‘Reckless’ space-based data centers lack environmental review, drawing criticism
Environmental and scientific organizations are banding together to demand federal environmental reviews of space-based data center projects, which…
‘Astronomers have to revise estimates’: The Milky Way may be larger, heavier and more lopsided than we realized
Two of the Milky Way‘s gigantic spiral arms appear to be much farther away than we realized, scientists…
Sick of Earth? NASA is recruiting volunteers for a yearlong Moon and Mars simulation
For anyone who has ever wondered whether they could handle life on another planet, NASA is offering a…
A “Smart Ruler” Could Help Swarms of Space Telescopes Image Exoplanets
We’ve talked plenty of times here about the infeasibility of launching a mirror big enough to directly image…
Satellites in tandem reveal 30 years of Antarctic ice flow
Applications 09/07/2026 71 views 2 likes Thirty years after the European Space Agency first demonstrated the power of…
SpaceX Going Public Is Not a Reason to Abandon Rocket Lab
Space Exploration Technologies’ (SPCX +1.04%) initial public offering has dramatically increased investor attention around space stocks. One that…
UAE’s Orbitworks is putting a homegrown satellite constellation into orbit
In recent years, the United Arab Emirates (UAE) has racked up impressive off-planet achievements, from sending an astronaut…
Trump Heaps Praise on Gwynne Shotwell for SpaceX Stock Gift
President Donald Trump took to Truth Social to thank SpaceX president Gwynne Shotwell for her and her husband’s…
MDA Space buys French Earth data analytics company CLS
TOKYO — Canadian company MDA Space is buying a French Earth data analytics company in its second big…
Record-breaking astronaut awarded Edinburgh honorary degree
One of the first six women selected for NASA’s astronaut corps, Dr Sullivan made history in 1984 when…
Deep space software upgrade for Hera’s asteroid visit
Space Safety 08/07/2026 903 views 21 likes Operating across 140 million km of space, the control team for…
Rush Mission to Rescue a Space Telescope
High in the sky over the Pacific Ocean, a special mission has begun to save a valuable space…