April 12, 2025: Our weekly roundup of the latest science in the news, as well as a few fascinating articles to keep you entertained over the weekend.

Such strange light shows have been a known feature of rocket launches for years. But as humanity rapidly increases the number of objects propelled into space — more people are inadvertently ...

When Sir Richard Branson’s Virgin Orbit rocket failed on its maiden launch from Cornwall in 2023, it brought Britain’s space aspirations crashing down to Earth. Now, Peter Kyle, the Science ...

The first rule of time travel is that you can only travel within your own lifetime. The second rule of time travel is that you can only stay for 90 seconds. And “The Third Rule of Time Travel ...

Science fiction allows artists to speculate about the future through imaginative and technical concepts. But so often the prevailing vision of that future in popular culture tends toward the dystopian ...

Next time you are planning to teach a new course, or looking through those decades-old notes, remember enthusiasm, engagement and enablement. It’s not rocket science, but it will certainly help the ...

European Rocket Delays and Lunar Exploration Collaborations Isar Aerospace has delayed its rocket launch from Norway due to bad weather. Meanwhile, Firefly Aerospace teams with Blue Origin's Honeybee ...

The eerie, brightly-lit cloud-like shape appeared for several minutes at around 8pm before fading and is believed to have been caused by leftover fuel by a SpaceX rocket launch in the US.

In a bid to disrupt the United States’ long-held dominance in space exploration, China is quietly advancing a radical new rocket launch ... and the China Aerospace Science and Industry ...

Frozen fuel from the Falcon 9 rocket launched Monday created a luminous display for several minutes, and was seen by people from England to Eastern Europe. transcript Look at that. By Nazaneen ...

new video loaded: SpaceX Rocket Launch Creates a Glowing Spiral in Night Sky transcript Look at that. Frozen fuel from the SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket created a luminous swirl that lasted for several ...

A giant whirlpool of light, known as a "SpaceX spiral," was recently spotted swirling across the night sky over Europe as a Falcon 9 rocket prepared to reenter Earth's atmosphere after deploying ...