Blue Origin’s New Glenn rocket exploded on a Florida launch pad on Thursday, May 29, as it was preparing for its fourth launch next week.

Last week’s explosion of a New Glenn rocket at Cape Canaveral, Florida, was clearly a setback for Blue Origin and NASA, but it was a learning experience for safety officials looking to open up the ...

In the many years I have spent covering rocket launches, I’ve seen my share of explosions, be them on the launch pad or elsewhere. I have to admit, though, never did I see a rocket blow up in such a ...

On October 30, 1961, the Soviet Union detonated the Tsar Bomba over Novaya Zemlya. At 50 megatons, it was the most powerful human-made explosion in history—so massive it shattered windows over 500 ...