NASA wants to know how the launch industry’s chic new rocket fuel explodes

For more than 60 years, nearly every large rocket used some combination of the same liquid and solid propellants. Refined ...
SpaceNews

Meink, Saltzman make case for Space Force expansion

Troy Meink, secretary of the Air Force, speaks Feb. 23, 2026, at the Air & Space Forces Association’s Warfare Symposium in Aurora, Colorado. Credit: Jud McCrehin, Air & Space Forces Association ...
AOL

Ecological Invaders: How Non-Native Animals are Reshaping Earth’s Ecosystems

National Invasive Species Awareness Week 2026 occurs between February 23 and February 27, 2026. Invasive species are frequently ecological disasters, as evidenced by the damage caused by feral pigs ...
The New York Times

‘How to Make a Killing’ Review: Glen Powell’s Lethal Case of Entitlement

The actor stars in this comedy with a high corpse count, but the movie’s lightness soon becomes forced. By Manohla Dargis When you purchase a ticket for an independently reviewed film through our site ...
USA Today

Glen Powell is lethal, likable in 'How to Make a Killing' – Review

Glen Powell tests the limits of his considerable charisma as a serial murderer in “How to Make a Killing.” It helps that the audience is rooting for this dude from the jump in a darkly comedic ...
CNN

This company is sending a factory into space to make materials for semiconductors

A British company is developing a space-based “factory” to produce materials for quantum computers, AI data centers and defense infrastructure. Space Forge, located in Cardiff, Wales, has reached a ...
Gizmodo

We’re Nowhere Near Ready to Make Babies in Space, Experts Warn

If humanity truly hopes to colonize the solar system, it must overcome a challenge arguably greater than any technological hurdle: human reproduction beyond Earth. The idea may sound like science ...
The New York Times

How to Make Friends as an Adult

A practical guide for expanding your circle, with advice from sociable people. By Laura Regensdorf Laura Regensdorf lives in Brooklyn with her hound mix, Pina, who has turned out to be a great ...
Defense One

Space-based interceptors make even less sense now

The rationale behind Golden Dome’s mandate for space-based boost-phase defense made some sense. If orbiting interceptors could hit an enemy missile very early in flight—before it could deploy ...
Space.com

How to make a super-Earth: The universe's most common planets are whittled down by stellar radiation

"What's so exciting is that we're seeing a preview of what will become a very normal planetary system." When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it ...
The Conversation

From a new flagship space telescope to lunar exploration, global cooperation – and competition – will make 2026 an exciting year for space

Federal Astrophysicist and External Relations Lead at the Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory, Smithsonian Institution In 2026, astronauts will travel around the Moon for the first time since the ...