Magnetic tiles that build themselves could become the space habitats of the future, with a key ISS test due in December
Every spacecraft ever launched has had to fit inside a rocket. A research programme that began at MIT wants to remove that limit by sending[…]
ICEYE and Nokia sign letter of intent with Ukraine’s defence ministry to explore sovereign satellite communications
Finnish space company ICEYE and Nokia have signed a Letter of Intent with Ukraine’s Ministry of Defence to explore cooperation in space, with a focus[…]
Akash Ambani lays out Jio’s next bets on satellites, 6G and AI as its record IPO opens
In the backdrop of backlash from none other than Elon Musk, who accused Mukesh Ambani a few days ago of stalling Starlink’s entry into India,[…]
Japan’s H3 rocket launches MMX probe on first leg of mission to bring back samples from Mars moon Phobos
Japan’s space agency JAXA has launched its Martian Moons eXploration (MMX) spacecraft, a mission to collect and return material from Mars’s moon Phobos. An H3[…]
Is Earth really the best place for life? Scientists say some distant worlds could be better
We tend to think Earth is the gold standard. It is the only planet we know that has life, so naturally we use it as[…]
“Dude, No Way!”: Artemis II Crew Saw Five Impact Flashes on the Moon as First Science Results Are Released
The first science results from Artemis II, the first crewed mission to the Moon since Apollo ended in 1972, are in, and the headline is[…]
Starship Reaches Orbit for the First Time and Deploys 26 Starlink V3 Satellites. Musk Says Hourly Flights Are 2–3 Years Away
SpaceX’s Starship reached orbit for the first time on September 28, deploying 26 upgraded Starlink V3 satellites before splashing down in the Pacific. It is[…]
Earth and Mars Were Born in the Same Cloud, but Built in Different Ways, New Study Finds
Earth and Mars formed 4.5 billion years ago in the same rotating cloud of gas and dust that became the solar system. A new study[…]
TakeMe2Space to Launch MOI-1A, Enabling AI Processing of Earth-Observation Data in Orbit
TakeMe2Space is scheduled to launch its MOI-1A satellite aboard SpaceX’s Transporter-18 rideshare mission on October 2. The mission will enable customers to run AI models[…]
Google Is Sending an AI Data Center Into Orbit — Here’s What That Actually Means
On October 1, Google will launch an experimental satellite called MVP from Vandenberg Space Force Base aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket, according to a[…]
