A SpaceX rocket being tested in Texas has exploded, sending a dramatic fireball high into the sky.

If a majority of the roughly 500 residents living around the South Texas site vote yes in May, Starbase will be the state’s newest city.

A U.S. labor agency has accused SpaceX of unlawfully firing employees who penned an open letter critical of CEO Elon Musk and creating an impression that worker activities were under surveillance by the rocket ship company.

Space X satellites launched to create a high-speed internet network are likely behind strange lights recently seen in the night sky.