Russia’s Putin Compares Elon Musk to Soviet Space Pioneer
It is not often “incredible people… materialise”, Putin remarked in the latest move of what appears to be a Kremlin bid to flatter Musk.

It is not often “incredible people… materialise”, Putin remarked in the latest move of what appears to be a Kremlin bid to flatter Musk.
Model Emily Ratajkowski did not appreciate the girl power flowing from the all-female Blue Origin space flight over the weekend.
Washington — Pop star Katy Perry will be the biggest name in an all-woman group set to touch the edge of space Monday, roaring into the cosmos on one of billionaire Jeff Bezos’s rockets.
Russia is looking to deploy nuclear weapons in outer space to increase its influence and potentially target satellites, the head of NATO claimed.
NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams, who were rescued by Elon Musk’s SpaceX after being stranded on the International Space Station (ISS) for 286 days, splashed down in the Gulf of America on Tuesday.
Russia may be trying a new vector into American relations, with an approach to Elon Musk by the head of the country’s sovereign wealth fund.
People in North America and South America will have the best seats to see an upcoming total lunar eclipse.
The Etlaq spaceport in Oman announced on Thursday that it plans to conduct five rocket launches in 2025, beginning in April. The spaceport will provide a “fan zone” for spectators to watch the launches.
Mysterious fast-repeating radio bursts (FRBs) from a “dead” galaxy have astronomers scratching their heads and wanting to discover more, per recent research.
Blue Origin, the aerospace company founded by Amazon’s Jeff Bezos, successfully launched its massive New Glenn rocket on its first test flight, marking a significant milestone in the company’s quest to provide reliable access to space.
Key provisions from Iowa Republican Senator Joni Ernst to strengthen the Abraham Accords nations against Iranian aggression have been included in the 2025 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), reinforcing regional alliances and advanced security capabilities, while building on President Trump’s historic framework to confront shared threats and achieve regional peace.
Kazem Jalali, Iran’s ambassador to Russia, said on Monday that Russia will launch two Iranian satellites into orbit on Tuesday, November 5, which is Election Day in the United States.
The largest supermoon of 2024 will reach its peak illumination this week with a chance that it could have an orange, jack-o-lantern-like color, WKRC reported Friday.
A geomagnetic storm allowed people in many parts of the country and the globe to witness the beautiful Northern Lights on Thursday night.
A comet that has not been visible from Earth for more than 80,000 years was spotted in the skies over the weekend, and may come again in mid-October.
Elon Musk, SpaceX founder and CEO of Tesla, is preparing to send his Starships to Mars in a couple of years.
A rocket belonging to a Chinese civilian aerospace manufacturer crashed into a mountain after accidentally launching Sunday, the company announced.
A pair of NASA astronauts are still stuck at the International Space station while the Boeing spacecraft they traveled in experiences issues, as Boeing insists that “the astronauts are not stranded.”
NASA astronauts have been left stranded in space as the Boeing Starliner spacecraft that they traveled to orbit on is facing several issues.
A “once-in-a-lifetime” cosmic event that may “fuel the next generation of scientists” is set to occur anytime between June and September.
Officials say a powerful solar storm will hit Earth on Friday and its arrival could cause infrastructure problems.
NASA administrator Bill Nelson said recently that it is important for the United States to return to the moon before China stakes its claim.
A Chinese/European joint X-ray telescope mission is allowing humans to see the universe in widescreen — like a lobster.
Russia on Wednesday used its veto power at the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) to block a resolution sponsored by the United States and Japan to ban nuclear weapons in outer space.
A “once-in-a-lifetime” opportunity to see the light from a star that exploded 3,000 years ago is coming this year, NASA officials say.
Several New York school districts will be letting students out early or stay home altogether on Monday due to the upcoming solar eclipse.
There are a few things to know as multitudes of people gear up to experience the total solar eclipse on Monday.
The Russian space agency Roscosmos announced on Tuesday that it is “seriously considering” building a nuclear power plant on the moon in collaboration with the communist government of China.
NASA says a total solar eclipse will be visible on April 8, a view that is sure to awe Americans across the nation.
A SpaceX crew returned to Earth following a six-day delay at the International Space Station (ISS), and Florida locals heard a “sonic boom.”
Russian cosmonaut Oleg Kononenko has broken the world record for the most cumulative time spent in space, Russia’s space agency reported.
The failed Peregrine lunar lander will re-enter the Earth’s atmosphere late Thursday and burn up on re-entry somewhere over the South Pacific.
The Astrobotic company’s historic lunar mission was canceled on Monday due to a malfunction throwing a wrench in plans just after launch.
Cape Canaveral is seeing final preparations put in place ahead of the planned launch Monday of a lander destined for the moon, a first in more than half a century since the Apollo project made history.
The largest solar flare in years occurred Thursday, temporarily knocking out radio communications on Earth.
Amazon founder Jeff Bezos’s vision for the future involves people living in cylindrical space stations, he recently revealed.
An unprecedented “enormous dark hole” has opened in the sun’s surface and spewed streams of “unusually fast radiation” directly towards Earth.
Elon Musk’s SpaceX Starship rocket was launched for a second time on Saturday but ended up exploding, USA Today reported.
A rarely-seen exploding “devil comet” over three times the size of Mount Everest will light up Earth’s skies come April.
Scientists are working to make human reproduction possible in space — an effort they view as an obvious next step as billionaires push to establish colonies on Mars and Venus.