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The explosion of a Starship rocket during its seventh orbital flight test may have released literal tons of harmful pollutants into the air.

Elon Musk’s Massive Rocket Explosion May Have Caused Significant Atmospheric Pollution

By Frank Landymore

SpaceX rockets are tearing huge holes in the Earth's atmosphere as they make their return to the surface, triggering "SpaceX auroras."

Scientists Warn That SpaceX Launches Are Tearing Small Holes in the Sky

By Victor Tangermann

It's the circle of life: tech bros get millions to fund their harebrained startups, and people on Twitter, in turn, mock their goofy, expensive ideas.

Experts Mock Startup That Aims to Deliver Human Organs — and Pizza — from Orbit

By Noor Al-Sibai

China's largest defense contractor is constructing a floating spaceport to launch its rockets off the coast of Haiyang city on the Eastern coast.

China is Building a Floating Spaceport to Launch Rockets

By Victor Tangermann

Building telescopes and other things in space, rather than on Earth, would vastly improve our ability to watch and explore the cosmos.

The Search for Aliens May Depend on In-Space Assembly

By Dan Robitzski

The Digest: Private Rocket Launches Are Already Causing Flight Delays

The Digest: Private Rocket Launches Are Already Causing Flight Delays

By Kristin Houser

With the Most Reused Parts Ever, SpaceX’s Mission Successfully Sent Its Cargo to the ISS

With the Most Reused Parts Ever, SpaceX’s Mission Successfully Sent Its Cargo to the ISS

By Alexandra Ossola

SpaceX is Planning to Land a Rocket on a Moving Drone Ship Next Week

SpaceX is Planning to Land a Rocket on a Moving Drone Ship Next Week

By Jolene Creighton