Scientists have noticed the unusual eruption behavior at least a dozen times in 2018. May 27, 2024, 11:00 AM ET • 7 minutes reading Scientists may have discovered the mechanism behind the unusual explosive eruptions seen at one of the world’s most active volcanoes. Kilauea, located in Hawaii Volcanoes National Park on the Big Island, … Read more
Scientists may have discovered the mechanism behind the unusual explosive eruptions seen at one of the world’s most active volcanoes. Kilauea, located in Hawaii Volcanoes National Park on the Big Island, experienced at least a dozen instances in 2018 of lava spewing from its crater like a “stomp rocket toy,” a children’s toy in which … Read more
Enlarge / A Falcon 9 rocket will launch the NROL-146 mission from California this week. SpaceX Welcome to edition 6.45 of the Rocket Report! The most interesting news from this week’s launch for me is that Firefly may be available for purchase. That means two of the few U.S. companies with operational rockets, Firefly and … Read more
Enlarge / On Wednesday, SpaceX fully stacked the Starship’s Super Heavy booster and upper stage for the megarocket’s next test flight from South Texas. Welcome to edition 6.44 of the Rocket Report! Kathy Lueders, general manager of SpaceX’s Starbase launch facility, says the company expects to receive an FAA launch license for the next Starship … Read more