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…
NASA Thinks Boeing’s Starliner Can Fly in April, Which Is Hilarious
Starliner’s first crewed test flight didn’t exactly go as planned. NASA and Boeing are still troubleshooting the technical…
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…
James Webb Space Telescope uncovers secret supermassive black holes that escape traditional detection
Woven through the universe are forces, often unseen, that dictate its grand design. For example, at the very…
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…
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…
What It Means for Space Exploration
SpaceX is taking significant steps toward improving the durability and reliability of its spacecraft and satellites by building…
Could the remains of a ‘dead’ comet still be in the solar system? Astronomers are still searching 6 years later
The fate of a comet that was predicted to pass close to Earth remains a mystery five years…
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…