Scientists hunt for origins of the mysterious 'sun goddess' particle
Scientists have used a novel new approach to discover the potential origins of the sun goddess particle Amaterasu, the second most energetic cosmic ray ever to be detecte...
Latest from Space.com | February 16, 2026
Read moreSpaceX launches predawn Starlink mission on President’s Day
The Starlink 6-103 mission was the 10th orbital flight from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in 2026. Liftoff from pad 40 happened at 2:59:40 a.m. EST (0759:40 UTC) on Monday, Feb. 16. ...
Spaceflight Now | February 15, 2026
Read moreReplacement crew docks at space station, boosts crew back to seven
The Crew Dragon docked at the space-facing port of the lab's forward Harmony module at 3:15 p.m. EST, 34 hours after launch Friday from the Kennedy Space Center atop a Falcon 9 rocket. ...
Spaceflight Now | February 15, 2026
Read moreSpaceX launches 600th Falcon 9 rocket to date with Starlink flight from Vandenberg
The Starlink 17-13 mission also represented the 180th Falcon 9 launch from pad 4E at Vandenberg Space Force Base. Liftoff happened 5:59:59 p.m. PST (8:59:59 p.m. EST / 0159:59 UTC). ...
Spaceflight Now | February 14, 2026
Read more‘Very lucky day’: NASA, SpaceX ace astronaut launch to the space station on Friday the 13th
This was the first time that the space agency happened to launch a crewed mission to the International Space Station on a Friday the 13th. The Crew-12 mission took flight onboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 roc...
Spaceflight Now | February 14, 2026
Read moreNASA loading liquid hydrogen aboard Artemis 2 rocket in unannounced test
NASA is loading liquid hydrogen aboard its Space Launch System moon rocket at the Kennedy Space Center on Thursday for an unpublicized but crucial test of the repairs made to a leaky umbilical that de...
Spaceflight Now | February 12, 2026
Read moreVulcan suffers solid rocket booster problem during USSF-87 launch
The anomaly appears similar to the nozzle burn through seen during the launch of the second certification flight of a Vulcan rocket. ...
Spaceflight Now | February 12, 2026
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