SSpace Read More ‘It keeps me up at night’February 16, 2026 Humanity has no way to deflect the tens of thousands of asteroids near Earth’s orbit that are capable…
SSpace Read More What Would the First Week of World War III Look Like in Space?February 16, 2026 The idea of waging war in orbit is no longer a figment of science fiction. As satellite technologies…
SSpace Read More This giant metal dome will hide a truly colossal telescope mirror photo of the day for Feb. 16, 2026February 16, 2026 The Extremely Large Telescope’ss 80-meter-tall dome takes shape in the Atacama Desert. (Image credit: ESO/G. Vecchia) The European…
SSpace Read More RFA Begins Final Preparations for Inaugural RFA ONE LaunchFebruary 16, 2026 Credit: RFA German rocket builder Rocket Factory Augsburg (RFA) is making significant progress toward once again attempting an…
SSpace Read More Steve Durst – the US citizen space diplomat who reached out to ChinaFebruary 16, 2026 Steve Durst, a US space entrepreneur who spent decades building rare bridges with China’s space sector despite restrictions…
SSpace Read More Astronomers puzzle over ‘inside out’ planetary systemFebruary 16, 2026 An artist’s impression of a planetary system with four planets, around a small red star in this illustration…
SSpace Read More Musk changes course on Mars quest and shoots for moon – again | The moonFebruary 16, 2026 Barely a year ago, the moon was “a distraction” to Elon Musk, the billionaire chief executive of SpaceX…
SSpace Read More Trump’s Greenland grab is part of a new space race – and the stakes are getting higherFebruary 16, 2026 This article was originally published at The Conversation. The publication contributed the article to Space.com’s Expert Voices: Op-Ed…
SSpace Read More Formosat-8 satellite better than expected, TASA saysFebruary 16, 2026 TAIWAN PROWESS: FS-8A’s highest-resolution images could be useful in disaster prevention, national security, mapping and precision agriculture, the…
SSpace Read More What time is the annular solar eclipse on Feb. 17?February 16, 2026 An annular solar eclipse will turn the sun into a dramatic “ring of fire” on Feb. 17, as…
SSpace Read More China’s commercial rocket launches 7 satellites from seaFebruary 16, 2026 ⓘ CMG The Smart Dragon-3 lifts off from a vessel at sea China’s commercial rocket — Smart Dragon-3…
SSpace Read More Eric Schmidt Says ‘We’re Running Out Of Electricity,’ Urges Space Data Centers — SpaceX CEO Elon Musk Quips: ‘If Only There Were A Company’ – Amazon.com (NASDAQ:AMZN), Tesla (NASDAQ:TSLA)February 16, 2026 Over the weekend, SpaceX CEO Elon Musk reacted to comments from former Google CEO Eric Schmidt, who warned…