The most powerful rocket in history just roared off its launch pad in a spectacular show of power and technology. SpaceX launched the newest version of its giant Starship rocket

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NGC 1514, also known as the Crystal Ball Nebula, as seen by the Gemini North Telescope at Maunakea in Hawaii. (Image credit: International Gemini Observatory/NOIRLab/NSF/AURA. Image Processing: J. Miller &

Update for May 22, 7:48 pm ET: SpaceX successfully launched its first next-generation Starship V3 megarocket on a test flight from Starbase, Texas on May 22. Our wrap story will