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For the second time in a row, SpaceX was forced to call off an attempt to launch its giant Super Heavy-Starship rocket on the program’s 10th test flight, a milestone mission to demonstrate fixes and upgrades in the wake of three catastrophic failures earlier this year.  A launch attempt Sunday at SpaceX’s sprawling Starbase facility … Read more

Running two days late, SpaceX launched its huge Super Heavy-Starship on Tuesday, chalking up what appeared to be a remarkably successful test flight in the wake of three back-to-back failures earlier this year. While reentry heating damaged a protective “skirt” around the engines of the upper stage Starship, along with partially melting a control flap … Read more

A new image shows the growing tail of a comet from another star system streaking across our solar system.  The image of comet 3I/ATLAS was captured on Aug. 27 using one of the telescopes at the International Gemini Observatory in Chile during a public outreach event allowing students to work with astronomers.  The comet is … Read more