Scientific American

Modern rocketry turns 100—and NASA says the best is yet to come

A century after Robert Goddard’s first-ever launch of a liquid-fueled rocket, two NASA experts weigh in on what his legacy ...

Here's a look at all the lunar lander missions planned for 2026

Four uncrewed lunar lander missions are set for 2026, paving the way for NASA's Artemis program to return humans to the moon.

The first modern rocket launched 100 years ago, beginning a century of both innovations and challenges for spaceflight

Apollo 11 first landed astronauts on the moon in 1969, but the journey to the lunar surface actually began 43 years before, ...
The New York Times

Katie Ledecky posts second-fastest 1,500m freestyle time ever in first race of year

Katie Ledecky was less than three seconds from her world record, set almost eight years ago. Alex Slitz / Getty Images Katie Ledecky’s historic domination of the women’s 1,500-meter freestyle isn’t ...