SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket reached Max-Q, the moment of peak mechanical stress on the rocket. Following this, first stage main engine cutoff occurred, and the rocket’s first and second stages have separated. The rocket’s first-stage booster is scheduled to return to Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space ForceContinue Reading
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket with a Dragon spacecraft atop carrying NASA astronauts Jessica Meir and Jack Hathaway, ESA (European Space Agency) astronaut Sophie Adenot, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Andrey Fedyaev lifts off at 5:15 a.m. EST Friday, Feb. 13, 2026, from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space ForceContinue Reading
The gas export terminal would be one of Africa’s largest fossil fuel projects, in an area with an ongoing Islamist insurgency. The project has been plagued by delays and accusations of human rights violations. By Nicholas Kusnetz In the conflict-riven northern corner of Mozambique, a huge gas export terminal isContinue Reading
A remarkable Roman mosaic found in Rutland turns out to tell a forgotten version of the Trojan War. Rather than Homer’s famous epic, it reflects a lost Greek tragedy by Aeschylus, featuring vivid scenes of Achilles and Hector. Its artistic patterns echo designs from across the ancient Mediterranean, some datingContinue Reading
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket with a Dragon spacecraft atop carrying NASA astronauts Jessica Meir and Jack Hathaway, ESA (European Space Agency) astronaut Sophie Adenot, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Andrey Fedyaev lifts off at 5:15 a.m. EST, Feb. 13, 2026, from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force StationContinue Reading
3 min read Find the Twins: Gemini Constellation The night skies of February are filled with beautiful star patterns, and so this month we take a closer look at another famous constellation, now rising high in the east after sunset: Gemini, the Twins! If you’re observing Orion, then Gemini isContinue Reading
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket with a Dragon spacecraft atop carrying NASA astronauts Jessica Meir and Jack Hathaway, ESA (European Space Agency) astronaut Sophie Adenot, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Andrey Fedyaev lifts off at 5:15 a.m. EST Friday, Feb. 13, 2026, from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space ForceContinue Reading
At 5:24 a.m. EST, The Dragon spacecraft separated from the Falcon 9’s second stage and began flying on its own. The spacecraft is traveling at approximately 17,500 miles per hour (28,200 kilometers per hour). In less than a minute, the Dragon crew spacecraft nosecone open sequence will begin. The spacecraftContinue Reading
The first-stage booster from SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket lands at the new landing zone inside the Space Launch Complex 40 perimeter at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida on Friday, Feb. 13, 2026, just minutes after NASA’s SpaceX Crew-12 liftoff. The first stage of the SpaceX Falcon 9 rocketContinue Reading
The EPA has reversed its position on whether or not it can regulate greenhouse gas emissions, eliminating influential rules that were pushing the auto industry toward cleaner vehicles.Continue Reading
As Colorado River negotiations build toward a Feb. 14 deadline, few are talking about design flaws in the dam that holds back Lake Powell. The post The coming failure of Glen Canyon Dam appeared first on High Country News.Continue Reading
California wildlife officials on Thursday voted to list six small, isolated mountain lion populations as threatened under the state Endangered Species Act.Continue Reading
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket with the company’s Dragon spacecraft on top stands vertical on the launch pad at Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida on Friday, Feb. 13, 2026, ahead of NASA’s SpaceX Crew-12 launch. Fueling of the SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket hasContinue Reading