SpaceX vets raise $50M Series A for data center links
Travis Brashears, Cameron Ramos and Serena Grown-Haeberli began collaborating at SpaceX, developing optical communications links that keep thousands…
Artemis 2 SLS wet dress rehearsal latest news: NASA plans a round 2 for Artemis rocket fueling test
Refresh 2026-02-17T15:18:53.658Z NASA to attempt 2nd Artemis 2 fueling test on Feb. 19 (Image credit: Space.com / Josh…
Home Reef Adds On – NASA Science
Home Reef, a mid-ocean volcano in the Tonga archipelago, continues to build onto its modest land area. Volcanic…
Leonardo funding development of Earth observation constellation
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. — Leonardo is funding development of an Earth observation constellation designed to highlight its capabilities…
How Scientists Plan the Future of Lunar Exploration
As lunar missions ramp up with the goal of establishing a permanent human presence on the Moon, scientists…
SpaceX Alumni Raise $50 Million for Data Center Optical Tech
Bloomberg (Bloomberg) — Mesh Optical Technologies, a startup working on hardware used to move data at high speeds…
Russian Scientists Build Plasma Engine That Could Reach Mars in 30 Days, Making Starship Look Outdated
The coming decades of space exploration hinge on a single, stubborn number: the 225 million kilometres between Earth…
a twin of the Milky Way ten times more massive and out of control
A “monster” Milky Way twin is whipping up a cosmic storm 11 billion years ago Imagine the Milky…
Seattle’s lessons for rocket reusability
New Glenn on its second launch last November. Blue Origin is again considering ways to reuse the rocket’s…
The PRSC-EO2 Milestone: How Pakistan’s Latest Satellite Completes a High-Res ‘Sensor Triad’
On 12 February, Pakistan’s Space and Upper Atmospheric Research Commission’s (SUPARCO) second earth-observation satellite – i.e., the Pakistan…
The Initial Defense Satellite Communications System
The US military’s first operational communications satellite system was designed to be relatively simple and fast, after…
Very Few Planets Have the Right Chemistry for Life
Many factors influence a planet’s habitability. The more obvious ones include being in a star’s habitable zone and…