Aerospace

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A split image showing a damaged Blue Origin launch pad on one side and a futuristic rocket launching towards Mars on the other.

Blue Origin rebuilds launch pad as Relativity targets Mars

An uncrewed Blue Origin New Glenn rocket exploded during an engine-firing test on May 28, forcing a rebuild of its Florida launch pad, according to WMBD Radio.

Dr. Evelyn Reed·June 20, 2026

The massive SpaceX Starship V3 rocket launching into the sky during its test flight, with engine plumes visible against the twilight.

Cosmos & Physics

SpaceX Starship V3 rocket achieves mostly successful test flight

On May 22, the 408-foot-tall Starship V3, the largest rocket ever built, deployed 20 dummy satellites and splashed down on target, even as both stages experienced engine failures, according to Ars Tec

Dr. Evelyn Reed·May 24, 2026

A futuristic drone demonstrating wingless flight using glowing blue plasma-flow control in a vacuum chamber.

Materials & Engineering

Plasma-Flow Control Overturns Fundamental Aeronautical Engineering Principles

In a vacuum chamber at the University of Zurich, a drone achieved stable, sustained flight with no wings or propellers.

Samuel Adebayo·May 24, 2026