Total solar eclipse: North Americans celebrate with cheers, music and matrimony
By Brendan McDermid and Joseph Ax NIAGARA FALLS, New York (Reuters) – Throngs of skywatchers across North America gazed upward at a blackened sun in the midday dusk on Monday,…
Scientists chronicle the earliest stages of a supernova
By Ari Rabinovitch REHOVOT, Israel (Reuters) – About 20 million years ago, in a galaxy not so far away, a large star exploded and sent elements representing the building blocks…
Space apps for kids
Space apps for kids: It’s been a huge year so far for the space industry, with significant developments and innovations emerging across the science and technology sectors. 2023 saw some…
SpaceX’s third Starship test flight gets FAA green light
By Joey Roulette WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The FAA on Wednesday granted SpaceX a license to test-launch the company’s Starship rocket system from Texas, according to the agency’s website, paving the…
International Women’s Day: women with ground-breaking achievements
To celebrate International Women’s Day, many reflect on the achievements and progress led by women in history. Their efforts are often overlooked and sometimes forgotten, regardless of how remarkable and…
SpaceX launches eighth long-duration crew for International Space Station orbit
By Joe Skipper and Steve Gorman CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida (Reuters) – A SpaceX rocket safely lifted off from Florida on Sunday night carrying a crew of three U.S. astronauts and…
US moon lander Odysseus goes dormant a week after lopsided landing
By Joey Roulette and Steve Gorman (Reuters) – Odysseus, the first U.S. spacecraft to land on the moon in half a century, lost power and went dormant on Thursday as…
Bezos uses Amazon to relaunch Blue Origin
Blue Origin: Jeff Bezos knows how to do maths well and does not discount. Leaving Amazon in the summer of 2021, the company founder has gradually stepped away from the…
Moon lander Odysseus mission to be cut short after sideways touchdown
By Steve Gorman and Joey Roulette (Reuters) – Flight control engineers expect to lose contact with the private U.S. moon lander Odysseus, cutting short the mission five days after its…
US achieves first moon landing in half century with private spacecraft
By Steve Gorman and Joey Roulette (Reuters) – A spacecraft built and flown by Texas-based company Intuitive Machines landed near the moon’s south pole on Thursday, the first U.S. touchdown…