SpaceX's Starship completes mostly successful 12th test flight while China advances lunar ambitions with crewed Shenzhou-23 mission and new radio astronomy arrays promise expanded universe exploration.
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SpaceX's Starship rocket completed its 12th test flight on Friday, launching as the company's biggest and most powerful version yet before splashing down in the Indian Ocean after just over an hour, demonstrating progress toward NASA's lunar landing goals despite the Indian Ocean recovery.
SpaceX has unveiled plans for a $1.75 trillion stock market debut that could make Elon Musk a trillionaire, with the company set to go public next month as it capitalizes on extensive US government contracts.
China launched its Shenzhou-23 mission, putting an astronaut in orbit for a year-long stay as a key step in Beijing's plan to land humans on the moon by 2030, advancing its competitive lunar program.
The Next Generation Very Large Array, featuring 263 radio antennas spread across the U.S. and Mexico, represents a new wave of radio astronomy that will dramatically expand humanity's ability to explore the universe.
Two veteran space shuttle-era spacewalkers have been inducted into the Astronaut Hall of Fame, honoring decades of contribution to human spaceflight and orbital operations.
Beluga whales have demonstrated self-awareness by passing the mirror test, suggesting cognitive abilities comparable to other highly intelligent marine mammals.
Stephen Hawking's newly revealed diaries show his father Frank worried his future physicist son 'does not study much' and had 'little initiative,' offering rare personal insight into the childhood of one of history's greatest minds.
English Heritage has unveiled a recreation of a 4,500-year-old Neolithic hall near Stonehenge based on the Durrington 68 archaeological site, allowing visitors to experience the lives of those who built the ancient stone circle.
Four Russian satellites have moved within striking distance of an ICEYE radarsat, escalating tensions over space-based military capabilities and satellite security concerns.