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SpaceX launched its Starship megarocket for the 11th time on Monday (Oct. 13), on a successful test flight that marked the end of the road for "Version 2" of the vehicle.

Conquer the cosmos and lead ships, fleets, and even entire civilizations to victory in the best space strategy games.

NASA has announced a new wave of layoffs at its Jet Propulsion Laboratory, as the agency undergoes a sweeping "realignment" of its workforce.

The weak nuclear force doesn't play by the normal rules — and, in fact, it breaks one of the biggest rules of all.

Scientists say a train of CMEs could impact Earth's magnetic field Oct. 15–17, bringing a chance of northern lights across northern North America.

An Apex Alien joins Mitsuki atop a hillside in "Invasion"

From glowing comets to ancient galaxies, autumn's night sky is filled with celestial treasures.

This quiz will take you on a journey through the legends, locations, and logic behind the constellations we know and love.

If you think you've met the wildest exoplanet yet, you haven't learned about TOI-4507 b. This strange world breaks almost every known rule for how planets should behave.

ESA astronaut Marco Sieber journeyed deep underground in Italy's Apennines for CAVES training

Sky & Telescope’s 2025 “Galileo’s Italy” tour offered much more than sightseeing, as participants enjoyed multiple opportunities to stand on astronomical hallowed ground.

Three new ORCS – "odd radio circles" – have been found associated with giant, active galaxies, giving astronomers clues as to how these immense, enigmatic structures form.

Rocket Lab will launch a radar satellite for the Japanese Earth-observation company Synspective today (Oct. 14), and you can watch the action live.

SpaceX launches its 11th Starship-Super Heavy rocket from its headquarters at Starbase, Texas, on Monday, Oct. 13, 2025. Image: SpaceX

SpaceX closed a chapter in its Starship saga on Monday. It launched what appeared to be a nearly flawless suborbital mission with its Version 2 Starship-Super Heavy rocket, the final flight for this iteration of the launch vehicle.

SpaceX's Starship megarocket aced its test flight today (Oct. 13), the 11th overall for the program and the final mission for this version of the giant vehicle.

We talk to "Solar Opposites "executive producers Mike McMahan and Josh Bycel about the show's wild final season.