Blue Origin, the space venture founded by Jeff Bezos, has achieved a successful launch of its New Glenn rocket from its Florida launch site.
The launch vehicle carried two NASA spacecraft, destined for deployment in Martian orbit. The Escapade satellites are slated to reach Mars within 22 months, where they will undertake atmospheric and magnetic field measurements.
In a significant milestone for Blue Origin, the New Glenn’s reusable booster detached from the rocket’s upper stage and executed a successful landing on a floating platform in the Atlantic Ocean.
SpaceX, under the leadership of Elon Musk, pioneered this capability for orbital rockets in 2015, a feat now matched by Blue Origin.
After more than 230 years, the US ended production of its one-cent coin which today cost nearly four cents each to make.
The actor remembered the primatologist as “gentle, curious, funny, and absolutely unstoppable.”
A strong geomagnetic storm made the northern lights visible across much of the country.
The former president surprised nearly 80 veterans of the Korean and Vietnam wars landing on a special flight in Washington DC.
Thousands of flights are at risk just before Thanksgiving.
The fountaining event lasted for nearly five hours and was the 36th volcanic episode since December 2024.
Airports are grappling with air traffic controller shortages during the federal government shutdown.
All seven firefighters injured in the explosion are awake, alert and speaking, and are expected to make a full recovery, according to the New York City fire chief.
The US Congresswoman directly challenged Donald Trump throughout his presidency, with the tension often spilling out in front of the press.
The 34-year-old will become the city’s first Muslim mayor and the youngest in more than a century when he is sworn in on 1 January 2026.
President Donald Trump has attacked the New York City mayor-elect’s political label and claims he is a communist.
BBC Verify has pieced together clips being shared online to see how the crash unfolded in Kentucky.
The journey of the thirty-four-year-old state assemblyman and self-identified democratic socialist started in Uganda, and continues as mayor-elect of NYC.
BBC News correspondent Nada Tawfik reports from inside the Zohran Mamdani’s mayoral victory party.
Zohran Mamdani, who will become New York City’s youngest mayor since 1892, said in his victory speech that his win was a ‘mandate for change’.
Three people have died and officials expect more fatalities after a UPS plane crashed during takeoff.
A year after Donald Trump’s election victory over Kamala Harris, Ros Atkins looks at how his second term has unfolded.
Key moments that helped shape the legacy of one of America’s most influential, and divisive, vice presidents.
The BBC asked voters in Manhattan who they think could deliver on their top priorities as the city heads to the polls on Tuesday.
According to police in Texas, the truck was transporting a full load of cars when it stopped on the railroad tracks.