The Falcon 9 rocket, which lifted off from Vandenberg Air Force Base, took flight during evening twilight, when light from ...

For example, Jupiter is the most massive planet in our solar system. It’s so big, it could swallow 1,000 Earths. So it requires a very high escape speed: 133,100 mph (about 214,000 kilometers per hour ...

Back at the park, the kids weren’t smiling anymore ... New Glenn will finally get to fire up its rocket engines and head skyward. Fancy another launch attempt? SpaceX’s Starship megarocket ...

Rocket Lab launched five "Internet of Things" satellites on Saturday (Feb. 8). A 59-foot-tall (18 meters) Electron rocket ...

But a launch shortly after sunset Tuesday meant the rocket’s plume, some 50 or more miles above the ground, was high enough to be bathed in sunlight. The result? A diaphanous glowing tendril ...

Today could see a new record for space flight, as five separate rocket launches are scheduled for one 24-hour period. The events involve four different providers and show the increasing pace of ...