NASA launched its new Saturn IB rocket on its first test flight. Also known as the Uprated Saturn I, the Saturn IB was built for the Apollo program. With a more powerful upper stage, it was designed ...

The Saturn IB rocket, which was built on the 10 successful launches of Saturn 1 rocket, was the most powerful rocket up to that time. Construction of the AS-201 spacecraft began in 1963 at the ...

A UK startup has unveiled a new fusion-powered space rocket concept called Sunbird for interplanetary travel to Mars — and beyond.

Mercury to join in late February. Mars, Jupiter and Saturn are frequently seen in the night sky. But because Venus and Mercury orbit closer to the sun than Earth, with smaller, faster orbits ...

Saturn has 274 moons recognized by the International Astronomical Union. The number of moons increased substantially in March 2025 when 128 new moons were discovered by a team led by Edward Ashton ...

Former Google CEO Eric Schmidt has assumed the top job at an ambitious launch startup. Schmidt, who led Google from 2001 to 2011, has been named CEO at Relativity Space, a California company that's ...

Just over a year ago, Intuitive Machines made history when it became the first commercial company to land a spacecraft on the Moon, with its IM-1 mission. The arrival of the Odysseus lander on the ...

Bleecker Street Research warned this morning that Rocket Lab's Neutron rocket may not achieve its mid-2025 launch-date target. Bleecker warns that a mid-2026 or even mid-2027 launch is more likely.

SpaceX carried out another launch of its Starship rocket Thursday but quickly lost contact with the vessel as it roared over the Gulf of Mexico. The rocket scattered debris over parts of the ...

Watching a rocket launch while at the beach is SO Florida. It’s a popular hashtag on Instagram, too. On the Space Coast of Florida, there’s typically a rumble after a rocket launch and ...

Sometimes after liftoff a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket displays a “jellyfish” effect in the sky. The jellyfish effect typically happens during late-night or early morning SpaceX rocket launches ...