Nasa is about to launch a space observatory that could help settle some of the biggest mysteries in modern astronomy. The ...

This dramatic increase isn't due to just new technologies, but new business models that reject the assumptions of the first Space Age. Without going into too much detail, the fundamental shift was to ...

NASA's record-breaking New Horizons spacecraft has awoken from a 321-day hibernation in "good health" as it resumes unprecedented science at the solar system's edge.

In January 2025, China launched a spacecraft called Shijian-25 with a mission no country had publicly accomplished before: fly up to an aging satellite already in orbit, dock with it, and pump fresh ...

COLORADO SPRINGS — The U.S. military’s top space commander is pressing for a fundamental shift in how the Pentagon thinks about satellites — from fixed infrastructure to maneuvering assets that can ...

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Satellites perform a delicate dance to maintain their orbit, by locking themselves to a speed just fast enough to counteract the downward pull of gravity. To stop their orbit from decaying too much, ...

Even as many details of Golden Dome remain unsettled, the missile-defense program has become a focal point for space and defense startups looking for new markets. The prospect of deploying hundreds or ...

Few are as delighted by the pending market debut as the vibrant community of space enthusiasts who want to push discovery of the final frontier. Credit...Mark Wang Supported by By Sheera Frenkel ...

Joe is a freelance journalist. It all started with a long-running affection for building his own PCs, which he did for the first time as a teenager. It evolved into a lifelong enjoyment of putting ...

SpaceX confidentially filed for its IPO on April 1, with analysts now targeting a June 2026 listing at a valuation between $1.75 trillion and $2 trillion. That would dwarf Saudi Aramco’s record $29.4 ...