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SpaceX will try to launch Starship Flight 13 again today. Watch it LIVE!

Hubble sees nova fire cosmic 'bullets' at 20 million mph | SpaceX Starship Flight 13 now launching TODAY | Space Quiz! How tall is SpaceX's Starship megarocket?

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July 24, 2026

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Hubble sees nova fire cosmic 'bullets' at 20 million mph

Happy Friday, Space Fans! Welcome to your daily space update and our top story today comes at you fast. Like 20 million miles per hour fast in the case of these "cosmic bullets" spotted by the Hubble Space Telescope.

Whoa, that's fast!

SpaceX Starship Flight 13 now launching TODAY

After just over a week of delays, SpaceX says it's ready once again to try and launch its Starship Flight 13 test flight. Liftoff is set for 6:45 p.m. EDT (2245 GMT). You can watch it live on Space.com and follow our live Starship Flight 13 updates, so don't miss it!

Starship launch TODAY!

Space Quiz! How tall is SpaceX's Starship megarocket?

Find the answer HERE!

Speaking of live events, we'll be celebrating NASA's 50th anniversary of the Viking 1 Mars landing on This Week In Space with a live discussion with Mars scientists. Tune in at 1:30 p.m. EDT (1730 GMT)!

Why Mars anyway?

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Experience clarity

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Lightning strikes Chinese rocket during launch!

It is not every day a rocket gets struck by lightning, let along during launch. But that's exactly what happened to this Chinese Long March 3B rocket. Check it out!

ZAP!

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The easiest way to learn the summer night sky

We're deep into the northern summer and if you've been captivated by the night sky, but don't know what you're looking at, we can help. Here's 3 essential stars to know to unlock the summer night sky.

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Alien life can't survive on exoplanets smaller than Mars

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How big for life?

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Scientists solve mystery of the sun's missing silver

For years, scientists have wondered why the sun was missing a shiny element. But was it really missing at all?

Where's it hiding?

Today in Space

Photo of the day: Planet hunter gets the silent treatment

The European Space Agency's Plato spacecraft just completed some critical testing ahead of its launch next year. See how it passed a key acoustic test here.

The silent treatment

Entertainment

'Star Trek: Strange New Worlds' Season 4 Watch Guide

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Beam us up!

Editor's Note

Have a great weekend!

That's going to be a wrap for our space update today.

Will you be spending your Friday night watching SpaceX's Starship Flight 13 launch? Should SpaceX skip the 13s in general since its Crew-13 astronaut launch is coming up, too?

Let us know with an email at community@space.com and thanks for tuning in!

Keep looking up!
Tariq Malik
Editor-in-Chief, Space.com