NASA's Perseverance rover observed an aurora on Mars for the first time in visible light. The phenomenon, marked by a soft ...

The explosion was so intense it ripped through the ionosphere, the electrically charged layer of the atmosphere that plays a ...

A November 2023 rocket failure from Elon Musk’s SpaceX actually broke the atmosphere. For the first time in mankind’s history, a hole was blown in the ionosphere following the catastrophic ...

SpaceX is warning that retired Starlink satellites might not always disintegrate upon reentry in the Earth's atmosphere.

The aim was to get the rocket's upper section - the Ship - to make a controlled return into the atmosphere and then ... Congratulations to the entire SpaceX team on an exciting fourth flight ...

The launch, specifically to help build out the Starlink satellite fleet, came amid an unusually intense geomagnetic storm affecting Earth's atmosphere, which SpaceX CEO Elon Musk has said is ...

to burn up at the top of the atmosphere. SpaceX is the most prodigious launcher, but it’s far from the only company looking to fill space. On Monday, Amazon.com Inc.’s Project Kuiper put its ...

A SpaceX Falcon 9 leaves the launchpad on the ... to test in-orbit systems and demonstrate an inflatable heat shield for atmospheric reentry. Once deployed, the capsule will carry out a number ...