"Mystery" space junk to crash into moon at 5,800 mph on Friday
Scientists expect the object to carve out a hole up to 66 feet across and send moon dust flying hundreds of miles across the barren surface.
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Scientists expect the object to carve out a hole up to 66 feet across and send moon dust flying hundreds of miles across the barren surface.
The California rocket builder has now launched 2,137 Starlinks as it populates a global network.
The debris is in a "chaotic" orbit and on track to hit the moon in just a couple of weeks.
SpaceX's Starship is the most powerful rocket ever built.
SpaceX keeps up rapid launch cadence with sixth orbital flight in just 28 days.
SpaceX's rapid-fire launch pace — six orbit-class missions in 28 days — follows a record 31 Falcon 9 flights in 2021.
A clear sunset sky provided a spectacular backdrop for a SpaceX Falcon 9 launch and landing.
This is believed to be the first unintentional case of space junk hitting the moon, one astronomer said.
SpaceX fired off its third Falcon 9 of 2022 on Tuesday, boosting another 49 Starlink internet satellites into orbit as the company continues building out a globe-spanning network of commercial broadband relay stations. Watch the launch.
It was SpaceX's third orbital launch in just 12 days.
SpaceX launched a Falcon 9 rocket carrying 105 small satellites from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida and successfully landed the booster for reuse. Watch how the launch unfolded.
SpaceX plans up to four commercial rideshare missions per year to provide low-cost access to space.
The 49 Starlink internet satellites launched Thursday pushed the total orbited to date to 1,993.
Bejing says that, on two occasions, its orbiting station had to maneuver to avoid hitting Starlink satellites launched by Musk's SpaceX.
NASA is celebrating the successful launch of the James Webb Space Telescope. The $10 billion observatory lifted off on Christmas, and once it is fully operational, scientists hope it will reveal new information about our universe and its origins. CBS News senior space analyst Bill Harwood joins CBSN with more.
SpaceX launched a Dragon cargo ship to the International Space Station on Tuesday carrying supplies, equipment, and holiday gifts for the crew. It was SpaceX's 31st and final Falcon 9 rocket launch of 2021. CBSN's Tanya Rivero has details.
Rocket builder says that the more than 100 employees who tested positive were infected outside of work.
SpaceX's 31st Falcon 9 launch this year set a new record for the California rocket builder.
SpaceX's end-of-year launch surge was highlighted by Falcon 9 launches from both coasts Saturday.
Two NASA payloads hitched a ride to orbit in a $1.14 billion Space Force mission.
It was the 27th Falcon 9 launch so far this year for SpaceX, a new record.
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The Brown University shooting suspect was found dead in a storage unit in Salem, New Hampshire. Authorities believe he is also responsible for killing an MIT professor.
Investigators are piecing together a detailed timeline of Claudio Neves Valente's actions before, during and after the Brown and MIT shootings.
The Justice Department expects to release "several hundred thousand" records from the Epstein files today, a top official said. Follow live updates here.
Officials say the same gunman who opened fire at Brown University also killed an MIT professor two days later. Here's what we know about the suspect, who was found dead Thursday night.
Jack Smith, who oversaw two investigations into President Trump, appeared before the House Judiciary Committee for a closed-door deposition Wednesday.
Police said the suspect was declared dead at a hospital after jumping from the building's sixth floor, the Central News Agency reported.
Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem said late Thursday the Trump administration will pause the diversity visa lottery program, which she said was used by alleged Brown University shooter Claudio Manuel Neves Valente.
Putin claims no "willingness from Ukraine" to negotiate a peace deal as he touts battlefield gains, and Kyiv claims a brazen strike on a ship far from Russia.
Albert Brooks said he's still in shock over the death of his friend Rob Reiner, whom he met at 14 years old.