Project Orion envisioned a giant nuclear pulse spacecraft built not just for exploration, but for military dominance across the solar system. Backed by the US Air Force and built around atomic ...

Astronomy Hubble revisits stunning Trifid Nebula after 30 years, and spots a growing jet of energy — Space photo of the week Space Scientists spot object beyond Pluto with an atmosphere that shouldn't ...

The new, juiced-up version of SpaceX's Starship megarocket just cleared a big hurdle on the path to its first-ever launch. That liftoff, targeted for early or mid-May, will be the 12th overall for ...

Jeff Bezos' space company just notched a big reusability milestone — but also suffered a sizable setback. Blue Origin's huge New Glenn rocket launched into space for the third time ever Sunday morning ...

Emerson Lee Deitz, Sr. 90, passed away peacefully wife his wife, Nancy, and his granddaughter, Kay, by his side on Tuesday, April 21, 2026. A graveside service will be held at 2:00 PM on Sunday, April ...

The Navy secretary, John Phelan, was supposed to deliver the first of the president’s ships by 2028. The timeline was nearly impossible. By Greg Jaffe and Helene Cooper Reporting from Washington ...

THE PENTAGON – The Navy wants to buy the first Trump-class battleship in next year’s budget submission, a schedule that would allow the service to make the purchase before President Donald Trump ...

The agency wants to fly it to Mars by the end of 2028. Experts say that’s … ambitious. MIT Technology Review Explains: Let our writers untangle the complex, messy world of technology to help you ...

According to the Navy’s Fiscal Year 2028 five-year budget outlook, which is attached to the current Fiscal Year 2027 budget request, the purchase of the first Trump-class battleship is scheduled for ...

Blue Origin’s first commercial launch for its massive new rocket suffered a mission hiccup Sunday, a setback for Jeff Bezos’ rocket company. The launch of the company’s New Glenn rocket started ...

One giant leap was made for the entire human race last week. And a Black man led the team that did it. On April 1, 2026, Victor Glover, Jr., launched into space, becoming one of four people to travel ...