US regulator orders Blue Origin to probe its second-stage rocket failure

by News Feed Editor | Apr 20, 2026 | Science

By David ShepardsonWASHINGTON, April 20 (Reuters) – The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration said Monday it is ordering Blue Origin to probe the failure on Sunday of the ‌second stage of its New Glenn 3 rocket.The FAA is requiring Blue Origin, ‌owned by...

Blue Origin’s New Glenn rocket is grounded after launching satellite into the wrong orbit

by News Feed Editor | Apr 20, 2026 | Science

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — Jeff Bezos’ rocket company, Blue Origin, blamed a bad engine Monday for a failed weekend launch that left a satellite in the wrong orbit, dooming it.Launches of the huge New Glenn rocket are grounded until Blue Origin and the Federal...

600 rocket landings! SpaceX notches another milestone during Sunday Starlink launch (video)

by News Feed Editor | Apr 20, 2026 | Science

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission.Credit: SpaceXAt SpaceX, what has gone up has now successfully come down 600 times.The company, which was founded by Elon Musk, marked its 600th successful landing of...

Scientists found a ‘bathtub ring’ on Mars. Could it be evidence of an ancient Red Planet ocean?

by News Feed Editor | Apr 20, 2026 | Science

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission.Credit: NASA/JPL-CaltechA huge geological structure on Mars resembling a bathtub ring may be evidence of an ocean that once covered a third of the Red Planet’s...

See video of Earthset that an Artemis II astronaut filmed on his iPhone while circling the moon

by News Feed Editor | Apr 20, 2026 | Science

It’s a view that only a handful of humans have ever witnessed: a distant Earth disappearing behind a huge moon.NASA astronaut Reid Wiseman, who commanded the Artemis II mission around the moon, posted a spectacular video on X of Earthset from the lunar far side,...

Chimpanzees in Uganda are in a ‘civil war,’ and researchers are unsure how it will end

by News Feed Editor | Apr 20, 2026 | Science

Aaron Sandel can pinpoint when it all started.The codirector of the Ngogo Chimpanzee Project had been observing a group of apes on June 24, 2015, in Uganda’s Kibale National Park, where the project is located, when he suddenly noticed the chimps fall silent. Several...