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WATCH: Chinese space rocket accidentally takes off prematurely while testing and crashes into a hill within a minute
In an unexpected turn of events, Beijing-based aerospace company Space Pioneer conducted a static f…
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A Chinese firm's answer to SpaceX's Falcon 9 blew up in a giant fireball after it accidentally launched during a test
Tianbing Aerospace Technology said it was testing its rocket engine when the Tianlong-3 left the la…
Matthew Loh
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Russia keeps accidentally dropping bombs on its own people as it struggles to hit intended targets, UK intel says
The British Ministry of Defence said: "Such errors have destructive and lethal consequences for the…
Nathan Rennolds
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TikTok's pressure campaign accidentally proved Congress' fears
TikTok urged users to call their local reps in protest of a potential ban, angering Congressional m…
Geoff Weiss
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German frigate Hessen accidentally opened fire on an American drone, nearly costing the US another Reaper in its Red Sea fight
Germany's frigate Hessen accidentally targeted a US MQ-9 Reaper drone, but a malfunction saved it. …
Jake Epstein,Ryan Pickrell
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Russian warplane accidentally bombed its own side during a massive missile attack on Ukraine
Russia's defense ministry claimed there were no casualties after an "emergency aircraft munition re…
Jake Epstein
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A Russian plane accidentally dropped a bomb on Russia-occupied territory in Ukraine, an official said. It's the second such incident this month.
The Kremlin-installed head of the Luhansk region claimed that no one was hurt after the plane's "em…
Thibault Spirlet
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Meta exec calls Apple Watch Ultra 'infuriating' because of accidental shutoffs
Andrew Bosworth's frustrations with Apple's $799 smart watch may be, in part, tied to its large siz…
Aaron Mok
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WhatsApp introduces 'Accidental delete' feature
Meta-owned messaging platform WhatsApp on Monday introduced the new 'Accidental delete' feature, a …
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Ukraine alleges that Russian forces accidentally bombed their own occupied territory when an air strike went wrong and hit an apartment complex
The Russians meant to drop the explosive at the Ukrainian-held right bank of the Dnipro River, a sp…
Natalie Musumeci
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Intuitive Machines almost lost its moon lander because somebody forgot to flip a switch before launch
Intuitive Machines almost lost its moon landing after someone forgot to flip a switch before launch…
Morgan McFall-Johnsen
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A Ukrainian sergeant says the battleground was so thick with wounded soldiers that the evacuation vehicles were accidentally driving over their bodies
Soldiers today are surviving injuries they would not have survived in the past, which adds to the m…
Kelsey Vlamis
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NASA accidentally lost contact with its Voyager 2 probe after sending a wrong command. It could mean the end of its 46-year-old mission.
NASA said it inadvertently lost contact with its probe Voyager 2 over a week ago. The probe is hurt…
Marianne Guenot
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Russian embassy accidentally shares map ignoring Putin's bogus land claims in Ukraine
The map tweeted by Russia's embassy in Sweden showed regions Putin illegally annexed, including Cri…
John Haltiwanger
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Taylor Swift accidentally swallowed a bug on stage during her Eras Tour: 'Is there any chance none of you saw that?'
The singer paused her Eras Tour concert in Chicago on Sunday after a bug flew into her mouth just a…
Eve Crosbie
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3 Indian Air Force officers were fired for accidentally launching a supersonic cruise missile into nuclear-armed neighbor Pakistan
Pakistan had initially prepared to retaliate, but held back when it noticed something was amiss abo…
Matthew Loh
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The internet is obsessed with a pizza delivery guy who served both pizza and relationship tea after a TikToker accidentally sent her order to her ex's house
The delivery driver also shared it was his last day on the job due to a rare genetic disorder. Now,…
Geoff Weiss
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A sheriff's deputy is under investigation after accidentally broadcasting on her police radio what appeared to be an intimate encounter with a man, say reports
The recording, obtained by TMZ, appears to show the Los Angeles female deputy giggling with a man a…
Alia Shoaib
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Cryptocurrency firm accidentally sent $10.5 million rather than $100 to Australian woman but took 7 months to realize
The woman bought a $1.35 million house with the funds that were mistakenly sent to her by Crypto.co…
Kate Duffy
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India says it accidentally fired a missile into Pakistan due to a 'malfunction' during 'routine maintenance'
"In the course of a routine maintenance, a technical malfunction led to the accidental firing of a …