Rocket Lab pushes 1st launch of next-gen Neutron rocket to 2027

Rocket Lab is delaying the first launch of its 'Neutron' rocket to sometime in 2027, a decision that will slow its ability to gain ground on SpaceX and amplify concerns about overall near-term launch capacity for LEO satellites.

Japan's mission to Mars' moons could answer a decades old question dividing the origins of Phobos and Deimos between two conflicting theories, and make history as the first spacecraft to return to Earth from orbit of the Red Planet.

Today's stories span robotics encounters, tributes to pioneering space programmers, surprising stellar colors, and historic animal spaceflight. They also highlight a new high‑capacity smartphone battery, citizen‑science black‑hole hunting, emerging pet‑cloning biotech, and compact fusion‑device development.

Carolyn Marvin was arrested and charged with disorderly conduct after blocking the path of an Uber delivery robot and refusing to get out of the way.