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SpaceX’s Starship explodes in Texas during preparations for 10th test flight

Submit on Thursday, June 19th, 2025 14:11

SpaceX’s newest Starship vehicle exploded on a stand in Texas late Wednesday night (June 18), as it was being prepped for the program’s 10th-ever test flight.

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See the moon rise alongside the giant planets Neptune and Saturn predawn on June 19

Submit on Thursday, June 19th, 2025 04:11

The alignment occurs hours after the moon hits its third quarter phase.

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2 Chinese spacecraft just met up 22,000 miles above Earth. What were they doing?

Submit on Thursday, June 19th, 2025 03:11

A new Chinese refueling spacecraft met up with an older satellite in high Earth orbit this month, apparently marking a step forward in orbital servicing.

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Mars joins the Spring Triangle this week: Here’s when and how to see it

Submit on Thursday, June 19th, 2025 02:11

Mars will remain in the Spring Triangle until mid-September.

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Watch Honda launch (and land) its 1st reusable rocket in this wild video

Submit on Thursday, June 19th, 2025 01:11

The Japanese automaker Honda just hit a key milestone in rocket reusability with a near-bullseye landing during a vertical test flight in Hokkaido.

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‘The Best of Both Worlds’ at 35: Why we’re still assimilated by ‘Star Trek”s greatest ever cliffhanger

Submit on Thursday, June 19th, 2025 00:11

Resistance is futile! We look back on the classic ‘Trek’ episode, back when the Borg were still the scariest bad guys in the galaxy.

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NASA satellite sees sea ice crack apart in Canada | Space photo of the day for June 18, 2025

Submit on Wednesday, June 18th, 2025 23:11

NASA’s Terra satellite captured huge chunks of sea ice breaking apart in Canada’s Amundsen Gulf.

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This Australian moth may be the 1st insect ever discovered to use stars for long-distance navigation

Submit on Wednesday, June 18th, 2025 22:11

“We know that daytime migratory insects use the sun, so testing the starry sky seemed an obvious thing to try.”

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