Jeff Bezos’ rocket company, Blue Origin, has faced challenges in its journey to compete with Elon Musk’s SpaceX. In recent years, Blue Origin has operated under the radar, while SpaceX has achieved significant successes. However, Blue Origin had begun to make strides, nearing the launch of its large New Glenn rocket. The New Glenn rocket […]
An Asian elephant named Happy, residing at the Bronx Zoo for more than four decades, will continue to stay there. This follows a ruling by New York’s highest court, which concluded that Happy is not a person under the law, and therefore not entitled to basic human rights. The Court of Appeals, by a 5-to-2 […]
Manned Mission Takes Off from Jiuquan On Sunday, May 24, 2026, China successfully launched the Shenzhou 23 spacecraft from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwestern China. The mission consists of three astronauts who are heading to the Tiangong space station. Historic Crew and Mission Objectives The crew includes Zhu Yangzhu, the commander, Zhang Zhiyuan, […]
Elon Musk stands to gain significantly through a recent addition to SpaceX’s investor prospectus. The document outlines a condition that ties the CEO’s performance-based shares to the establishment of a settlement on Mars. For Musk to earn these shares, SpaceX must create a permanent human colony on the Red Planet, housing at least 1 million […]
SpaceX launched an enhanced Super Heavy-Starship rocket on Friday to test upgraded engines and control systems needed to improve operation safety and reliability. During the launch from SpaceX’s Starbase facility in Texas, one of the Super Heavy’s 33 methane-fueled Raptor 3 engines shut down early. Additional engines failed during an attempt to return the stage […]
A new version of SpaceX’s Starship rocket, featuring enhanced engines and significant safety improvements, is set for launch this Thursday. This event represents a crucial milestone for Elon Musk’s rocket company and for NASA’s Artemis program. NASA relies on SpaceX to deliver a human-rated Starship upper stage to transport astronauts from lunar orbit to the […]
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — Scientists have revealed that Neptune’s distant moon Nereid might be the sole survivor of the planet’s original companions, following a cosmic collision. Neptune, the eighth and most distant planet in our solar system, hosts sixteen known moons. The largest, Triton, disrupted the original moons billions of years ago due to its […]