Satellite manufacturers see emerging market for ‘mini-constellations’
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. — Manufacturers of small satellites that lack opportunities to build very large constellations say they…
SpaceX’s next-gen Super Heavy booster aces four days of “cryoproof” testing
The upgraded Super Heavy booster slated to launch SpaceX’s next Starship flight has completed cryogenic proof testing, clearing…
NASA’s Artemis II Keeps Leaking Liquid Hydrogen, And It’s Starting To Cause Problems
Joe Raedle/Getty Images NASA plans to return people…
How are gas giant exoplanets born? James Webb Space Telescope provides new clues
Astronomers may have just pushed the upper size limit of what counts as a planet, thanks to new…
Musk’s Starlink in Crosshairs of Iran, Russia at UN Space Confab
Elon Musk’s Starlink satellite constellation violates international law while blurring the line between commercial and military technologies, Iranian…
NASA Rover Drove Across Mars Without Human Control For Two Days : ScienceAlert
In December, NASA took another small, incremental step towards autonomous surface rovers. In a demonstration, the Perseverance team…
Infleqtion and NASA to Fly the World’s First Quantum Gravity Sensor to Space
With more than $20 million in contracted mission funding to date, the Quantum Gravity Gradiometer Pathfinder Mission, Led…
Artemis II Crew Placed in Quarantine: Here’s Why
Artemis II Crew Placed in Quarantine: Here’s Why – Futura-Sciences February 10, 2026 3 min The SLS rocket…
Hubble showcases the Egg Nebula in all its dying-star glory
Hubble may no longer be the gold standard, but it can still capture some impressive images. The telescope’s…
Uranus’ moon “Miranda” likely has an ocean and possibly life
A recent study points to an exciting possibility: that Uranus’s moon Miranda, located in the far reaches of…
Scientists Spot First Known Lava Tube on Venus
Researchers had only hypothesized the existence of underground lava tubes on Venus—until now. Using decades-old radar data, a…
What to know about Elon Musk’s merger of SpaceX with his AI company
Elon Musk recently announced what seemed like an odd pairing of his companies: SpaceX was acquiring xAI, the…