The Falcon 9 rocket, which lifted off from Vandenberg Air Force Base, took flight during evening twilight, when light from ...

In a spectacular night-time spectacle, SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket illuminated the skies over Southern California on Monday as ...

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launch lit up the skies over Southern California Monday night as it made its way into low-earth orbit from Vandenberg Space Force Base in Santa ...

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket illuminated Southern California skies as it launched 23 Starlink satellites into low-Earth orbit, ...

If you looked up at the right time, you likely saw it - a SpaceX rocket soaring across the Southern California night sky.

The rocket launched just after 6 pm from the Vandenberg Space Force Base in Santa Barbara County. SpaceX says the mission launched 23 Starlink satellites into Earth's orbit.

Nevadans may have seen an unusual white streak in the sky. Not quite a cloud and not quite a comet, the sight left people wondering what it was.

Should we really be so jubilant about the site of a rocket plume pouring exhaust fumes across the sky at a time when we are calling for cuts in emissions rather than adding more to them?

Wednesday, February 5, 2025: A brilliant comet waved its tail above the site of the world's largest telescope as it lit up the night sky last month ... the latest updates on rocket launches ...

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SPHEREx is slated to launch Feb. 27 on a SpaceX rocket. It is meant to map the entire night sky in infrared — something even the JWST can't exactly do.