Mesmerizing vortexes swirl near an Antarctic volcano photo of the day for May 12, 2026
The Von Kármán vortex streaks across the snowy tundra nearby Peter I Island in Antarctica on February 11, 2026.…
Star Catcher raises $65 million to build world’s 1st off-Earth power grid
Star Catcher Industries now has a big war chest to help bankroll its big dream — building a…
Northrop Grumman introduces LR-450 navigation system for deep space and orbital missions
Northrop Grumman has introduced the LR-450, a compact positioning and navigation system designed to provide continuous spacecraft tracking…
The NRO’s 13th proliferated launch barely made headlines, and that’s precisely the point — America’s spy satellite doctrine is quietly being rewritten in plain sight
SpaceX lofted another batch of classified U.S. spy satellites into orbit Monday night, extending a buildout of the…
Once again, SpaceX has set a new record for the tallest rocket ever built
On Monday, SpaceX’s launch team loaded more than 11 million pounds (more than 5,000 metric tons) of super-cold…
OHB Joins Dassault Aviation’s VORTEX Spaceplane Initiative
Credit: OHB / Dassault Aviation German space technology company OHB has agreed to develop the service module for…
SpaceX fuels up Starship V3 megarocket for 1st time ahead of crucial test flight (photos)
SpaceX has fueled up the new variant of its Starship megarocket for the first time ever, preparing for…
Bridging the connectivity gap: Why the LEO satellite broadband industry matters for the global economy
Oxford Economics today released a report finding that expanded low Earth orbit (LEO) satellite broadband services could add…
The universe hidden in ink: A 2,000-year-old lost map of the night sky is coming back into recognition hidden in ancient manuscripts |
Scientists have found what may very well be the oldest surviving map of the universe ever made, and…
James Webb telescope reveals the clearest map ever of the Universe’s cosmic web
Astronomers using NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) have created the most detailed map ever made of the…
2026 May 12 – The Conjunction of Comet R3 PanSTARRS and the Orion Nebula
APOD: 2026 May 12 – The Conjunction of Comet R3 PanSTARRS and the Orion Nebula Discover the cosmos!…
At 8 Billion Light Years Away, This Laser Just Set Records
Scientists have discovered a microwave laser beam 8 billion light-years away that’s the most powerful and distant of…