Methane rocket fuel is easier to handle and convenient but, as Blue Origin saw, it can be very explosive

Going straight up is hard. It takes a lot of energy. For those of us who enjoy hiking, cycling or running, hills are the bane of our existence. The hills sap us of our strength and speed, and they ...
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The Siberian tundra is exploding again as methane gas builds up

The Yamal Peninsula is energy-rich, holding Russia’s biggest natural gas reserves. The region is also home to the 572 kilometers (355 miles) long Obskaya–Bovanenkovo railway, completed in 2011, the ...
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Blue Origin rocket explodes on launch pad in Florida

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Blue Origin rocket explodes in spectacular fireball 01:58 A powerful New Glenn rocket owned by Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin exploded in ...

Safety officials finally have a good idea of what a big rocket explosion can do

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 ...

Powerful Tonga volcano eruption may hold clues to destroying methane, study finds

The discovery emerged from satellite observations of the eruption plume. Scientists detected an unusually large cloud of formaldehyde, a compound that commonly forms when methane is broken down in the ...