SpaceX moves giant Super Heavy booster to pad ahead of Starship Flight 11 launch (photos)
The first stage of SpaceX’s Starship megarocket has made it to the launch pad ahead of next week’s…
Stoke Space’s $510M round shows the future of launch belongs to defense
Stoke Space announced a massive capital raise on Wednesday that might seem, at first glance, like just another…
ArianeGroup CEO Poached by French Train Maker
Credit: ArianeGroup / PepperBox / Claire-Lise Havet Current ArianeGroup CEO Martin Sion has been named the new head…
James Webb telescope may have spotted controversial ‘dark stars’ in the far universe
The second most distant object ever spotted by the James Webb telescope may be a ‘dark star’ powered…
Mysterious object that could rewrite the solar system’s history
A new member of the solar system’s far outskirts refuses to follow the usual script. The object, 2023…
NASA’s Dream Chaser Spaceplane Breaks Free From the ISS Plan (and It’s Aiming for Defense and Private Space)
IN A NUTSHELL 🛰️ Sierra Space and NASA revise contract for the Dream Chaser spaceplane, shifting its mission…
Satellites detected strange gravity signal coming from deep within Earth almost 20 years ago, study reveals
Satellites detected a strange gravity signal off the coast of Africa nearly 20 years ago, suggesting something unusual…
A new rocket, sea launches and more: Chinese company CAS Space is thinking big
Chinese commercial space firm CAS Space is all set for a crucial first launch of its new Kinetica…
Scientists Shocked as Human-Friendly Bacteria Endure the Brutal Forces of Space Travel (and Could Keep Astronauts Alive on Mars)
IN A NUTSHELL 🚀 Researchers demonstrate that bacterial spores can withstand the extreme conditions of space travel. The…
Scientists Sound Alarm Over Solar ‘Space Tornadoes’ That Threaten to Cripple Global Connectivity (and Cost Billions Daily)
IN A NUTSHELL 🌪️ Geomagnetic storms could cause global internet outages, costing the U.S. economy $7.2 billion per…
How one scientist’s wide-eyed dream of giant space cities was crushed by reality
There once was a dream of cities in space — vast cylindrical habitats, self-sufficient and populated by millions…
Mystery space tourist aboard Blue Origin’s latest flight
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