Wildfire season is beginning very soon, and a tanker base here in Abilene is crucial for protecting against fires. We spoke to an expert at the base about why this resource is so beneficial. Abilene ...

The rivalry between Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos is heating up after SpaceX (SPACE) announced a surprising shift in priorities—from Mars to the moon. The Wall Street Journal reports that after years of ...

“Join xAI if the idea of mass drivers on the Moon appeals to you,” CEO Elon Musk proclaimed yesterday following a restructuring that saw a stream of former executives exit the AI lab. This is an ...

Elon Musk moved his biggest companies to Texas. Now, he says there's a 'dudes' problem.Marvin Joseph/The Washington Post via Getty Images Elon Musk has long framed SpaceX's mission in sweeping terms: ...

While most Americans were transfixed by this year’s Super Bowl proceedings on Sunday night, Elon Musk took to X to proclaim that SpaceX would focus on building out a base on the moon before sending ...

Elon Musk says SpaceX has shifted its near-term priorities from Mars settlement plans to building what he called a “self-growing city on the Moon,” arguing the lunar target is faster and more ...

An illustration of a SpaceX "BFR" spaceship, a precursor to Starship, at a notional future lunar base from a 2017 speech by Elon Musk Credit: SpaceX WASHINGTON — A little more than a year after ...

Hidden lava tunnels on the Moon and Mars could one day shelter human explorers, offering natural protection from radiation and space debris. A European research team has unveiled a bold new mission ...

Four astronauts will fly around the moon, perhaps as early as next month, on NASA’s Artemis II mission. The three Americans and one Canadian will ride on the Space Launch System in its initial crewed ...

The moon is chock-full of Earth’s history. Elements from our planet’s atmosphere have made their way into moon dust, also called regolith, on a pathway created by the Earth’s magnetic field. These ...

A slip and slide is combined with a launch ramp to test speed, lift, and landing. The video shows how water, momentum, and ramp angle turn a simple slide into an airborne launch. Trump pulls US out of ...