SpaceX begins “significant reconfiguration” of Starlink satellite constellation
The year 2025 ended with more than 14,000 active satellites from all nations zooming around the Earth. One-third…
BlackSky Technology (BKSY) Launches Third Gen-3 Satellite for Real-Time, AI-Powered Geospatial Intelligence
BlackSky Technology Inc. (NYSE:BKSY) ranks among the best AI stocks to buy according to analysts. On December 17,…
The Quadrantid Meteors and Earth at Perihelion Usher in the New Skywatching Year
An elusive meteor shower kicks off the skywatching year for 2026. It sneaks up on us, every annual…
Hubble Glimpses Galactic Gas Making a Getaway
A sideways spiral galaxy shines in this NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope image. Located about 60 million light-years away in the…
Why the ‘Wolf Moon’ is set to appear larger than normal this year
The first full moon of 2026 will appear much larger than normal. The moon on Saturday, named the…
Startup Satellite Hits 1,800 Degrees, Cooks Up Plasma in Orbit for the First Time
A microwave-sized factory in space has generated plasma for the first time, bringing us one step closer to…
2026 is the year humanity will finally go back to the moon
Astronauts haven’t visited our nearest celestial neighbor since 1972. That’s when NASA astronauts Eugene Cernan and Harrison “Jack”…
SpaceX Sees Big Drop in Number of Starlink Satellite De-Orbits in 2025
The number of Starlink satellites falling back to Earth and burning up in the atmosphere has declined in…
A Japanese Team Built a Sensor So Precise, It Might Have Found a Way to Track Dark Matter
Dark matter is believed to make up most of the matter in the universe, yet it has never…
SpaceX Prepares to Double Output at Texas Starlink Factory
Will 2026 bring cheaper Starlink hardware? It will certainly be more plentiful as SpaceX prepares to double the…
Astronomers Spent Years Watching a Planet, Then It Vanished Without a Trace
Astronomers observing the starFomalhaut, located just 25 light-years from Earth, believed they had detected a planet, later named…
SpaceX opens 2026 with launch of Cosmo-SkyMed Earth observation satellite for Italy – Spaceflight Now
The Cosmo-SkyMed Second Generation Flight Model 3 spacecraft is pictured prior to being encapsulated within a pair of…