As the Trump administration plans to gut funding for space science programs, a new idea has launched: scientific-telescope-as ...

Thunderbird is a single-module space station that is designed to expand to a volume of 12,360 cubic feet (350 cubic meters) ...

U.S. Air Force service members participate in space domain awareness training during exercise Resolute Sentinel 2024 in Lima, Peru, in June 2024. The SDA training aims to strengthen international ...

Building on 2025's successes, 2026 is poised to be a transformative year for the space sector, focusing on operational ...

Seeking to woo commercial satellite companies to its reserve effort, the Space Force is sifting through industry feedback on what would make a voluntary partnership most beneficial. “We cannot wait ...

We’re in a race for space agility, and America is falling behind. Irresponsible weapons tests, such as Russia’s Nov 2021 destructive test of a direct ascent anti-satellite missile test, provided a ...

The story of human progress has always been about the pioneers who dared to cross the river, explore the cave, or sail beyond the horizon. When those who go first return, what was dangerous and ...

THIS ARTICLE IS republished from The Conversation under a Creative Commons license. The US military recently launched a groundbreaking initiative to strengthen ties with the commercial space industry.

In a 2023 white paper, a group of concerned astronomers warned against repeating Earthly “colonial practices” in outer space. But what’s wrong with colonizing space if there’s nothing there to begin ...

President Trump issued an executive order aiming to boost competition in the U.S. space sector by significantly reducing regulations on commercial launches and reentries. The order calls for ...