Oman brings GEO orders level with 2024 as larger spacecraft regain traction
TAMPA, Fla. — An order for Oman’s first geostationary communications satellite has lifted the global tally for this year to six, matching all…
NASA to fly only cargo on next Starliner mission under modified contract
ALICANTE, Spain — NASA has revised its commercial crew contract with Boeing, reducing the number of CST-100 Starliner missions to four, the…
Science fiction and innovation in space
In this episode of Space Minds, Senior Staff Writer Jeff Foust moderates a panel at the Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg Center, the next…
China launches TJS-21 towards Molniya orbit, lofts trio of Shijian-30 spacecraft
HELSINKI — China conducted a pair of launches last week, adding new spacecraft to its opaque TJS and Shijian satellite series. A Long March 2C…
Amazon unveils production-ready gigabit-class Leo Ultra broadband terminal
TAMPA, Fla. — Amazon has unveiled the final production version of Leo Ultra, the company’s highest-performing enterprise terminal for the low…
Star Wars redux: the false promise of space-based missile defense
Star Wars is back in vogue with President Trump’s executive order to establish the “Golden Dome” missile defense shield. It will feature an…
Today’s biggest science news: Man dies from H5N5 bird f…
Refresh 2025-11-24T12:55:20.747Z Why cat siblings don’t look alike (Image credit: byakkaya via Getty Images) When we adopted our cat…
Florida Space Coast tops 100 launches as Space Force pushes for range upgrades
WASHINGTON — The Florida Space Coast passed a major milestone last week. The Starlink mission flown Nov. 20 marked the 100th orbital launch of…
Webb discovers rapidly growing black hole in the very early universe
9 Using the joint NASA/European Space Agency/Canadian Space Agency James Webb Space Telescope, a group of astronomers has discovered a…