Elon Musk’s aerospace company SpaceX continues to make headlines, as the company launches rockets and craft into space, with the ultimate goal of bringing humans to other planets like Mars. Live Science keeps up with the most interesting SpaceX developments and achievements, including the Tesla Roadster that is hurtling through space and the Falcon Heavy rocket that carried it there.
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A SpaceX rocket will hit the moon at 5,000 mph tonight. Here's what to expect.An upcoming collision of a Falcon 9 rocket part with the moon may be visible from Earth with telescopes, new research suggests. Here's what scientists and skywatchers are hoping to see.
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SpaceX prepares to launch next-generation Starship, the tallest and most powerful rocket ever builtStarship V3's maiden spaceflight is scheduled for next week as SpaceX prepares to launch the tallest and most powerful rocket ever built.
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A SpaceX rocket is going to hit the moonPart of a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket is likely to crash into the moon this summer, a new report finds. It poses no danger, but it does highlight a worrying trend.
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Chinese satellite with robotic 'octopus arm' passes key refueling test in orbit — making longer-lived space assets more likelyThe experimental Hukeda-2 satellite and its highly flexible robotic arm have passed a major refuelling test in low Earth orbit. The demonstration is the latest step toward China significantly expanding the longevity of its spacecraft.
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Orbiting satellites could start crashing into one another in less than 3 days, theoretical new 'CRASH Clock' revealsResearchers have proposed a theoretical timepiece, dubbed the "CRASH Clock," which tells us how quickly satellites would start colliding if they lost the ability to avoid each other, such as during a powerful solar storm. And its value is rapidly decreasing.
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Should humans colonize other planets?As space travel advances, colonization of other planets edges closer to reality. But should we spread to other parts of the galaxy?
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Secretive SpaceX satellites operated by US government are shooting disruptive radio signals into space, astronomer accidentally discoversAn amateur astronomer has accidentally uncovered a series of puzzling radio signals coming from SpaceX's government-operated "Starshield" network. The signals overlap with protected frequencies and could disrupt other nearby spacecraft, experts warn.
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Human stem cells become more active in space — and that's not a good thingStem cells age faster and become functionally exhausted in low Earth orbit, making crewed long-duration space travel even more challenging.
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10th time lucky! SpaceX's Starship nails successful test flight after string of explosive setbacksSpaceX's Starship rocket has finally reversed its fortunes.
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