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Verge Science is here to bring you the most up-to-date space news and analysis, whether it’s about the latest findings from NASA or comprehensive coverage of the next SpaceX rocket launch to the International Space Station. We’ll take you inside the discoveries of new exoplanets, space weather, space policy, and the booming commercial space industry.

Russia holds OneWeb rocket launch hostage, issues conditional demands

By Loren Grush March 2

Ukraine engineer snags SpaceX’s new Starlink service with old eBay dish

By Loren Grush March 1

Elon Musk’s promised Starlink terminals have reached Ukraine

By Mitchell Clark and Loren Grush February 28

European Space Agency claims joint Russian Mars rover probably won’t launch this year

By Loren Grush February 28

Russian space director’s wild threats could have real implications for the ISS

By Loren Grush February 25

US and Russia still tethered by International Space Station during Ukraine conflict

By Loren Grush February 24

China casts doubt on origin of rocket debris about to slam into the Moon

By Loren Grush February 22

Elon Musk tells a judge the SEC’s ‘endless’ investigation is stifling his free speech

By Kim Lyons February 17

Billionaire Jared Isaacman talks origin of Polaris Program and how it could impact spaceflight

By Loren Grush February 15

NASA reveals first images from its new X-ray mission

By Jasmine Hicks February 15

Virgin Galactic plans to open ticket sales to the public for flights to edge of space

By Loren Grush February 15

Billionaire who flew to orbit with SpaceX buys three new missions to space

By Loren Grush February 14

A rocket is still set to slam into the Moon next month — but it may not be from SpaceX after all

By Loren Grush February 13

NASA unveils the James Webb Space Telescope’s first images

By Jasmine Hicks February 11

Elon Musk is hopeful Texas site will clear approval for Starship’s first orbital launch

By Loren Grush February 11

Astra’s first launch from Florida ends in failure mid-flight

By Loren Grush and Jasmine Hicks February 10

How to watch Elon Musk’s Starship presentation live

By Loren Grush February 10

A third world may be orbiting around our closest neighboring star

By Loren Grush February 10

A geomagnetic storm may have effectively destroyed 40 SpaceX Starlink satellites

By Sean Hollister February 8

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NASA picks Lockheed Martin to build rocket that can launch samples of dirt off of Mars

By Loren Grush February 8

NASA and SpaceX say lagging parachutes on Dragon capsule are not a problem

By Loren Grush February 4

Elon Musk’s first Starship update in two years is next week

By Loren Grush February 3

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New company run by former NASA leader aims to build robotic outpost near the Moon

By Loren Grush February 3

SpaceX’s new Starlink Premium tier promises up to 500Mbps for $500 a month

By Jon Porter February 2

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China releases video of spacecraft orbiting Mars for Lunar New Year

By Loren Grush January 31

China unveils five-year plan for space exploration that continues push into lunar space

By Loren Grush January 28

SpaceX planning to launch up to 52 missions in 2022

By Loren Grush January 27

A SpaceX rocket slamming into the Moon is a reminder to clean up our deep space junk

By Loren Grush January 27

What’s next for NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope now that it’s reached its parking spot

We’ve got at least five more months before the first amazing images arrive

By Loren Grush January 25

NASA’s revolutionary James Webb Space Telescope reaches final orbit in space

By Loren Grush January 24

Saturn’s ‘Death Star’ moon might be hiding an underground ocean

By Jasmine Hicks January 20

UK company behind Tom Cruise space film unveils plans to launch space movie studio

By Loren Grush January 20