Video of SpaceX's Starship reentry shows the ultra-hot plasma plummet back to Earth like never before

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A screengrab from Starship's reentry video shows ultra-hot plasma gathering on the spaceship's belly.

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How big is the SpaceX Starship mega-rocket? Photos show how tall it is

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A picture from the top of the rocket shows how high it is next to the landscape.
A picture of Starship in situ.

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Elon Musk was nowhere to be seen at Starship's first successful launch to orbit

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Starship is one Elon Musk's biggest pet projects, but he didn't seem to be present for its first successful launch to orbit.

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Starship's 3rd-launch success: Rocket finally soared to space without blowing up, but SpaceX lost it on reentry

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Starship launches from SpaceX's South Texas launchpad.

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Obama takes a shot at the likes of Musk and Bezos, says we must protect Earth before colonizing Mars

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A photo montage shows Barack Obama (left) Elon Musk (middle) and Jeff Bezos (right)
A photo montage shows Barack Obama (left) Elon Musk (middle) and Jeff Bezos (right).

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SpaceX is attempting its 3rd Starship launch today. Watch live to see if the rocket explodes again or finally reaches orbit.

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A screengrab from SpaceX's livestream on X shows Starship lifting off for its second attempt at space.

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Mars could be creating 'giant whirlpools' deep within our planet's oceans

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A photo montage shows a composite image of Mars next to a satellite image of ocean currents swirling off the coast of Ireland.
A photo montage shows Mars (left) which some scientists say can influence Earth's ocean currents, like the eddies seen here off the coast of Ireland (right).

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Jeff Bezos' philanthropic fund is pouring $60 million into alternative meats to try to make them taste better

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A stock image of plant-based meat and Jeff Bezos at the 2024 Vanity Fair Oscar Party.

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NASA is hiring astronauts for $152K a year. Here's how to stand out from the thousands of other applicants, according to the selection manager

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The crew of NASA’s Artemis II mission (left to right): NASA astronauts Christina Hammock Koch, Reid Wiseman (seated), Victor Glover, and Canadian Space Agency astronaut Jeremy Hansen.

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A comet larger than Everest will streak through the night sky in the coming weeks. Here's how to see it.

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Another green comet, called ISON, passed Earth in 2013.

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