The most powerful rocket ever built is now even bigger and more powerful. But will it work?
SpaceX is set to reignite a make-or-break testing campaign of its Starship megarocket — and the stakes are high for the company, NASA and beyond.
Day: May 21, 2026
Asteroid mission captures rarely seen perspective of Mars during close flyby
NASA’s Psyche mission to investigate a metal-rich asteroid captured rare glimpses of Mars during a recent flyby.
White House postpones executive order on AI
The White House on Thursday postponed plans for President Donald Trump to sign an executive order establishing a voluntary review process for artifici…
Mortgage rates climb to highest level in 9 months
Turmoil in the bond market, fueled by the war with Iran, is sending US mortgage rates higher and threatening to make buying a home even more expensive…
Chiefs WR Rashee Rice ordered to jail after testing positive for marijuana in violation of probation
Chiefs wide receiver Rashee Rice was ordered to serve 30 days in jail Tuesday after testing positive for marijuana, which violated the terms of his pr…
Rafael Nadal retired a tennis great, but his career was almost cut painfully short
It’s undeniable that Rafael Nadal enjoyed one of the greatest tennis careers in the history of the sport. A total of 22 grand slams, including a rec…
Defenders of Trump’s ‘anti-weaponization’ fund are few. And they’re struggling
President Donald Trump’s settlement with his own government to create a $1.776 billion “anti-weaponization” fund appears to be going over like a…
How the anti-weaponization fund evolved from a 2024 Trump campaign idea into a reality
As Donald Trump plotted his return to the White House in late 2023, a group of campaign advisers began working on a plan to compensate political allie…
Ukraine claims it killed scores of Russians in two strikes in occupied eastern region
Ukraine claims to have killed scores of Russians in two strikes in the country’s occupied eastern region, as Kyiv steps up mid-range drone attacks t…
Protesters set Ebola treatment center on fire in DRC, demanding return of body
Protesters caused a blaze at a health facility treating Ebola patients in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) on Thursday, burning down two…
