On January 30, 2026, SpaceX filed an application with the US Federal Communications Commission for a megaconstellation of up to 1 million satellites to power data centers in space. The proposal ...

The engine firing provided a slingshot-like boost to the Orion capsule, speeding it to 24,500 mph, the velocity needed to ...

For the first time since the Apollo era, humans are once again leaving Earth orbit and heading for the Moon—marking a ...

A Harvard scientist has suggested that our Solar System may be far more crowded with interstellar objects, chunks of rock or ice from other star systems, than anyone realized. Avi Loeb, who made ...

Humanity has invested a lot in satellites, and not just in terms of money. Yes, the most expensive satellites can cost close to a billion dollars, but the bigger investment comes in terms of our ...

Space is filled with garbage. More specifically, the low Earth orbit, where most satellites and space equipment spend their time. NASA estimates that there are nearly 6,000 tons of material in low ...