Chinese banks join the space race with satellite launches and rocket backing
Banks do not usually build space assets, but in China, lenders are increasingly leasing satellites, funding rocket firms…
US students deploy world’s first free-flying light sail in space
A student-led group at Cornell University has successfully deployed the world’s first free-flying light sail. Alpha CubeSat is…
Supersonic shock tests reveal that metals weaken under extreme speeds
US scientists have debunked a 70-year-old physics law that has long guided how engineers make metals stronger, after…
China seeks approval for one of largest satellite constellations
Aa growing number of Chinese companies are laying the groundwork for an unprecedented expansion of satellite infrastructure. Recent…
Sonic booms expected Sunday morning from SpaceX launch at Vandenberg SFB | Vandenberg Space Force Base
Residents of Santa Barbara, San Luis Obispo, and Ventura counties can expect to hear one or more sonic…
The consequences of AI slop and a hopeful look at what will follow it
Published: Jan. 2, 2026 at 12:43 p.m. ET You may already be familiar with the term “AI slop,” with…
What SpaceX, Blue Origin, Rocket Lab and others have in store for 2026
Published: Dec. 30, 2025 at 8:31 a.m. ET The $600 billion space sector should keep getting bigger next year…
Europe ramps up security of satellites – POLITICO
For years, satellite infrastructure was treated by policymakers as a technical utility rather than a strategic asset. That…
Starlink rival launches world’s largest commercial satellite to space
Texas firm AST SpaceMobile has successfully launched its BlueBird 6 satellite. The company is known for building large…
US firm’s space station could be deployed by a single Falcon 9 rocket
As NASA and the US look toward a new era of private space stations, startup Max Space is…
Blue Origin to fly first-ever wheelchair user to space next week
Blue Origin aims to fly another set of space tourists to suborbital space aboard its New Shepard rocket…
AMD unveils EPYC Embedded 2005 chips for dense edge AI
AMD has launched a new family of embedded processors that targets compact, power-constrained networking, storage and industrial systems.…