FAA orders SpaceX to investigate mishap with its Starship booster
The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration ordered SpaceX to investigate why its Starship booster suffered a mishap and crashed…
Why the Second Full Moon of May is a ‘Blue Minimoon’
Why the final Full Moon of the month is also the smallest of the year. There’s nothing like…
FAA orders SpaceX to investigate Starship V3 booster failure
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has ordered SpaceX to investigate why its Starship booster failed during the company’s…
3 planets will line up in the night sky on May 27 — Here’s where to look for the mini planetary parade
Don’t miss Jupiter, Venus and Mercury put on a spectacular show as they line up in the evening…
Laser beams blast through the cosmos photo of the day for May 27, 2026
Glowing laser beams cut through the cosmos, pointing to the center of the Milky Way galaxy. (Image credit:…
China has just sent stem-cell-grown structures resembling early human embryos to its space station — the first experiment of its kind in orbit — to find out whether humans can actually reproduce beyond Earth
On May 10, 2026, a Long March rocket lifted off from the Wenchang Space Launch Site on China’s…
EU to squeeze US space tech out of prized satellite airwaves – POLITICO
“It is time to decide whether we want our skies to be stronger or dependent,” Spain’s Digital Transformation…
Is Earth Even Rarer Than We Thought? This New Study Changes Everything
Is Earth Even Rarer Than We Thought? This New Study Changes Everything – Futura-Sciences May 27, 2026 5…
NASA’s Webb telescope discovers a planet where rock clouds vanish every night
Every morning on the giant exoplanet WASP-94A b, clouds made from rocky minerals gather across the sky. By…
When NASA’s 77-tonne Skylab station fell out of orbit in 1979 and scattered debris across Western Australia, the Shire of Esperance did the only reasonable thing: it fined the United States $400 for littering.
In July 1979, after debris from the re-entering American space station Skylab came down across a stretch of…
In 1919, British astronomer Arthur Eddington sailed to the island of Príncipe to photograph a total solar eclipse, measuring starlight bent by the Sun’s gravity — a result that confirmed a key prediction of Einstein’s general relativity and helped turn him into the most famous scientist in the world.
On 29 May 1919, Arthur Eddington observed a total solar eclipse from the island of Príncipe, off the…
A Rare ‘Blue Moon’ Is Coming — What It Really Means
Topline A full Blue Moon is coming this weekend — and despite the name, it has nothing to…