Roscosmos confirmed damage to the launchpad in Baikonur on Thursday. Footage of the launch shows its service bay likely fell into an exhaust trench. Researchers have discovered an impact crater 900m ...

A cacophony of barking alerts me to the cardboard box delivered to my front door. Packed inside is a single sheet of white corrugated plastic folded into what looks like a large suitcase. My canine ...

Some notable features of the Millennium Falcon include secret smuggling compartments onboard that have helped Han move contraband (including people) throughout the galaxy. Two sets of quad laser ...

The amplituhedron is a geometric shape with an almost mystical quality: Compute its volume, and you get the answer to a central calculation in physics about how particles interact. Now, a young ...

Researchers have folded their way into a groundbreaking new family of origami patterns. Dubbed bloom patterns, because they resemble flowers as they unfold, the new class of origami shapes holds great ...

Bloom patterns could be useful, as engineers build folding structures to send to outer space. They’re also very pretty. Researchers have now found a new class of origami that they call bloom patterns, ...

BYU Engineering is well known for origami-inspired research and innovations, including foldable antenna systems used in space. Recently, an undergraduate student made a significant discovery—a new ...

A study published in Nature Communications presents a way to create deployable structures that transform from compact folded states into expansive configurations with perfectly smooth surfaces.

SpaceX recently hit some notable milestones with its workhorse Falcon 9 rocket, and even in the full context of history, the performance of the vehicle is pretty incredible. Last Tuesday, the company ...

In 1959, a new breed of Ford launched with an aim toward affordability and fuel efficiency — the Falcon. The first Ford Falcon, at just over 181 inches long, was compact, a stark contrast to heavy, ...

One Falcon 9 launches Aug. 31 while another stands on the pad for the upcoming Polaris Dawn mission. Credit: SpaceX WASHINGTON — SpaceX resumed launches of its Falcon 9 rocket early Aug. 31 after the ...

SpaceX can resume flying its workhorse Falcon 9 rocket, the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) announced this evening (Aug. 30). The news comes just two days after a Falcon 9 first stage ...