SpaceX launches mysterious satellite into Earth's orbit

Happy Monday space fans! | 'Forbidden' most massive black hole merger detected | Ax-4 astronauts exit ISS after extended stay Created for znamenski.spacecom@blogger.com | Web Version July 14, 2025 CONNECT WITH SPACE.COM       Something amazing every day. SIGN UP ⋅   WEBSITE   The Launchpad Happy Monday space fans! It's a busy day for all things space science and news, starting with the return of the private Axiom-4 astronauts from the International Space Station. The team of four stayed slightly longer than expected but have undocked successfully and are Earthbound.  Other headlines include gravitational waves revealing the largest black hole merger detected, a mysterious SpaceX satellite being launched into Earth's orbit, and $1 billion being earmarked in Trump's "One Big Beautiful Bill" for the U.S. Space Force to build a new, secretive space plane. We have all that and more for your daily read.  Thanks for exploring with us.  Keep looking up,  Kenna  Content Manager, Space.com Full Story: Space (7/10)  'Forbidden' most massive black hole merger detected "Black holes this massive are forbidden through standard stellar evolution models." Read More Ax-4 astronauts exit ISS after extended stay The four astronauts have been living in orbit for more than two weeks. Read More Space quiz! Where do most mini-moons come from? Click here for the answer From the Sun From space debris From the asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter From when two moons fall in love with each other Spaceflight $1 billion for Space Force space plane in new bill How the money for this classified project will be spent is unknown. Read More Science & Astronomy Earth may have at least 6 'minimoons' at any time "It is incredible that modern telescopic surveys have the ability to detect such small objects up to millions of kilometers away." Read More 'Pebble' beaches join together to form planets The huge clouds of pebbles rapidly accrete to form the rocky cores of gas giants like Jupiter. Read More SpaceX SpaceX launches mystery satellite into Earth's orbit Liftoff of the "Commercial GTO-1" mission occurred at 1:04 a.m. EDT on Sunday morning (July 13). Read More Entertainment Who is Metamorpho in James Gunn's 'Superman'? This B-List DC Comics character is about to shine in the limelight of James Gunn's new superhero epic. Read More Today in Space On this day: July 14, 2015: New Horizons flyby Pluto It was the first time ever a spacecraft flew by the far away dwarf planet. Read More This Week In Space podcast: "Survivor: NASA" NASA has a new interim administrator: former Congress member, reality TV star, and Fox News commentator Sean Duffy. Read More   Sign Up  |    Update Profile  |    Unsubscribe Privacy Policy  |    Cookies Policy  |    Terms and Conditions CONTACT US: FEEDBACK  |    ADVERTISE Future US LLC © Full 7th Floor, 130 West 42nd Street, New York, NY, 10036