Blue Origin’s New Glenn rocket exploded in a massive fireball during a prelaunch test on May 29, 2026, in Florida, raising concerns about its role in NASA’s moon missions. According to Blue Origin, all personnel were safe, but the explosion damaged Launch Complex 36, the rocket’s only launch site.
An exploding rocket at Florida's Kennedy Space Centre has cast doubts over whether Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin can deliver on its commitments to Nasa for lunar missions, according to the BBC.
A Blue Origin New Glenn rocket exploded during a test at Cape Canaveral in Florida on Thursday night, according to the company.
NASA has unveiled an ambitious roadmap called 'Moon Base,' aiming to establish a working outpost at the lunar South Pole under the Artemis Program by 2028. The plan includes new rovers, landers, and international collaboration.
Stephen Hawking's father expressed concern over his son's lack of academic focus during his student years, according to newly revealed diaries. The diaries, partly written in code, offer a raw insight into Hawking's early life.
SpaceX has launched the largest and most powerful rocket in history after its test flight was delayed. The Starship V3 rocket splashed down in the Indian Ocean and exploded as planned, according to the BBC.
Elon Musk's SpaceX has postponed a launch of its Starship rocket due to a malfunctioning hydraulic pin, according to the BBC.
Easter Island, or Rapa Nui, has long been associated with the 'ecocide narrative'—the idea that the island's inhabitants caused their own downfall through environmental mismanagement. Mike Pitts's book challenges this view, according to Substack.
Divers in the Maldives have recovered the bodies of five Italians who died during a cave diving expedition in Vaavu Atoll. The victims were identified as marine scientists and a diving instructor who had exceeded recreational diving limits.
A humpback whale found stranded in the Baltic Sea near Niendorf on 23 March 2026 is in very poor health and unlikely to survive, according to the International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW). In a separate incident, a dead humpback whale was discovered near Newport Beach, California, on 28 March 2026.
Researchers have identified the largest dinosaur ever found in Southeast Asia, named Nagatitan chaiyaphumensis, from fossils discovered in Thailand. The sauropod weighed 27 tonnes and lived around 100 to 120 million years ago, according to a study published in Scientific Reports.
Mexico City is subsiding at an alarming rate of up to 2cm a month, according to data gathered by Nasa's Nisar satellite. The technology is helping scientists track the phenomenon in real time.
A single dose of psilocybin, the active ingredient in magic mushrooms, can induce anatomical changes in the brain, according to a new study published in Nature Communications.
A massive 'megatsunami' in Alaska reached nearly 500 meters in height, making it the second largest ever recorded, according to a scientific analysis.
Ted Turner, the media mogul who revolutionised TV news by launching CNN, has died at 87, the network announced.