SpaceX is preparing for the 12th flight test of its Starship rocket from its Starbase facility in South Texas. The launch, originally set for May 19, has been rescheduled for Wednesday, May 20. This flight will debut the largest version of the rocket yet ...

While everyone focused on the launch, something else happened during Starship that went almost unnoticed. As the vehicle re-entered Earth’s atmosphere at extreme speed, it was surrounded by a superheated plasma cloud capable of melting steel. And somehow ...