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Why does a rocket have to go 25,000 mph (about 40,000 kilometers per hour) to escape Earth? – Bo H., age 10, Durham, New Hampshire There’s a reason why a rocket has to go so fast to escape Earth.

The Houston Rockets were riding high going into Thursday's night game against the Memphis Grizzlies. They were on a four-game winning streak, had beaten the Grizzlies the previous three times this ...

The Kings are reportedly shopping De’Aaron Fox, and two Southwest Division rivals are leading the race to land the explosive guard—potentially shifting the balance of power in the Western ...

Toyota’s mobility subsidiary will invest $44.3 million into a Japanese rocket company. Interstellar Technologies (IST) is slated to receive Woven by Toyota’s multimillion-dollar investment "by ...

Who's ready for a late-night rocket launch? Weather permitting, a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will lift the first of two next-generation Airbus-built satellites into orbit to provide communications for ...

The Houston Rockets are off to one of their best starts. After a 100-96 win over the Atlanta Hawks, they're 32-14 and currently in No. 2 in the Western Conference. There have been many reasons for ...

Those pesky Team Go Rocket Grunts are the lowest-ranking opponents you’ll come across in Pokemon Go, but it’s still important to know their lineups and best counters if you want to defeat them ...

Cape Canaveral, Fla. — Blue Origin called off the debut launch of its massive new rocket early Monday because of technical trouble. The 320-foot New Glenn rocket was supposed to blast off before ...

Rockets head coach Ime Udoka and Pacers head coach Rick Carlisle have been named the NBA’s Coaches of the Month for January for the Western Conference and Eastern Conference, respectively, the league ...

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Houston Rockets forward Dillon Brooks (9) celebrates after making a basket against the Boston Celtics during ...

Rocket technology predates space exploration by almost a thousand years, and although today's computerized multi-ton launch vehicles are a lot more capable than 11th-century gunpowder-assisted ...