The SpaceX video shows 15 seconds of the Raptor Vacuum engine spewing a jet of scorching gas. The Raptor Vacuum is a variant of the firm's Raptor family of engines designed for use in space. The ...

Jackson Ryan was CNET's science editor, and a multiple award-winning one at that. Earlier, he'd been a scientist, but he realized he wasn't very happy sitting at a lab bench all day. Science writing, ...