SSpace Read More NASA will fuel up its Artemis 2 moon rocket for the 2nd time on Feb. 19. Will it leak again?February 17, 2026 NASA will take another crack at fueling up its huge Artemis 2 moon rocket this week. The agency…
SSpace Read More SpaceX vets raise $50M Series A for data center linksFebruary 17, 2026 Travis Brashears, Cameron Ramos and Serena Grown-Haeberli began collaborating at SpaceX, developing optical communications links that keep thousands…
SSpace Read More The Moon Hides Mercury, Tours the Planets Through Late FebruaryFebruary 17, 2026 The Moon paves the way among the planets in the last half of February. The Moon has a…
SSpace Read More NASA Mars rover finds new clues pointing to past life on MarsFebruary 17, 2026 Scientists may be one step closer in their hunt for signs of past life on Mars after the…
SSpace Read More What Artemis could look like without GatewayFebruary 17, 2026 Image: NASA As NASA’s Artemis program moves forward, questions occasionally arise about the role of the Lunar Gateway,…
SSpace Read More NASA to attempt second full fueling test of its Space Launch System rocket – Spaceflight NowFebruary 17, 2026 NASA’s Space Launch System rocket is seen at Launch Complex 39B in the midst of pre-launch testing for…
SSpace Read More A ‘ring of fire’ just appeared in the sky over Antarctica. Here’s what happened during today’s annular solar eclipseFebruary 17, 2026 A magnificent annular solar eclipse just swept over Antarctica, putting on an impressive display of orbital mechanics as…
SSpace Read More How Scientists Plan the Future of Lunar ExplorationFebruary 17, 2026 As lunar missions ramp up with the goal of establishing a permanent human presence on the Moon, scientists…
SSpace Read More SpaceX Alumni Raise $50 Million for Data Center Optical TechFebruary 17, 2026 Bloomberg (Bloomberg) — Mesh Optical Technologies, a startup working on hardware used to move data at high speeds…
SSpace Read More Russian Scientists Build Plasma Engine That Could Reach Mars in 30 Days, Making Starship Look OutdatedFebruary 17, 2026 The coming decades of space exploration hinge on a single, stubborn number: the 225 million kilometres between Earth…
SSpace Read More Leonardo funding development of Earth observation constellationFebruary 17, 2026 MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. — Leonardo is funding development of an Earth observation constellation designed to highlight its capabilities…
SSpace Read More a twin of the Milky Way ten times more massive and out of controlFebruary 17, 2026 A “monster” Milky Way twin is whipping up a cosmic storm 11 billion years ago Imagine the Milky…