NASA declares MAVEN lost after missing Mars atmosphere mission falls silent
June 3, 2026 — NASA’s MAVEN mission has ended as it began: with a mystery. The twelfth spacecraft…
The Great Wall of China is not actually visible from space with the naked eye — astronauts from Apollo to the ISS have confirmed it — and the popular myth that it is predates space travel itself, with the best-known version coming from a 1932 Ripley’s Believe It or Not cartoon
“The Great Wall of China is not visible from orbit with the naked eye. It’s too narrow, and…
NASA declares its Mars Maven spacecraft dead
After six months of radio silence, NASA’s Maven spacecraft at Mars has been declared dead. Subscribe to read…
Sun erupts with 3 colossal solar flares in less than 24 hours, boosting chances for northern lights
Wow, the sun is certainly putting on quite a show this week. Our star just unleashed three powerful…
Blue Origin says New Glenn rocket will launch again ‘before the end of the year’ after explosion
After its rocket explosion, Blue Origin wants to complete repairs and put another New Glenn on the launchpad…
10 easy places to see the total solar eclipse 2026 from Spain’s major vacation destinations
For the Aug. 12, 2026, total solar eclipse, Spain’s iconic holiday hubs will be buzzing, but many are…
M9.3 and M7.7 solar flares erupt from AR 4455, launching Earth-directed CMEs
The flare originated from Region 4455, near the center disk in the Sun’s northern hemisphere, with a beta magnetic classification and…
SpaceX will disrupt $1.6 trillion US communications industry, Oppenheimer says
By Kanchana Chakravarty June 3 (Reuters) – SpaceX will disrupt the $1.6 trillion U.S. communications industry as the…
Astronomers Uncover Statistical Evidence for Recoiling Supermassive Black Holes
Galactic collisions are events of breathtaking proportions. The Supermassive Black Holes (SMBHs) at their centers plunge into a…
Musk’s soon-to-be-trillionaire status brings political attacks
Progressive politicians are sharpening their attacks against tech tycoon Elon Musk, zeroing in on his soon-to-be-trillionaire status days…
NASA prepares supersonic jet 59-X to break the sound barrier
NASA has announced that the experimental jet, X-59, will reach supersonic speeds for the first time during tests…
The Raptor 3 was supposed to be the engine that finally ended Starship’s reliability problem — instead, on its first flight, several of them quit less than 20 seconds into the boostback burn, dropping the booster into the Gulf and grounding the whole program for a federal mishap review
SpaceX’s Raptor 3 engine — the powerplant the company has spent the better part of two years marketing…