UK firm hits first plasma milestone in fusion space propulsion
UK-based Pulsar Fusion has achieved its first plasma in the exhaust system of its Sunbird propulsion concept, marking…
Pi Day celebrates the number used in everything from rockets to cancer research
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Math nerds and dessert enthusiasts unite to celebrate Pi Day every March 14, the…
Countdown to the maiden launch of the Ariane 64, Europe’s most powerful rocket
VERNON, France — In a tightly controlled manufacturing hangar west of Paris, workers put the finishing touches on…
Musk vows to put data centers in space and run them on solar power but experts have their doubts
NEW YORK (AP) — Elon Musk vowed this week to upend another industry just as he did with…
How earthquake detectors can track space junk
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — As more and more space junk comes crashing down, a new study shows…
Portugal’s hypersonic test ‘generates flow hotter than Sun’s surface’
Portugal has entered the small group of countries with experimental capability in hypersonic research after completing its first…
Study shows how earthquake monitors can track space junk through sonic booms
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — As more and more space junk comes crashing down, a new study shows how…
NASA sends 4 astronauts back to Earth in first medical evacuation
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — An astronaut in need of doctors’ care departed the International Space Station with three…
Russia sends 3 Iranian satellites into orbit, report says
TEHRAN, Iran — Russia on Sunday sent three Iranian communications satellites into orbit, the second such launch since…
Russia’s new anti-satellite weapon project would target Starlink with space shrapnel
Two NATO-nation intelligence services suspect Russia is developing a new anti-satellite weapon to target Elon Musk’s Starlink constellation…
Starlink in the crosshairs: How Russia could attack Elon Musk’s conquering of space
Two NATO-nation intelligence services suspect Russia is developing a new anti-satellite weapon to target Elon Musk’s Starlink constellation…
International Space Station marks 25 years of nonstop human presence in orbit
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — It’s an unprecedented space streak: 25 years of people living off-planet without even a…