​ Billions of years from now, the Sun will swell into a red giant, swallowing Mercury, Venus, and Earth. But that’s not the only way our planet could meet its demise. A new simulation points to the menacing threat of

​ Despite a disappointing streak of Starship launches, SpaceX founder and CEO Elon Musk remains optimistic about using the megarocket to transport humans to Mars within the next few years. During a recent talk, the rocket billionaire remained intent on

​ Venus is home to some of the weirdest volcanoes in the solar system—massive, flattened domes that look like planetary pancakes left to cool on the world’s blistering surface. Scientists have long suspected these “pancake domes” formed from thick, slow-moving

​ Black holes are infamous for being invisible. But thanks to a new technique from the Event Horizon Telescope (EHT) team, we’re about to start seeing them in color. Astronomers have figured out a way to observe the radio sky

​ Astronomers have discovered a strange new object that behaves unlike any observed before. The hope is that the source will provide some much-needed insight into the origin of mysterious cosmic signals that have puzzled experts for the last several

​ Elon Musk opting not to talk about his ambitious plans to colonize Mars, now that’s a first. The rocket billionaire was a no-show for a company discussion on establishing human settlements on the Red Planet, which was meant to

​ Update: May 27, 8:25 p.m. ET: Announcers on the SpaceX broadcast said Starship will break up above and crash into the planned landing zone in the Indian Ocean. They added that the Super Heavy booster was indeed lost. Update:

​ Update: May 27, 1:21 p.m ET: SpaceX has pushed the time for today’s talk to 9:00 p.m. ET. Original article follows.  All eyes are on SpaceX as it gears up to launch Starship’s ninth test flight. Prior to the

​ Watch Live as SpaceX Tries to Break Starship’s Explosive Losing Streak (Image Credit: Gizmodo-com) The world’s largest rocket is gearing up for its ninth flight after suffering back-to-back anomalies. SpaceX is prepping Starship for liftoff on Tuesday,