Our expert thinks this portable Celestron telescope will delight beginners and younger stargazers
The perfect instrument for introducing beginner astronomers to the moon and stars ...
Latest from Space.com | August 14, 2026
Read moreMike Fincke, a 30-year astronaut with experience across four spacecraft, retires from NASA
Mike Fincke trained on the Boeing CST-100 Starliner side of the Commercial Crew Program from January 2019 until his reassignment to the SpaceX Crew-11 mission. His fourth and final mission to the Inte...
Spaceflight Now | August 12, 2026
Read moreFirefly Aerospace pushes debut of Alpha Block 2 rocket to the fourth quarter of 2026
During an investor earnings call on Tuesday, Firefly Aerospace CEO Jason Kim said the company now expects to fly a total of three Alpha rockets this year. ...
Spaceflight Now | August 11, 2026
Read moreSpaceX launches 24 Starlink satellites on Falcon 9 rocket from Vandenberg SFB
The Starlink 17-49 mission was the 73rd mission flying SpaceX’s broadband internet satellites to orbit. Liftoff from pad 4E at Vandenberg Space Force Base happened at 9:46 p.m. PDT (12:46 a.m. EDT /...
Spaceflight Now | August 11, 2026
Read moreWindow for 2026 launch debut of Rocket Lab’s Neutron rocket ‘is narrowing’ as development continues
The announcement came in a filing to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission ahead of a quarterly investor earnings call on Aug. 10. ...
Spaceflight Now | August 10, 2026
Read moreSpaceX launches Tuesday noontime Starlink mission following Monday scrub
The Starlink 10-19 mission was set to be SpaceX’s 72nd flight of its broadband internet satellites this year. Liftoff from pad 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station happened at 11:58 a.m. EDT (15...
Spaceflight Now | August 10, 2026
Read moreSpaceX West Coast launch surge continues with Starlink mission
Liftoff of the Starlink 17-38 mission from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California happened at 9:35 a.m. PDT (12:35 p.m. EDT / 1635 UTC). ...
Spaceflight Now | August 8, 2026
Read more