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A Minnesota farmer discovered an 11-foot shiny metal bowl in his cornfield, later identified as likely debris from a Chinese rocket launch. Space experts are working to make rocket re-entries safer as orbital activity increases.
SpaceX will attempt to catch both stages of its massive Starship rocket for the first time in November, marking a major step toward weekly launches. The company aims to turn orbital rockets into reusable spacecraft that fly as routinely as airplanes.
A Spanish startup that launched its first test rocket just three years ago just secured nearly €159 million to help Europe build its own path to space. The European Space Agency is betting big on homegrown launchers instead of relying on other countries.
A Chinese company just became only the third entity in the world to successfully land an orbital rocket booster on its legs. The breakthrough puts China's commercial space industry on track to make launches cheaper and more sustainable.
The world's most powerful solid-fuel rocket just launched nine satellites from a ship off Shanghai's coast. China's Gravity-1 is proving that launching rockets from the ocean isn't just possible—it's reliable.
German scientists analyzed SpaceX's Starship and confirmed it's as revolutionary as promised, then designed a European rocket that might reach space more efficiently. The race to build tomorrow's super heavy rockets just got more interesting.
SpaceX just completed a successful 25-second test fire of its upgraded Starship booster, clearing the path for the massive rocket's 13th test flight as early as July 15. The new Version 3 rocket packs more power and fuel capacity, bringing NASA's moon landing missions one step closer to reality.
After a devastating launchpad explosion threatened to derail moon missions for years, Blue Origin's leader says the company will be back in action within months. The repair timeline could determine the future of NASA's lunar program and Amazon's satellite internet plans.
SpaceX successfully launched its massive Starship rocket on its 12th test flight from the company's Starbase facility in Texas. The milestone brings the world's most powerful rocket system closer to enabling future missions to the Moon and Mars. ---
NASA is launching a satellite this summer to test how to store and transfer super-chilled rocket fuel in space, a breakthrough technology that could unlock missions to the Moon and Mars. The LOXSAT mission will demonstrate 11 different systems for managing cryogenic fuels in orbit, paving the way for refueling stations beyond Earth.
After a seven-month pause, SpaceX's massive Starship rocket is ready to fly again with major upgrades that could reshape space travel. The world's most powerful rocket launches its first test of 2026 on May 20 from Texas.
Dreame, the Chinese vacuum cleaner brand, just unveiled a hypercar with rocket boosters that accelerates faster than anything on the road. The wild engineering project shows how innovation can come from the most unexpected places.