China aces test of next-gen lunar capsule and rocket in effort to land humans on moon before NASA (video)
China just took another step toward landing astronauts on the moon. On Wednesday (Feb. 11) local time, the…
Yes, Rocket Lab is blowing up engines. No, it’s not a big deal, CEO says.
A little more than two months ago, a Rocket Lab employee called the Stennis Space Center Fire Department…
Erratic Elon Musk Tells Employees to Build Massive Catapult on Moon
Illustration by Tag Hartman-Simkins / Futurism. Source: Getty Images As Elon Musk tries to sweep his Mars ambitions…
A Mystery Inside Earth’s Core Has Finally Been Solved With a Mind-Boggling Discovery
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Why the economics of orbital AI are so brutal
In a sense, this whole thing was inevitable. Elon Musk and his coterie have been talking about AI…
Scottish rocket startup nears collapse despite £26m in taxpayer loans | Aerospace industry
A British space company hoping to launch the first homegrown rocket from Scotland is on the brink of…
US labor board drops years-long legal battle with SpaceX in victory for Musk | Technology
The US labor board is abandoning a years-long legal battle against Elon Musk’s SpaceX and signaling it will…
One of the Best-Kept Secrets of the Cold War Space Race Has Just Been Revealed: the Jumpseat Program
One of the Best-Kept Secrets of the Cold War Space Race Has Just Been Revealed: the Jumpseat Program…
A Giant 70-Meter Antenna Breaks Down at the Worst Possible Time—What Will Happen to NASA’s Future Missions?
A Giant 70-Meter Antenna Breaks Down at the Worst Possible Time—What Will Happen to NASA’s Future Missions? –…
Where will the annular solar eclipse be visible on Feb. 17?
The first solar eclipse of 2026 will be a dramatic annular solar eclipse on Feb. 17. The downside…
Orbex Fails After Planned Purchase Falls Through
Credit: Orbex The UK-based services provider Orbex has entered insolvency proceedings after a planned takeover by European space…
A Surprising ‘Rocket Storm’ Could Reveal How Mars Lost Its Water : ScienceAlert
Mars‘s water disappeared somewhere, but scientists have been disagreeing for years about where exactly it went. Data from…