Highlights of first launch of Ariane 6 with four boosters
At 16:45 GMT/17:45 CET the first Ariane 6 rocket with four boosters lifted off from Europe’s Spaceport in…
Ask Ethan: Can we see the expanding Universe changing?
One of the most mind-bending concepts about the Universe is the idea that the very fabric of space…
Small hamlet recognised as England’s first dark sky community
A hamlet in Suffolk has been recognised as England’s first dark sky community by DarkSky International. Thorington Street,…
Elon Musk’s SpaceX and xAI unite to fuel his ambitious vision for humanity’s future
Is the next great data center 300 miles above your head? Musk is trying to fuse rockets with…
Musk fires up SpaceX, Bezos pushes Blue Origin as US billionaires race China to moon
By Joey Roulette, Reuters SpaceX’s Starship rocket lifts off from Starbase, Texas, as seen from South Padre Island…
The U.S. Could Soon Power the Moon with Nuclear Fission: Here’s How!
Energy is critical in every domain of human life, and in space exploration, it is even more essential…
The Billionaire Space Race Is Really Heating Up
As the U.S. races China to the Moon, two billionaires are locked in a space race of their…
Newly visible, city-size ‘green comet’ will soon be ejected into interstellar space — just like 3I/ATLAS
A striking “green comet” about the size of a small city is lighting up the night sky as…
Sunlight Extracts Oxygen From Regolith Using Solar Chemistry
NASA’s Carbothermal Reduction Demonstration (CaRD) project completed an important step toward using local resources to support human exploration on the Moon. The CaRD team performed integrated prototype…
US firm unfolds largest commercial array in low Earth orbit to date
US-based AST SpaceMobile has successfully unfolded BlueBird 6, its newest and most ambitious satellite. Measuring roughly 2,400 square…
If the Winter Olympics went interplanetary, where else could you ski in the solar system?
Every winter, skiers chase smooth carving turns, reliable snow and that dream run. As the Milano Cortina Winter…
Startup bets on new approach to space-based missile defense
WASHINGTON — Wardstone is staking its future on the Pentagon’s appetite for orbital missile defense. The California-based startup,…