Elon Musk’s latest scheme is a satellite catapult on the Moon
With his newfound focus on the Moon, Elon musk is making some wild new plans. In an xAI…
China tests crewed spacecraft abort and rocket recovery in major lunar milestone
HELSINKI — China took a major step forward in its lunar and human spaceflight programs late Tuesday with…
Last gasps of dying Sun-like star captured by Hubble
One of the most important lessons we learn from studying the Universe is that none of the sources…
Here’s Where You Can See It!
On February 17, 2026, a rare and dramatic annular solar eclipse, often referred to as the “ring of…
Night sky tonight — Find the stars Adhara and Mirzam shining with Sirius after dark on Feb. 11
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The Space Review: Review: To See Far
by Jeff FoustMonday, February 9, 2026 To See Far: Conflict and Cooperation on the Space Frontierby James…
US-China Space Race Just Heated Up As Xi Jinping-Led Nation Wants Orbital Datacenters, Space Tourism
The race to dominate the burgeoning space-based AI compute sector, which outlines putting solar-powered AI satellites into orbit…
Enceladus Plays Bigger Role in Shaping Saturn’s Space Environment than Previously Thought
A new analysis of data from four instruments aboard NASA’s Cassini spacecraft has demonstrated the crucial role that…
AI Helps Pinpoint the Moon’s First Soft Landing
Luna 9 was the first spacecraft to soft-land on the Moon, sending the first images from the lunar…
Much needed cargo for the Moon
Upper stages from heavy-lift rockets like Falcon Heavy could be aggregated in orbit to provide a low-cost…
The dominance of Cape Canaveral and Vandenberg
Cape Canaveral Space Force Station and neighboring Kennedy Space Center hosted 109 launches in 2025, a record. (credit:…
How a Single Martian Storm Triggered Massive Water Loss
Mars’ water disappeared somewhere, but scientists have been disagreeing for years about where exactly it went. Data from…