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  • Artist's rendering of an astronaut using a smartphone to take a selfie on the Moon with the Earth behind
    14

    NASA Will Let Artemis Astronauts Bring Smartphones To Take Moon Selfies

    What smartphones do the astronauts actually use? Are these Android users or Apple stans?

    By Nicholas Werner 1 day ago Read More
  • Astronaut Alberto Gutiérrez looks back at Earth during the NS-38 mission. (January 22, 2026)
    23

    Blue Origin Is Changing Trajectory To Compete In Earth Orbit And On The Moon

    It won't just be a way for celebrities to go on a star safari anymore: it's ready to get deeply involved in the orbital economy.

    By Nicholas Werner 4 days ago Read More
  • A map of the planned and actual routes the Perseverance Mars rover took during its AI-planned route on December 10, 2025
    8

    Mars Rover Can't Escape AI Even On A Whole Separate Planet

    Driving the rover remotely in real time isn't possible due to the vast distance between the planets.

    By Justin Hughes 7 days ago Read More
  • The Headquarters of SpaceX in Hawthorne, California, with a Falcon 9 booster in March 2024.
    34

    SpaceX Files Federal Request To Launch 1 Million AI Data Center Satellites Into Orbit

    Orbit is only getting more and more crowded as different private companies and sovereign nations attempt to establish a footing on the celestial high ground.

    By Ryan Erik King 8 days ago Read More
  • Artist's rendering of satellites orbiting the Earth
    24

    Now It's A MechaSpace Race: China Wants To Put AI Data Centers In Space, Too

    This combines two of the most important races the countries are engaged in, the space race and the AI race.

    By Nicholas Werner 9 days ago Read More
  • The #24 BMW M Team WRT BMW M Hybrid V8 GTP of Sheldon van der Linde, Dries Vanthoor, Robin Frijns, Rene Rast drives during the Rolex 24 at Daytona International Speedway on January 24, 2026 in Daytona Beach, Florida.
    1

    NASA To Improve Machine Learning With Endurance Racing Data

    IMSA mentioned machine learning for diagnostics, wireless networking and RFID applications as a potential area for discussion.

    By Ryan Erik King 10 days ago Read More
  • NASA's recently acquired F-15s parked at Armstrong Flight Research Center in Edwards, CA
    16

    Two F-15s Refuse To Retire, Join NASA's Quesst For Civilian Supersonic Instead

    Not content to watch these young whippersnapper planes take all the glory, the F-15s will be kitted out with sensory and data collection gear.

    By Nicholas Werner 12 days ago Read More
  • Blue Origin's New Glenn rocket on the launch pad
    27

    Blue Origin Plans TeraWave Satellite Internet Service 6,000 Times Faster Than Starlink Will Be

    That amazing improvement will come courtesy of two major departures from Starlink's model.

    By Nicholas Werner 17 days ago Read More
  • Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore return from their 9 month stay on the ISS
    12

    Astronaut Suni Williams Retires After Spending 608 Days In Space

    There isn't much money in getting stuck in space, as Williams only received an extra $1,430 for her 9-month extended work trip.

    By Collin Woodard 20 days ago Read More
  • Artist's rendering of a satellite constellation in orbit
    11

    China Just Applied To Launch 200,000 Satellites, Over Ten Times More Than Even Exist Right Now

    It won't be long until the night (and day!) sky is covered with satellites, which will be a whole new world for us here on Earth.

    By Nicholas Werner 25 days ago Read More
  • Pete Hegseth and Elon Musk shaking hands in front of a podium with a sign that reads
    52

    Elon Musk Wants To Make 'Star Trek' Real Without Everything That Makes 'Star Trek' Great

    O brave new world, that has such people in't!

    By Erin Marquis 29 days ago Read More
  • The moon, with the top half in sunlight and the bottom half in shadow
    8

    China Is Over The Moon With Its New Lunar Timekeeping System

    If the Chinese have figured out a highly accurate system, the mathematics involved are valid regardless of who writes the software that runs it.

    By Justin Hughes 29 days ago Read More
  • A SpaceX Falcon 9 lifts off from the launch pad
    20

    SpaceX Was Over Half Of All Orbital Rocket Launches Worldwide In 2025

    What a year for SpaceX, and what a year for space.

    By Nicholas Werner 1 month ago Read More
  • The entrance sign for the NASA Goddard Space Flight Center in Maryland
    24

    Now NASA Is Closing Its Biggest Library, Some Of Which Could Be Lost Forever [Update]

    At the start of 2022, the space agency had eleven libraries; as of Friday, it's now down to just three.

