Chinese scientists said they found active landslides taking place on the moon, primarily triggered by moonquakes. The team said their findings will help to select more stable sites for future lunar bases, as China expands its space exploration ambitions, which include setting up a research station in the lunar south pole region by 2035. The…
Today’s quest for dominance in outer space looks quite different from the first space race between the U.S. and Russia in the 1950s. The new book “Rocket Dreams” looks into the new era, including the trillion-dollar competition between Elon Musk’s SpaceX and Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin. Author Christian Davenport joins “The Takeout” to discuss. Source…
One day after the arrival of a Russian cargo ship, a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched an upgraded Northrop Grumman space freighter Sunday, putting the unpiloted spacecraft on course for capture by the International Space Station early Wednesday. On board: more than 5 tons of needed spare parts, research material and crew supplies, including holiday…
Intensifying its battle against China, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) has reportedly begun barring Chinese nationals with valid US visas from working on NASA space programs. “NASA has taken internal action pertaining to Chinese nationals, including restricting physical and cybersecurity access to our facilities, materials, and network to ensure the security of our…
Washington — Members of Congress heard stunning testimony during a hearing July 27 with a former intelligence officer-turned-whistleblower and two pilots about their experiences with strange, seemingly inexplicable objects that hundreds of pilots have reported encountering in recent years. The hearing, held by a House subcommittee, focused on so-called UAP, the formal government name for…
Nasa has barred Chinese nationals on US visas from its facilities and networks, in the latest reflection of Washington’s mounting concern over Beijing’s progress in space and other advanced technologies. Although the space agency has typically restricted the employment of Chinese citizens, Chinese nationals on US visas without affiliations with Chinese government institutions or state-owned…
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — NASA’s Mars rover Perseverance has uncovered rocks in a dry river channel that may hold potential signs of ancient microscopic life, scientists reported Wednesday. They stressed that in-depth analysis is needed of the sample gathered there by Perseverance — ideally in labs on Earth — before reaching any conclusions. Roaming…
On August 26, 2025, SpaceX achieved a landmark milestone with its Starship S37, performing a controlled descent and landing in the Indian Ocean after a 66-minute suborbital flight. Launching from Starbase, Texas, the 403-foot-tall spacecraft executed a precise ocean landing, captured in live footage shared by Elon Musk. This mission, the tenth Starship test flight,…
At a time when the United States is decoupling from China on cutting-edge chip technology, Nvidia has unveiled its list of suppliers for the advanced 800 VDC power architecture powering next-generation AI data centres. Among American and European giants was an unexpected name: Innoscience, a Chinese company specialising in gallium nitride (GaN) technology. Innoscience marks…
SpaceX readied its huge Super Heavy-Starship rocket for a second launch try on Monday to kick off the program’s 10th test flight, a milestone mission to put corrective upgrades through their paces after three catastrophic failures earlier this year. A successful flight would help restore confidence in the gargantuan rocket amid growing concern a moon…