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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.

The FCC authorizes SpaceX’s Starlink system to be used on vehicles in motion

By Loren Grush June 30

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Virgin Orbit scrubs first night launch due to propellant temperature being ‘out of bounds’

By Loren Grush June 30

SpaceX asks Starlink customers for support in wireless battle with Dish

By Loren Grush and Jacob Kastrenakes June 28

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A tiny NASA spacecraft launches to test out a new orbit around the Moon

By Loren Grush June 28

The Mars Express spacecraft is finally getting a Windows 98 upgrade

By Tom Warren June 24

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Elon Musk’s Twitter chaos reaches SpaceX

By Elizabeth Lopatto June 24

Urban Sky’s Earth-imaging stratospheric ‘microballoons’ are ready for a close-up

By Loren Grush June 23

Dress rehearsal for NASA’s deep-space rocket cut short by mere seconds

By Loren Grush June 21

South Korea hits a space race milestone with latest rocket launch

By Justine Calma June 21

Why getting hit by space dust is an unavoidable aspect of space travel

By Loren Grush June 20

Lego’s original spaceship, the Galaxy Explorer, is back and better than ever

The 1979 classic returns with retractable landing gear

By Sean Hollister June 18

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Hundreds of SpaceX employees signed letter denouncing Elon Musk’s behavior

By Loren Grush June 17

This Week in Elon: smashing the irony button

By Adi Robertson June 17

SpaceX fires employees who wrote open letter complaining about Elon Musk

By James Vincent and Loren Grush June 17

SpaceX employees draft open letter to company executives denouncing Elon Musk’s behavior

By Loren Grush June 16

FAA requiring SpaceX to make changes to Texas launch site ahead of future launches

By Loren Grush June 13

Astra’s failed launch resulted in the loss of two NASA weather satellites

By Emma Roth June 13

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Why France signing NASA’s lunar exploration pact is the most important signature yet

By Loren Grush June 10

These little satellites could bring big advances to tropical storm forecasts

By Justine Calma June 10

NASA is putting together a research team to study UFOs

By Loren Grush June 9

Nope’s final trailer reveals true horror Jordan Peele’s been hiding this whole time

By Charles Pulliam-Moore June 9

NASA’s new powerful space telescope gets hit by larger than expected micrometeoroid

By Loren Grush June 8

NASA rolled out its new massive rocket to the launchpad for the second time

By Loren Grush June 6

Chinese astronauts arrive at Tiangong space station to prepare for its completion

By Emma Roth June 5

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Watch Blue Origin launch its fifth passenger flight to the edge of space

By Loren Grush June 4

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This Week in Elon: Come back to the office, you’re fired

By David Pierce June 3

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Biden wishes Elon Musk ‘lots of luck’ on Moon trip that NASA is funding

By Loren Grush June 3

NASA outsources development of Moon spacesuit to two private companies

By Loren Grush June 1

Boeing’s Starliner spacecraft returns to Earth, wrapping up critical test mission

By Loren Grush May 25

Starlink’s new RV plan lets buyers skip the line if they pay more for worse service

By Richard Lawler May 23

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SpaceX’s Gwynne Shotwell defends Elon Musk to employees after allegations of sexual misconduct

By Loren Grush May 23

Boeing’s Starliner successfully docks to the International Space Station for the first time

By Loren Grush May 20