A discarded SpaceX rocket is on a high-speed collision course with the moon

Rocket Lab has completed a major qualification test for its formidable Archimedes engine, which will power the company’s next-gen Neutron launch vehicle. As Rocket Lab continues with regular launches of its workhorse small-lift Electron rocket, development of Neutron has carried on in the background, progressing toward a possible debut later this year. The company recently…

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Opinion SOCIETIES are shaped by the voices they choose to amplify. I came to this realisation after spending a month teaching climate change at Government Day Secondary School, G.R.A., Enugu, under the Enugu State Growing Green Generation Pilot Project—an initiative of the Office of the Senior Adviser to the Governor on Climate Change and Sustainable…

It’s not known whether “Ulysses 31” was on Christopher Nolan’s radar in his teenage years, but it’s intriguing to think it could have influenced the director’s decision to take on Homer’s “The Odyssey”. This animated space opera, a French/Japanese co-production, delivered a crash course in Greek mythology to a generation of kids who grew up…

The 2026 holiday shopping season is just around the corner, and shoppers are starting to consider their gift-giving plans. At the same time, brands need to build out their strategies for consumer engagement for the final months of 2026. Brands can capitalize on holiday shopping trends by prioritizing the customer experience through the use of…

People keep asking me about the total solar eclipse on August 12. That’s understandable. For anyone in the Northern Hemisphere, it is shaping up to be a joyous day of astronomy. Totality will cross eastern Greenland, western Iceland and northern Spain, but much of Europe will see a very deep partial eclipse, and even parts…