While supernovae mark the terminal destruction of a star, novae operate on a different mechanism and can repeat. A nova ...

Explosions and strikes were reported in Samara overnight, with reports suggesting the Rocket and Space Centre Progress or a ...

In a bid to predict the threat to satellites from space debris, the European Space Agency is teaming up with a pair of physicists who spend their time smashing eggshells. This improbable collaboration ...

For more than 60 years, nearly every large rocket used some combination of the same liquid and solid propellants. Refined kerosene was favored for its easy handling and non-toxicity, hydrazine for its ...