UK firm hits first plasma milestone in fusion space propulsion
UK-based Pulsar Fusion has achieved its first plasma in the exhaust system of its Sunbird propulsion concept, marking…
Pi Day celebrates the number used in everything from rockets to cancer research
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Math nerds and dessert enthusiasts unite to celebrate Pi Day every March 14, the…
Countdown to the maiden launch of the Ariane 64, Europe’s most powerful rocket
VERNON, France — In a tightly controlled manufacturing hangar west of Paris, workers put the finishing touches on…
Musk vows to put data centers in space and run them on solar power but experts have their doubts
NEW YORK (AP) — Elon Musk vowed this week to upend another industry just as he did with…
How earthquake detectors can track space junk
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — As more and more space junk comes crashing down, a new study shows…
Portugal’s hypersonic test ‘generates flow hotter than Sun’s surface’
Portugal has entered the small group of countries with experimental capability in hypersonic research after completing its first…
International Space Station marks 25 years of nonstop human presence in orbit
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — It’s an unprecedented space streak: 25 years of people living off-planet without even a…
SpaceX launches the 11th test flight of mega Starship rocket
SpaceX launched another of its mammoth Starship rockets on a test flight Monday, striving to make it halfway…