The latest iteration of SpaceX’s Starship program is taking shape with the introduction of Ship 39, the first vehicle from the newly designated Block 3. This evolution builds on the
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Live coverage: SpaceX to launch first Starship Version 3 rocket
SpaceX’s Starship-Super Heavy performs a wet dress rehearsal tanking test in preparation for the 12th integrated test flight of the launch vehicle. Image: SpaceX SpaceX is set to launch the
Starship underpins SpaceX’s growth ambitions
WASHINGTON — As SpaceX prepares for its next Starship test flight, the company’s prospectus underlines how critical that vehicle is to its ambitions. SpaceX confirmed late May 20 plans to
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Every new infrastructure platform can look uneconomic at first. Early systems are often bespoke, supply chains immature and scaling doesn’t yet exist. The result: cost structures can appear daunting, if
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View larger. | Jupiter’s moon Ganymede is the largest moon in our solar system. Are there ice volcanoes on Ganymede? It’s possible, and now a new study has identified several
Searching for Earth-sized exoplanets with the POET mission
View larger. | Artist’s concept of the TRAPPIST-1 system, including rocky, Earth-sized exoplanet TRAPPIST-1e (lower right). In 2029, Canada’s POET micro-satellite mission will start searching for similar Earth-sized exoplanets around
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Spain, one of the few places in the world where a total solar eclipse will be visible in August, has begun preparations for an event it hopes will shift tourism
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An image from the Copernicus Sentinel-2 mission showcases Ecuador’s capital, Quito, as it spans 40 kilometers within a high-altitude valley in the Andes. At an impressive elevation of 2,850 meters,
We may be more in the dark about dark matter than previously thought, according to a new analysis of distant galaxy clusters. Yale astrophysicist Priyamvada Natarajan, a leading theorist on
NASA’s Perseverance Mars rover used its dual-camera Mastcam-Z imager to capture this image of “Santa Cruz,” a hill about 1.5 miles (2.5 kilometers) away from the rover, on April 29,
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