New Next-Gen Dish Adds Muscle to NASA’s Deep Space Network
NASA’s Deep Space Network facility in California is marking the addition of a brand new 34-meter-wide (114-foot-wide) radio…
‘You just saved the video dish’: Two astronauts complete spacewalk to replace ISS antenna
“Houston, we have a working comm link again.” Thanks to the efforts of two astronauts, such a call…
Propulsion is having a moment
In this episode, SpaceNews Mike Gruss interviews Kevin Lausten, CEO of Morpheus Space, at the 2026 Small Satellite…
Surface Chemistry Shows Which Massive Stars Have Gained Mass from Binary Companions
Mass transfer between stars isn’t rare. Most stars, including massive ones, are born in binary pairs, and this…
Comet 220P McNaught Puts On An Encore Performance
Comet 220P flares back into binocular visibility. It has been a busy month for astronomy. In the midst…
NASA Mulling Bulk-Buy Launches | Aviation Week
NASA Mulling Bulk-Buy Launches | Aviation Week https://aviationweek.com/themes/custom/particle/dist/app-drupal/assets/AW_logo_horizontal_small_white.svg Skip to main content Irene Klotz August 25, 2026 SpaceX’s…
CesiumAstro raising more funds amid acquisition spree
TAMPA, Fla. — CesiumAstro is in the middle of a Series D funding round to support the phased-array…
Sun fires powerful M6.9 solar flare and CME toward Earth — could it boost northern lights chances this week?
Today (Aug. 25), the sun unleashed a powerful M6.9 solar flare from a restless Earth-facing sunspot, hurling a…
After years of regulatory hurdles, Elon Musk’s Starlink moves closer to South African market
The latest development is significant because SpaceX is no longer simply arguing that South Africa’s rules are…
SpaceX offers space safety service for satellite operators
SALT LAKE CITY — SpaceX is encouraging satellite operators to use a new space safety platform the company…
What $1,088 Invested in SpaceX Could Be Worth by 2030
Eight dollars. That’s how much richer you’d be today if you’d bought eight shares of Elon Musk’s Space…
In 1973, NASA sent two spiders into space to test web-building without gravity: How Arabella and Anita learned, adapted, and spun complete webs in orbit |
In 1973, NASA sent two spiders into space to test web-building without gravity: How Arabella and Anita learned,…