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- 1Rocket Lab drops 11% as Neutron rocket slips to 2027▼Rocket Lab Tumbles 11% as Neutron's First Flight Moves to 2027; SpaceX and AST SpaceMobile Pull Back
Rocket Lab shares fell roughly 11% after the company pushed the maiden flight of its Neutron rocket to 2027. The delay weighed on the broader space sector, with SpaceX-linked sentiment and AST SpaceMobile shares also pulling back. Investors had been counting on Neutron, a medium-lift reusable rocket, as the company's next major growth driver beyond its Electron launcher.
- 2James Chadwick, discoverer of the neutron, remembered on his birthday●Sir James Chadwick, born OTD in 1891, was awarded the 1935 Nobel Prize in Physics for his discovery of the neutron https
Sir James Chadwick, born on this day in 1891, is being remembered for his discovery of the neutron, which earned him the 1935 Nobel Prize in Physics. His 1932 finding of a neutral particle in the atomic nucleus transformed nuclear physics and paved the way for nuclear fission research. Markers of the anniversary link his work to Britain's scientific heritage, including historic radar sites.
- 3Gabon's natural nuclear reactor ran two billion years ago●Nature beat us to nuclear power by ~1.7 billion years. In what's now Gabon, Africa, natural uranium deposits went critic
Scientists are highlighting the Oklo uranium deposits in Gabon, where around 1.7 billion years ago natural nuclear fission reactions occurred without any human involvement. Groundwater seeping through uranium-rich rock slowed neutrons enough to sustain fission, then boiled off and paused the reaction in self-regulating cycles. The phenomenon is being shared as a striking example of nature achieving nuclear power long before humans.
- 4BlackGEM telescope at La Silla hunts gravitational-wave afterglows●This object is one of the three BlackGEM telescopes hosted at our La Silla Observatory. Its mission? To help detectors s
The European Southern Observatory is highlighting one of the three BlackGEM telescopes hosted at its La Silla Observatory in Chile. BlackGEM's mission is to help gravitational-wave detectors such as LIGO and Virgo pinpoint powerful cosmic events, including neutron star and black hole mergers, by detecting the visible light afterglows they leave behind.
- 5Rocket Lab Retail Sentiment Hits Low After Neutron Delay●Rocket Lab Retail Mood Hits All-Time Low After Neutron Delay — Can Takeover Target Iridium’s Earnings Turn The Tide?
Retail investor sentiment toward Rocket Lab has fallen to an all-time low following the company's latest delay of its Neutron rocket program. Attention now turns to Iridium, the satellite communications company widely viewed as a potential takeover target, whose upcoming earnings report is seen as a possible catalyst that could shift the mood around Rocket Lab's stock and its expansion strategy.
- 6Jim Al-Khalili Tells the Untold Story of the Hunt for Quarks●The Incredible Untold Story of the Hunt for Quarks – with Jim Al-Khalili
Physicist and broadcaster Jim Al-Khalili has released a new telling of how scientists tracked down quarks, the fundamental particles that make up protons and neutrons. The story traces the decades-long experimental and theoretical hunt that reshaped our picture of matter, and it is drawing large audiences among physics enthusiasts.
- 7Startup Licube to purify lithium-6 for fusion fuel▼Licube is a new startup leveraging membrane-based electrolyzer technology from Hirosaki University to purify lithium-6.
Licube, a new startup spun out of membrane-based electrolyzer research at Hirosaki University, is developing technology to purify lithium-6. The isotope is prized by fusion developers because it breeds tritium efficiently when struck by neutrons, and fusion reactors face a significant tritium supply shortage. Observers see the venture as addressing a key bottleneck for future fusion energy.
- 8Rocket Lab Stock Dips as Neutron Delay Frustrates Retail Investors▼RKLB Stock Dips Overnight: Rocket Lab Shows Neutron Progress After 2027 Delay, But Retail Wants Dates And Deals
Rocket Lab shares fell in overnight trading after the company highlighted progress on its Neutron rocket despite pushing its debut to 2027. Retail investors reacted with impatience, saying they want firm launch dates and new contract announcements rather than general development updates. The stock dip reflects skepticism about the revised timeline.
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Rocket Lab has pushed the first flight of its Neutron rocket to 2027, sending shares lower. The delay comes shortly after the company announced its largest commercial deal yet for the smaller Electron rocket, lifting its launch backlog above 100 missions. Investors are weighing the setback against strong demand for its established launch business.