Exploding rocket casts doubts over NASA's Moon plans

Explosion of Blue Origin rocket is a setback for the company and for Nasa's Moon plans.
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Science news this week: Exploding rocket, 'Doomsday Glacier' loss, and quantum-AI hybrid

May 30, 2026: Our weekly roundup of the latest science in the news, as well as a few fascinating articles to keep you ...
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Massive boom over US was a meteor explosion as powerful as 300 tons of TNT, NASA confirms

Footage from a satellite confirmed that a May 30 sonic boom heard over the northeastern US was from a meteor, NASA stated.
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Blue Origin’s New Glenn rocket explodes in massive fireball, imperiling NASA moon missions

The latest flight of the New Glenn rocket was meant to prepare Blue Origin for a series of NASA-funded lunar voyages. Instead ...
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NASA’s Hubble telescope spots K1 comet exploding into fragments, space agency says

NASA’s Hubble telescope captured an “extraordinarily” rare moment of a comet exploding into fragments, the space agency said. The comet K1, whose full name is C/2025 K1 (ATLAS), was caught fragmenting ...

Meteor explodes over Massachusetts, setting off loud booms

Meteor was travelling at 75,000 miles per hour (more than 120,000 km/h) at an altitude of 40 miles when it broke apart ...

Blue Origin rocket explodes into huge ball of flame on Florida launch pad

A rocket made by the company Blue Origin exploded on its launch pad in Florida during a test. Footage shows the rocket ...