Jeff Bezos’s Blue Origin joined the billionaire’s space race in earnest when its New Glenn rocket roared from a launch pad at the Kennedy Space Center in the early morning hours of Jan. 16. The second stage with the Blue Ring payload successfully reached orbit. However, an attempt to land the first stage on a drone ship failed.

Founded 25 years ago by Bezos, Blue Origin has been launching paying passengers to the edge of space since 2021, including himself. The short hops from Texas use smaller rockets named after the first American in space, Alan Shepard. New Glenn, which honors John Glenn, is five times taller.

Shrugging off bad weather, Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin launched its powerful New Glenn rocket on its maiden flight early Thursday, lighting up a cloudy overnight sky as it climbed away from Cape Canaveral in a high-stakes bid to compete with Elon Musk's industry-leading SpaceX.

Paleontologists in Peru on Monday unveiled the 9-million-year-old fossil of a relative of the great white shark that once inhabited the waters of the southern Pacific Ocean, where it liked to devour sardines.

A new coach in New York: Jets are hiring former Lions defensive coordinator Aaron Glenn as their new head coach, per sources. The former Jets 1994 first-round pick, who became a personnel scout for the team, now is becoming their head coach. pic.twitter.com/eb3nu7it5C

The New York Jets' new general manager has one important tie to the new head coach, and both have a history that could be encouraging.

"Unlike the previous regime, which included a familiar face (former coordinator Nathaniel Hackett) and catered to his every whim, Rodgers has no previous ties to Glenn," Cimini writes. "He'd be playing for someone whom he doesn't have links to and would potentially be learning a new playbook, which can be loathsome for older players.

Aaron Glenn, Detroit Lions defensive coordinator, has been hired by the new York Jets as their next head coach.

The New York Jets have hired Detroit Lions defensive coordinator Aaron Glenn as their head coach, according to NFL Network and ESPN. Glenn, 52, has been the Lions’ defensive coordinator since 2021. He was a cornerback in the NFL for 15 seasons, from 1994 to 2008, mostly with the Jets and the Houston Texans.

Aaron Glenn, the new head coach of the New York Jets, is hoping to have clarity on Aaron Rodgers' plans in the near future. "Talked to Aaron Glenn

Staff writers from Detroit Lions OnSI take a look at a number of topics surrounding the already tumultuous offseason for the team, including the reported elevation of linebackers coach Kelvin