Satellites that are retired in orbit have to undergo passivation, a process that reduces the chances of them exploding.

Since 2018, astronomers have detected a series of ultra-bright blue explosions known as LFBOTs, some reaching luminosities up to 100 times greater than typical supernovae. One recent event, nicknamed ...

The SpaceX Starship, the most powerful and advanced super-capsule ever designed on this planet, could spark an explosion in ...

For more than 60 years, nearly every large rocket used some combination of the same liquid and solid propellants. Refined kerosene was favored for its easy handling and non-toxicity, hydrazine for its ...

A sudden, mysterious burst of bright light in the sky could be from a black hole devouring a vast, unusually bare star. In 2018, astronomers spotted a new kind of cosmic explosion that became brighter ...

Stunning new footage shows a bright-green "fireball" meteor exploding in the skies over an erupting volcano in the Philippines. Initial reports suggested that the falling space rock may have struck ...

An underwater observatory recently detected a startlingly energetic cosmic neutrino. One possible cause involves a phenomenon that so far exists only in theory. By Dennis Overbye On Feb. 13, 2023, a ...

On Thursday evening, Blue Origin attempted to test fire its massive New Glenn rocket at its Florida launch site, but something went very wrong after engine ignition. The super heavy lift rocket ...