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SpaceX successfully launches Falcon Heavy rocket

After its Starship rocket exploded minutes after lift-off last month, SpaceX successfully launched its Falcon Heavy rocket on Sunday.

Ukraine

One dead and over 20 injured in Russian missile attack on Mykolaiv

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said a Russian missile attack on Mykolaiv that killed at least one and injured over 20 others, including a child, was a 'crime against humanity.

Mobility

Elon Musk's giant SpaceX rocket explodes after launch from Texas

The company said that today's launch would help them improve Starship’s reliability as they seek "to make life multi-planetary."

Mobility

Mysterious spiral captured amid Northern Lights in the skies of Alaska

It may look like a galaxy up close, or even a portal to another dimension - what caused this odd spiral to appear in Alaska's night sky?

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Mobility

SpaceX calls off launch of Starship rocket minutes before lift-off

The most powerful rocket ever built was set to go on its first flight on Monday, before shooting for the Moon - and Mars.

Mobility

A Spanish start-up is ready to launch Europe’s first reusable rocket

SpaceX pioneered reusable rockets. Spain’s PLD Space is now hoping to shake up the industry with micro-launchers made in Europe.

Mobility

Scientists recreate Northern Lights with rocket to study space weather

Aurora Borealis can cause damage to satellites in severe solar storms. Scientists are experimenting to understand near-space weather better.

Mobility

World's first 3D-printed rocket launches but fails to reach orbit

Relativity Space's 3D-printed rocket finally lifted off on Wednesday night. But it failed three minutes into flight, far short of orbit.

Earth News

Firing moon dust into space could reverse global warming, study claims

It sounds like something out of a sci-fi novel. But scientists think that firing moon dust into space could shade the earth from global warming.

Climate

Could rocket launches reopen the ozone hole?

According to researchers at the University of Canterbury, New Zealand, rockets ‘punching’ through the stratosphere could contribute to ozone depletion.

Mobility

Virgin Orbit: Why do space launches often go wrong?

No matter the amount of money, preparation and expertise poured into these projects, things often go awry when it comes to rocket launches.

World News

UK prepares for a space launch

A UK commercial space mission is set for lift off Monday evening. A 747 will carry a rocket to 35,000 feet before releasing it to continue its ascent into space carrying satellites.

Indonesia

Most members condemn war in Ukraine, G20 says

The final statement at the G20 summit in Indonesia is expected to say that "most G20 members" condemn the war in Ukraine.

Mobility

Artemis launch brings us one giant leap closer to a return to the Moon

The launch of the unmanned test flight is a critical step in landing humans back on the Moon for the first time in half a century.

Travel News

Why did a Chinese rocket force Spain to close its airspace today?

Fearing that the falling debris posed a threat to flights, Spanish air control shut the airspace over the northeastern region of Catalonia and three other regions.

Mobility

What life will be like inside NASA's new Moon buggy

NASA's prototype lunar rover has been tested in the Arizona desert as part of the Artemis programme aiming to send humans back to the Moon.

Mobility

Female Russian cosmonaut hitches a ride to ISS with SpaceX capsule

Elon Musk’s rocket venture SpaceX has just sent a capsule to the ISS, with a Russian cosmonaut sharing the ride with two Americans and a Japanese.

Mobility

Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin rocket explodes a minute after lift-off

The rocket's uncrewed capsule was safely ejected and parachuted back to land.

Ukraine

Ukraine war: Six key developments to know about today

It includes criticism of Russia over a strike in Chaplyne that left 25 people dead.

Tech News

US successfully tests ‘air-breathing’ hypersonic weapon

The weapon can travel at more than five times the speed of sound, change trajectory after launch and evade radar detection.