The call from the moon is clear – try to find my water ice. There’s a possibility that large amounts of water ice could be lurking at the bottom of craters at the Moon’s south pole. Pardon my cosmic jargon but these extremely cold features – “where Sun “don’t shine” – labeled permanently shadowed regions,… Read More »
The DearMoon crew shared their disappointment on social media after the mission was abruptly cancelled. Japanese billionaire Yusaku Maezawa canceled his planned flight around the moon on June 1 due to SpaceX delays starship Megarocket, which has not yet conducted a single crewed test flight. Maezawa first booked the private trip in 2018, inviting eight… Read More »
Listen here on the podcast platform of your choice. Health experts warn that E.coli cases are ‘likely to increase’ due to an outbreak linked to ‘nationally distributed food’, with dozens of people already in hospital. Cath Rees, professor of Microbiology at the University of Nottingham’s School of Biological Sciences, tells Tech & Science Daily everything… Read More »
When the upper stage of the 165-foot-long (50 meters) SpaceX Starship crashed into the Indian Ocean last week during its third test flight, environmentally conscious observers wondered whether the stainless steel vehicle, which likely contained hundreds of kilograms of leftover fuel, would pose a hazard. Marine life. The good news is that it’s not like… Read More »
SpaceX’s Starship continued to surprise the audience on its third test flight today. On Thursday, March 14, SpaceX launched Starship for the third time from its Starbase production and launch facility near Boca Chica Beach in South Texas. Hundreds of rocket destroyers and spectators gathered along the beach to watch the test flight in which… Read More »
Starship launches from SpaceX’s South Texas launch pad.SpaceX via X SpaceX successfully launched the world’s longest and most powerful rocket into space for the first time. However, Starship lost communication with SpaceX while re-entering to land in the Indian Ocean. NASA wants Starship to land astronauts on the moon. Elon Musk wants to build a… Read More »
Editor’s note: Follow CNN’s live updates SpaceX Starship launch. A SpaceX Starship rocket launched on its third test flight from the Starbase facility in Boca Chica, Texas, reaching several milestones Thursday morning before possibly disintegrating. The deep space rocket system underwent an integrated flight test that lasted approximately one hour. At the end of the… Read More »
Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. Explore the universe with news about fascinating discoveries, scientific advancements and more. After two exciting and explosive test flights in 2023, the SpaceX Starship rocket has returned to the launch pad of the Starbase facility in Boca Chica, Texas. The deep space rocket system aims to undergo… Read More »
SpaceX is seeking a land swap in Texas to “expand its operational footprint around launch facilities” for its massive new Starship rocket, according to the state. SpaceX plans to give 477 acres (193 hectares) to the Texas Parks and Wildlife Service near the Laguna Atascosa National Wildlife Refuge, just north of Boca Chica on the… Read More »
SpaceX launched its Starship megarocket, Earth’s most powerful rocket, on its second test flight this weekend, and while the vehicle may have met an explosive end, it’s absolutely spectacular to watch it fly. Stunning photos and videos captured by SpaceX, Space.com, news outlets and the public show the sheer spectacle of SpaceX’s second test launch… Read More »