Double delivery: SpaceX sends Starlink satellites into orbit on launches from California and Florida
SpaceX added a 53 satellites to its Starlink megaconstellation over the course of two launches in as many…
NASA Sends Two Rockets Into Space to Uncover the Secrets of Black Auroras
NASA’s recent twin rocket missions from Alaska are aimed at unlocking the mysteries of auroras, specifically the rare…
SpaceX to compete in Pentagon contest for autonomous drone tech, Bloomberg News reports
Feb 16 (Reuters) – Elon Musk’s SpaceX and its wholly-owned subsidiary xAI are competing in a secret new…
How astronomers are unveiling the ‘skeleton’ of the universe
The universe is a vast, unseen loom, weaving galaxies into an intricate cosmic web through invisible threads of…
‘It keeps me up at night’
Humanity has no way to deflect the tens of thousands of asteroids near Earth’s orbit that are capable…
What Would the First Week of World War III Look Like in Space?
The idea of waging war in orbit is no longer a figment of science fiction. As satellite technologies…
This giant metal dome will hide a truly colossal telescope mirror photo of the day for Feb. 16, 2026
The Extremely Large Telescope’ss 80-meter-tall dome takes shape in the Atacama Desert. (Image credit: ESO/G. Vecchia) The European…
RFA Begins Final Preparations for Inaugural RFA ONE Launch
Credit: RFA German rocket builder Rocket Factory Augsburg (RFA) is making significant progress toward once again attempting an…
Steve Durst – the US citizen space diplomat who reached out to China
Steve Durst, a US space entrepreneur who spent decades building rare bridges with China’s space sector despite restrictions…
Astronomers puzzle over ‘inside out’ planetary system
An artist’s impression of a planetary system with four planets, around a small red star in this illustration…
Musk changes course on Mars quest and shoots for moon – again | The moon
Barely a year ago, the moon was “a distraction” to Elon Musk, the billionaire chief executive of SpaceX…
Trump’s Greenland grab is part of a new space race – and the stakes are getting higher
This article was originally published at The Conversation. The publication contributed the article to Space.com’s Expert Voices: Op-Ed…