The Apollo Saturn V's Instrument Unit serves as the brain of the launch vehicle, measuring 22 feet in diameter and 3 feet ...

To achieve this, the Saturn V was outfitted with several engines, each providing thrust for one of the rocket's three stages. As each stage burned through its fuel, it was dropped and left to ...

For the first time since its founding, nearly a quarter of a century ago, Blue Origin had reached orbit. The long-awaited ...

The third Starship test flight last March saw the spacecraft reach its planned trajectory and fly halfway around the world ...

Blue Origin put its orbital-class New Glenn rocket through its last major test in preparation for the rocket's first-ever ...

Blue Origin had to postpone the first-ever orbital launch of its heavy-lift New Glenn rocket due to a technical glitch.

Such tower catches could become a relatively common sight in 2025. SpaceX has applied to increase the number of permitted ...

The Saturn V-sized rocket appeared to hesitate at liftoff, its thrust-to-weight ratio barely exceeding 1.0. Yet, moments later, it began a deliberate ascent into the cloudy ...

For example, Jupiter is the most massive planet in our solar system. It’s so big, it could swallow 1,000 Earths. So it ...

In three months, Saturn's iconic, icy rings will appear to disappear, giving you a preview of what the planet could look like 100 million to 300 million years from now. On March 23, an optical ...

Get your binoculars out! On Saturday (Jan. 4), skywatchers in the U.K. and most of Western and Central Europe will be able to see Saturn vanish behind the crescent moon — an event known as a ...