS-bound cargo ship

The Cygnus XL was supposed to arrive at the space station on Wednesday, but that's not happening.

Trevor Mogg     September 16

Watch SpaceX perform a perfect docking at 17,500 mph

A stunning time-lapse shows a Cargo Dragon arriving at the space station.

Trevor Mogg     September 15

Little red robots are getting ready to scout moon base sites

The AI-powered robots can work autonomously and share findings with each other.

Trevor Mogg     September 15

Watch this awesome tracking shot showing a SpaceX rocket returning home

The booster had just carried the new Cygnus XL spaceship to orbit, destined for the space station.

Trevor Mogg     September 14

SpaceX just launched a newly designed spaceship to ISS

It can carry way more cargo than the previous version of the Cygnus spacecraft.

Trevor Mogg     September 14

NASA says its Mars rover may have found evidence of ancient life

The Perseverance rover has been busy on the red planet since 2021.

Trevor Mogg     September 10

ISS astronauts enjoyed this stunning view of the lunar eclipse

The gorgeous scene 250 miles up!

Trevor Mogg     September 8

Four volunteers are about to enter a simulated Mars habitat for a very long time

It's to prepare for the first crewed mission to the red planet.

Trevor Mogg     September 8

Watch SpaceX blast its Super Heavy booster for 11th Starship flight

Sunday's test suggests the 11th Starship flight is just around the corner.

Trevor Mogg     September 7

Amazon’s Starlink rival just revealed its first major customer

It has a long way to go to catch SpaceX's Starlink, but deals like this will help.

Trevor Mogg     September 4

The space station just got a welcome nudge from a SpaceX Dragon ship

The Dragon used some newly installed Draco engines to perform an important maneuver.

Trevor Mogg     September 4

SpaceX has to hit these key milestones to ready Starship for prime time

The commercial spaceflight company led by Elon Musk certainly has its work cut out.

Trevor Mogg     September 3

An asteroid will zip by Earth on Wednesday, and you can watch it pass

You can watch a livestream of Asteroid 2025 QD8 as it passes.

Trevor Mogg     September 1

So, when will SpaceX try its first-ever Starship catch?

It's proved it can land the Super Heavy booster back at Starbase, but what about the spacecraft?

Trevor Mogg     September 1

Watch this rare red aurora in astronaut’s dramatic ISS video

Green auroras are common, but this red one is something special.

Trevor Mogg     August 31

Watch Starship’s precise ocean landing in SpaceX slo-mo footage

The spacecraft landed about three meters from its targeted splashdown point at the end of its 10th test flight on Tuesday.

Trevor Mogg     August 28

SpaceX shares dramatic footage of Starship rocket unleashing raw power

Watch the world's most powerful launch vehicle leave the launchpad in Tuesday's successful test flight.

Trevor Mogg     August 27

SpaceX finally launches Starship rocket on its 10th flight. Watch the highlights

The test flight was a big success, with both the Super Heavy booster and Starship spacecraft achieving soft splashdowns.

Trevor Mogg     August 26

SpaceX targets Tuesday for delayed Starship launch, but how’s the weather looking?

The weather caused Monday's scrub. Will it play ball on Tuesday?

Trevor Mogg     August 25

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DT Staff     August 25

Starship launch was scrubbed. Watch the earlier one SpaceX pulled off on Sunday

Starship engineers are eager to match the reliability of SpaceX's workhorse Falcon 9 rocket.

Trevor Mogg     August 24

SpaceX scrubs Sunday’s launch attempt of Starship rocket

The team halted the countdown clock with 40 minutes to go and then scrubbed the launch a short while later.

Trevor Mogg     August 24

Will the weather play nice for SpaceX’s Starship launch? Here’s what we know

SpaceX needs good weather for Sunday's flight test of the world's most powerful rocket.

Trevor Mogg     August 23

Watch this awesome boost-back burn on a returning SpaceX rocket

The critical process paves the way for the booster's safe return to Earth so that it can be used again.

Trevor Mogg     August 21

SpaceX takes big step toward next Starship rocket launch

SpaceX is targeting Sunday for the 10th test flight of the Starship rocket, the most powerful ever to fly.

Trevor Mogg     August 21

All eyes are on Starship, but SpaceX has another key mission on Sunday, too

This weekend is a busy one for the spaceflight company.

Trevor Mogg     August 19

NASA and Google are testing an AI space doctor

When you're in deep space, medical help is harder to come by.

Trevor Mogg     August 19

Starship’s 10th flight won’t include that magical maneuver

A key maneuver will be missing from the Starship's 10th test flight.

Trevor Mogg     August 18

SpaceX just set a new pace for rocket launches

The commercial spaceflight company completed a milestone mission on Monday.

Trevor Mogg     August 18

SpaceX plans to try again on Tuesday with Starship rocket launch. Here’s how to watch

Get ready for another spectacular rocket launch from SpaceX's Starbase site in Texas.

Trevor Mogg     August 17

SpaceX reveals target date for Starship’s 10th flight test

Following a setback in June when its Starship spacecraft exploded after an engine test, SpaceX is almost ready to launch the world's most powerful rocket for a 10th time.

Trevor Mogg     August 15

SpaceX shows off huge size of Super Heavy rocket’s new grid fins

The new grid fins have 50% more surface area compared to the previous design.

Trevor Mogg     August 13