    By Nicholas Werner 1 month ago Read More
  • Engineers in scrubs at a NASA clean room at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory
    26

    Scientists Find 26 Whole New Bacteria Species In NASA's Supposedly Sterile Cleanrooms Which Could Invade Mars

    Yes, zombie creatures from another world could indeed land on a defenseless planet, but in a twist, it's the Earthlings who would be the invaders.

    By Nicholas Werner 1 month ago Read More
  • Artist's rendering of BlueBird 6 satellites in orbit
    47

    The Biggest Satellite Ever Just Reached Low-Earth Orbit, And It's Coming For Starlink

    The BlueBird 6 from Texas-based AST SpaceMobile comes in at a full 2,400 square feet, or about the size of a three-bedroom apartment.

    By Nicholas Werner 1 month ago Read More
  • The Artemis II crew – (L-R) pilot Victor Glover, mission specialist Jeremy Hansen of CSA (Canadian Space Agency), commander Reid Wiseman and mission specialist Christina Koch – rehearse a walkout from the Neil A. Armstrong Operations and Checkout Building at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida on December 20, 2025 in Cape Canaveral, Florida.
    27

    Artemis II Set For Early 2026 Launch After Rehearsal

    While you were likely scrambling to buy last-minute Christmas presents, NASA completed a vital rehearsal for its upcoming crewed mission to the Moon.

    By Ryan Erik King 2 months ago Read More
  • Jared Isaacman at his Senate nomination hearing for NASA administrator
    36

    What Does Jared Isaacman, NASA's New Administrator, Have Planned For The Beleaguered Agency?

    After an initial failure to launch, billionaire Jared Isaacman has finally been confirmed as the new administrator for NASA

    By Nicholas Werner 2 months ago Read More
  • The interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS transits through the solar system with galaxies in the background
    13

    Fare Thee Well, 3I/ATLAS: The Interstellar Comet Has Come As Close As It Ever Will

    Last Friday, the interstellar comet designated 3I/ATLAS completed its closest approach to Earth without crashing into us or depositing an invading armada.

    By Nicholas Werner 2 months ago Read More
  • President Donald Trump speaks on the rooftop of the Operational Building at NASA after the launch of the SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket with NASA astronauts Bob Behnken (R) and Doug Hurley aboard the rocket from the Kennedy Space Center on May 30, 2020 in Cape Canaveral, Florida.
    40

    Trump Pens Executive Order Setting 2028 Moon Landing Like It Means Anything

    Outside of asking the NASA Administrator to reform the agency's acquisition process, the executive order is effectively meaningless.

    By Ryan Erik King 2 months ago Read More
  • Artist's rendering of two satellites in a near collision
    23

    Starlink Almost Had An In-Orbit Collision With A Chinese-Launched Satellite, And It's Only Getting Worse From Here

    In space terms, they basically high-fived. It could have been so much worse.

    By Nicholas Werner 2 months ago Read More
  • The card art for Space Force orbital warfare names, a Norse battle angel in space
    13

    Space Force Uses Magic: The Gathering-Style Cards To Announce The War Names For Its Satellites

    You've really got to see the cards to believe them.

    By Nicholas Werner 2 months ago Read More
  • tom cruise
    54

    Tom Cruise's Space Movie Reportedly Died Because He Refused To Beg Trump For Permission To Shoot It In Space

    We are still getting a "Days of Thunder" sequel, so at least there's that.

    By Collin Woodard 2 months ago Read More
  • NASA rendering of satellite constellation contamination on a photo of a distant galaxy
    9

    Satellite Constellations May Ruin Up To 96% Of Astronomy Pictures Even From Telescopes In Space

    NASA's report, published in Nature, predicts that around 40% of all Hubble images will have at least one satellite streak in them.

    By Nicholas Werner 2 months ago Read More
  • The International Space Station (ISS) with the Earth below it
    41

    Congress Proposes A New Space Agency, The National Institute For Space Research

    This bill is a good first step at a course correction, but at the end of the day, a race can only be won if you choose to win it.

    By Nicholas Werner 2 months ago Read More
  • A New images of 3I/ATLAS captured by the Mars MAVEN spacecraft
    9

    Controversial Scientist Avi Loeb Is Lashing Out At NASA And Other Researchers As 3I/ATLAS Zooms Through Solar System

    Scientists who, studying the available data, have concluded that 3I/ATLAS is, to paraphrase, a comet doing comet things.

    By Matthew DeBord 3 months ago Read More
  • A Boeing Starliner capsule mounted atop an Atlas V rocket
    10

    NASA Scales Back Missions With Boeing's Starliner After Last Year's Astronaut Stranding

    Despite it all, the Starliner capsule pushes onwards. It ought to be putting astronauts on the ISS again in the next few years.

    By Nicholas Werner 3 months ago Read More
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