According to the U.S. Air Force, the bomb didn’t contain the plutonium core necessary for a nuclear detonation. This was the first loss of a nuclear weapon in history. On April 11, 1950 ...

A new report finds the number of "available for use" nuclear weapons is continuing to grow despite non-proliferation efforts. The findings have been released as international talks continue at the ...

The latest SpaceX launch of Starship, the largest rocket ever built, has been postponed. The company, which was founded by Elon Musk, was gearing up to again attempt a successful launch of its ...

near a tank that holds super-chilled liquid oxygen, or LOX, a type of rocket propellant. That leak likely led to an increase in pressure, and a fire broke out, the company said. Vibrations caused ...

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. SpaceX’s mega rocket Starship sits on the pad after it’s test flight from Starbase was scrubbed in Boca ...

The rocket's payload is listed as "kerosene" and "liquid oxygen". In a statement on Monday, a spokesperson said the Civil Aviation Safety Authority (CASA) had "established a temporary danger area ...

Nuclear technology firm Core Power contends that the use of advanced nuclear reactor technologies, such as small modular reactors, on ships presents a significant opportunity to decarbonize the ...

In that test, Starship’s mammoth booster, or the bottom of the rocket, successfully returned to the launchpad, but the upper-stage spacecraft disintegrated over the Caribbean, with some debris ...

Dramatically evolving geopolitical tensions amid “dangerous nuclear rhetoric and threats” are a stark wake-up call for States to take action to support the legally binding atomic weapon ban treaty, UN ...

Nineteen orbital rockets launched from Florida's Space Coast during January and February, accelerating the 2025 Eastern Range schedule to a record-breaking pace that would topple last year's ...

What makes this material remarkable is its ability to maintain superelasticity across an extreme temperature range — from -269°C (the temperature of liquid helium) to +127°C (above the boiling point ...