When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Firefly Aerospace's Alpha rocket launches from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California on Dec.

Update, 4:20 p.m.: Firefly has once again delayed the rocket launch to the furthest edge of its launch window. The rocket will now launch at 6:59 p.m. Update, 3:50 p.m.: Firefly is now targeting a ...

A violent rocket explosion in Texas recently sent a cascade of fire and plumes of billowing smoke into the air that was captured on video. Firefly Aerospace's Alpha rocket blew up in dramatic fashion ...

A male sperm whale can grow to weigh as much as 45 tons, and that's a lot for a creature of this world. The female of the same species, however, is three times lighter, and would be a perfect fit (in ...

Which US rocket companies achieved the most during 2025? Once again, Ars Technica is here to provide some answers in the form of our annual power ranking of US launch companies. We began doing this in ...

We'll likely have to wait a while to see Firefly Aerospace's Alpha rocket take to the skies again. The first stage of the rocket that Firefly was prepping to make Alpha's seventh-ever flight exploded ...