The White House announced a plan for a new federal spaceport capable of heavy and super‑heavy launches. "We probably need another site that's capable of heavy and super heavy launch capability," President Donald Trump…

The statement arrives as the United States grapples with a crowded launch market. NASA’s Artemis program already relies on a handful of sites built for the Saturn V and Space Shuttle eras. Those historic vehicles prov…

The push echoes the 1960s race to build launch infrastructure for the Moon. Then, the federal government poured billions into Cape Canaveral and Kennedy Space Center. The result was a permanent launch corridor that sh…

Thunderstorms generate low‑frequency seismic waves that travel through the Earth’s crust. Researchers have learned to capture those waves with fiber‑optic cables that run alongside power lines and telecom networks. Th…