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A stack of SpaceX Starlink satellites, which included the first six featuring Direct to Cell capabilities. The batch launched on the Starlink 7-9 mission, which lifted off from Vandenberg Space Force Base on Jan. 2, 2024. Image: SpaceX

SpaceX is looking to complete a double launch day on Tuesday with a Starlink mission from Vandenberg Space Force Base. The Starlink 9-7 mission is scheduled just a few hours after the Starlink 10-10 mission is set to conclude after launching from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station.

File: A Falcon 9 rocket stands ready to launch a Starlink mission. Image: SpaceX

Update 2:31 a.m. EDT: SpaceX launched the Starlink 10-10 mission at 2:10 a.m. EDT (0610 UTC).

A preview of the upgraded "Predator: Hunting Grounds" release for PS5 and Xbox X/S.

An exclusive interview with "Infinite Cosmos'" astrophysicist author Ethan Siegel.

Does HTC's latest VR headset get the red light, or the green light?

A video preview of Julien's "Bid Long & Prosper" "Star Trek" exhibition and auction.

NASA has extended its CAPSTONE moon mission through December 2025, allowing the cubesat to continue its pioneering exploration work.

Scientists know quite a bit about the surface of Mars from robotic missions, but there are still many unexplored geologic features that could tell researchers more about the solar system’s formation.

NASA's $5 billion Europa Clipper probe overcame huge obstacles, including a switch to an entirely different rocket, to launch toward Jupiter. Here's how it happened.

Europa Clipper launched today (Oct. 14) atop a SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket from Florida, kicking off a highly anticipated astrobiology mission to the Jupiter ocean moon Europa.

NASA's Chandra X-ray space telescope has spotted the cosmic serial killer that, like Michael Myers, is back for a sequel, killing a star and attacking a second star with its remains.

The new home of NASA's retired space shuttle Endeavour, the Samuel Oschin Air and Space Center, has reached new heights and the California Science Center is celebrating with a "topping off" ceremony.

Journey to Jupiter and Europa with four sci-fi films centered around the Jovian system ahead of NASA's Europa Clipper mission.

In the coming weeks, NASA's Europa Clipper will take off on a long journey to Jupiter's moon Europa. The icy moon could potentially host alien life — and there's only one way to find out.

Image: Zero Debris Charter goes intercontinental

Europe's Mars Express and Trace Gas Orbiter missions captured a variety of cryptic surface features poking through melting ice across the Red Planet's south pole as spring hit the region.

A SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket stands in launch position in preparation of NASA’s Europa Clipper mission, which is set to launch on Oct. 14, 2024. Image: SpaceX

Hot on the heels of its successful mid-air booster catch during its Sunday Starship Flight 5 mission, SpaceX is preparing to launch a Falcon Heavy rocket from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center around lunchtime on Monday.