Was the B-47 Stratojet just too good for its own time, or did its revolutionary engineering compel an entire generation of pilots and designers to reconsider what was possible and survivable in ...

An upgraded version of one of the solid rocket boosters being used for NASA's Space Launch System (SLS) experienced an ...

A test of a new rocket motor for NASA’s future moon missions went awry this week, with the full-size booster hurling a ...

A giant slingshot might sound like something out of a science fair or a medieval battle—but one California startup is turning ...

NASA followed last week's low-key engine test with the test-firing of a solid-fueled booster at Northrop Grumman's rocket ...

The rocket's exhaust fumes reacted with the Earth's ionosphere, temporarily creating a hole in the layer of ionized gases—a few weeks after another Falcon 9 launch did the same thing.

Blue Origin and NASA for some parts of the SLS rocket system. How green is it? Exhaust from this cryogenic fuel is mostly water vapor. When you burn hydrogen, there’s no carbon, ...

But once a rocket reaches space, its exhaust can lose that familiar linear shape, creating seemingly otherworldly sights under the right conditions.

Rocket exhaust has black carbon in it, and scientists are very concerned that black carbon, which is black, will absorbs the sun's radiation and heat the atmosphere.

The high-altitude chase started over Cape Canaveral on Feb. 17, 2023, when a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched. ... Today, rocket exhaust pales in comparison to the exhaust emitted by aviation.

Welcome to Edition 5.37 of the Rocket Report! I am happy to share some good news this week, with the Vulcan rocket rolling back to the launch site for a new round of tests, and India making ...

But rocket exhaust will create another problem. Contrary to common belief, the Moon has a tenuous atmosphere called an exosphere that consists of gases released from the surface by processes such as ...