In big step for space tourism, the first chartered passenger flight for Tesla CEO Elon Musk’s SpaceX launched Wednesday night. The video above shows the launch. The four passengers on the SpaceX flight, referred to as Inspiration4, was expected to spend three days orbiting Earth at an altitude of 357 miles. That’s 100 miles higher than…

The Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, or North Korea as it is commonly known, may have restarted a nuclear reactor that many believe is used to make plutonium for nuclear weapons.  That’s according to a recently released report from the International Atomic Energy Agency. The IAEA is considered the United Nations’ nuclear watchdog. According to…

(AP) — Jeff Bezos will ride his own rocket into space next month, joining the first crew to fly in a Blue Origin capsule. The Amazon founder announced Monday he will launch July 20 from Texas along with his firefighter brother Mark. Also making the 10-minute up-and-down hop will be the highest bidder in a charity…

From Russia’s cyberattacks and election interference to China‘s economic buildup and expansion in the South China Sea, both countries pose pressing challenges to the global balance of power. Earlier this year, a U.S. intelligence report identified how and why Russia and China remain America’s top two international threats. It detailed how China has become a…