The Federal Aviation Administration announced on Monday that it will force Elon Musk’s SpaceX to make dozens of changes in the environment before continuing Starship flight tests and launching commercially from its Boca Chica, Texas site. The FAA announced in a press statement that SpaceX will be required to conduct more than 75 activities to…
After a major malfunction shortly after liftoff, an Astra rocket carrying two small hurricane-tracking satellites for NASA failed to reach orbit Sunday (June 12). After taking off from a pad at the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida at 1:43 p.m. EDT, the Astra rocket, dubbed Launch Vehicle 0010 (LV0010), suffered a second-stage failure…
The Eta Aquarids, one of spring’s busiest meteor showers, will peak this weekend. Simply step outside and look to the southern night sky to see the “shooting stars.” The Eta Aquarids reached their peak on Friday morning (May 6), and they will continue to shine brightly in the coming days, with up to 30 meteors…
A SpaceX capsule carrying four astronauts, including the first Black woman to join the crew of the International Space Station, docked with the station smoothly Wednesday evening, setting off a five-month mission. After a pre-dawn launch from Kennedy Space Center in Florida at 3:52 a.m. ET, the astronauts had spent 16 hours circling aboard their…
At the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) gathering in Florida last weekend, former President Donald Trump decisively won the GOP presidential nomination straw poll for 2024. According to the results of the anonymous online straw poll released by CPAC on Sunday afternoon, Trump, who has often flirted with a presidential run in 2024 to try…
Four years ago this week, SpaceX’s Falcon Heavy, the world’s most powerful operational rocket, launched from Florida and tore into space, carrying nothing but Elon Musk’s personal Tesla roadster. The cherry red sports car — driven by a spacesuit-clad mannequin nicknamed “Starman” — is still orbiting the sun, taking a lonely, oblong orbital route that…
It’s horrifying just imagining the aftermath of any accidental fire. There are damages to the property, cost of repair, and even the possibility of life loss. Though many business owners and managers rely on fire alarm systems, there are other options to be assured that there is a low risk of fire. One of them…
Today’s Doodle celebrates the Year of the Tiger on the first day of the Lunar New Year, known colloquially as Tt in Vietnam, with spring flowers, traditional delicacies, and an air of anticipation for what’s to come. The tiger is a symbol of bravery and strength. Tt is regarded the first day of spring in…
For the second day in a row, Mother Nature has prevented a SpaceX launch. The Cosmo-SkyMed Second Generation FM2 (CSG-2) satellite was supposed to launch from Florida’s Cape Canaveral Space Force Station on Thursday evening (Jan. 27), but thick clouds and strong winds prompted a 24-hour delay. Today’s (Jan. 28) effort was again cancelled due…
According to those familiar with Justice Stephen Breyer’s thinking, he will leave the Supreme Court at the end of the current term. A source familiar says that President Joe Biden and Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer will appear together at the White House on Thursday to announce Breyer’s retirement. Breyer is one of the three surviving…