Last week’s explosion of a New Glenn rocket at Cape Canaveral, Florida, was clearly a setback for Blue Origin and NASA, but it was a learning experience for safety officials looking to open up the spaceport to hundreds more launches per year.

May 30, 2026: Our weekly roundup of the latest science in the news, as well as a few fascinating articles to keep you entertained over the weekend

The tactic lets Ukraine attack multiple targets in the Russian rear with a single drone, while also providing cover for the exploding drone itself.

It’s one giant misstep for mankind. The Blue Origin rocket that exploded into a stunning fireball during a test debacle on the Florida coast could delay the Artemis space program’s bold mission to land astronauts on the moon,

SpaceX has put together a bloopers video showing "How NOT to land an orbital rocket booster." Set to rousing marching music, the two-minute video posted Thursday shows rockets exploding at sea and over land. The opening blast, from 2013, is even ...

The Saturn is a rare gin-based entry into tiki cocktail canon, perfect for reflecting on humanity's progress (or lack thereof) in space.

Caught on camera, Blue Origin’s New Glenn booster explodes in a ground hotfire test at Cape Canaveral, instantly turning a routine engine run into a fiery setback for Jeff Bezos’ Moon ambitions. As launches are delayed and confidence takes a hit, Elon ...

Starcloud is a startup that’s racing to build massive data centers in space that supporters say could limit the strain artificial intelligence is placing on terrestrial electric grids. But the fate of Starcloud — and dozens of other space startups ...