SpaceX is working to make its satellites less of a nuisance to astronomers by testing out ways to stop Starlink from showing up in images of the cosmos. The company recently lowered the altitude of a batch of its internet satellites to mitigate their brightness as viewed from Earth.

SpaceX on Friday launched 21 Starlink satellites into low-Earth orbit with a Falcon 9 rocket whose reusable first stage took part in a record 25th mission.

SpaceX had a Falcon 9 launch on Friday of 21 Starlink satellites from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station.

BREVARD COUNTY, Fla. - SpaceX launched a fresh batch of Starlink satellites Friday afternoon from Florida. The launch took place around 2:03 p.m. Friday, Jan. 10, from the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida. Note: FOX 35's live stream of the launch is available at the top of this story.

Coming off a record-setting 2024, SpaceX continued an aggressive launching schedule with the liftoff Wednesday morning of a Falcon 9 rocket that carried 21 Starlink satellites into lower-Earth orbit.

SpaceX just stacked its Starship megarocket to prepare for the vehicle's seventh test flight, which is scheduled for Jan. 13.

SpaceX intends to captures Starship's Super Heavy booster with mechanical arms known as "chopsticks." See an animation of a catch and recent footage from tests. Credit: Space.com | animation & footage

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