Watch video of SpaceX's Starship nailing a high-risk 'hot staging' maneuver just minutes before it exploded

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Stage separation success of SpaceX's Super Heavy booster and Starship rocket.
Stage separation success of SpaceX's Super Heavy booster and Starship rocket. This skitched image was taken from a screenshot of SpaceX's livestream on X.

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All the times SpaceX's Starship has exploded into a giant fireball

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Three previous explosions of Starship prototypes.

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SpaceX's Starship rocket exploded again. Elon Musk's Mars dreams remain grounded, for now.

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SpaceX's Starship-Super Heavy rocket ready to launch.
Screenshot of SpaceX's Starship-Super Heavy rocket on launch pad. This photo was taken from the SpaceX livestream on X.

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How to watch SpaceX launch its Starship mega-rocket live

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SpaceX's Starship-Super Heavy rocket ready to launch.
Screenshot of SpaceX's Starship-Super Heavy rocket on launch pad. This photo was taken from the SpaceX livestream on X.

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Sailors playing heavy metal to scare killer whales may be putting a target on their backs by telling the orcas exactly where to find them

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The female orca was observed caring for a baby pilot whale.

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Scientists discovered a field of deep-sea hot springs after following a trail of crabs like breadcrumbs on the ocean floor

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A trail of squat lobsters, small white crabs, on the ocean floor
"Leading us like breadcrumbs..." A trail of squat lobsters helped researchers locate previously unknown hydrothermal vents.

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Starship's first liftoff toward space created the equivalent of a volcanic eruption in the launchpad, physicist finds

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The SpaceX Starship lifts off from the launchpad during a flight test from Starbase in Boca Chica, Texas, on April 20, 2023.
The SpaceX Starship lifts off from the launchpad during a flight test from Starbase in Boca Chica, Texas in April.

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There's no Christmas tree shortage this year despite Canada's record wildfire season, 2 experts say

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Two people in masks touch a Noble fir Christmas tree among many other trees
Noble firs are grown throughout the Pacific Northwest.

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Mars is about to disappear for 2 weeks. Here's why.

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The Mars Orbiter Camera on NASA's Mars Global Surveyor spacecraft captured this high-definition image of Mars.

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10 rattiest cities in America in 2023, according to pest control experts

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A rat superimposed over an American flag.
Each year, Orkin pests ranks the 50 rattiest cities in America.

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