space

Honda successfully launched and landed its own reusable rocket
Honda successfully conducted a “launch and landing test of an experimental reusable rocket” developed by its research and development subsidiary, ...

A New Law of Nature Attempts to Explain the Complexity of the Universe
Kauffman argues that biological evolution is thus constantly creating not just new types of organisms but new possibilities for organisms, ...

Let’s all do a dramatic reading of Trump and Musk’s mean posts
Donald Trump and Elon Musk, two of the most media-addled personalities of our time, are publicly torching their relationship by ...

Why do SpaceX rockets keep exploding?
With yet another failed Starship test this week, in which the ambitious heavy rocket exploded once again, you might reasonably ...

Elon Musk sure does want everyone to think he’s leaving politics
For the past several months, it seemed like President Donald Trump and Elon Musk were inseparable. The tech billionaire and ...

The FAA is taking extra precautions for SpaceX’s next Starship test flight
“The FAA conducted a comprehensive safety review of the SpaceX Starship Flight 8 mishap and determined that the company has ...

The pursuit of better drugs through orbital space crystals
In The Andromeda Strain, Michael Crichton wrote about killer alien space crystals that are (spoiler alert) ultimately stymied by Earth’s ...

China begins assembling its supercomputer in space
China has launched the first 12 satellites of a planned 2,800-strong orbital supercomputer satellite network, reports Space News. The satellites, ...

New Starlink subscription drops hardware price to $0
SpaceX is now offering 12-month residential service plans that bring the price of the dish and router — normally $349 ...

The chance of getting hit by a Soviet spacecraft goes up next week
Part of a failed Soviet spacecraft that’s been circling Earth for the last 53 years is about to come crashing ...