James Webb telescope finds a cosmic cloud of creation b…
Quick Facts What it is: OMC-2 molecular cloud Where it is: 1,280 light-years away in the constellation Orion When it was shared: June 5, 2026. Explosive…
Apex sells satellite for Japanese technology demonstration mission
Satellite manufacturer Apex has won a contract from a Japanese company to provide a spacecraft bus for a technology demonstration mission. The…
TransAstra aims to move 100-ton asteroid to stable orbit for processing
SAN FRANCISCO — TransAstra is performing a study, funded by investors and customers, to explore the technical feasibility of moving a…
Rocket Lab wins $190 million Pentagon deal for hypersonic test flights
The contract is for 20 hypersonic flight missions over four years The post Rocket Lab wins $190 million Pentagon deal for hypersonic test…
Space Command classified wargame to include 25 commercial players
Maj. Gen. Keener: The exercise will help Space Command ‘better understand commercial challenges, requirements, and how we can better work…
NASA grappling with planetary science funding shortfall
NASA’s planetary science program, while spared steep cuts proposed last year, is still facing a funding shortfall that requires “strategic…
China signals new target for 2027 asteroid deflection test
China has identified a new target near-Earth asteroid for its first planetary defense kinetic test mission, which is scheduled to launch in…
Solar array deal sheds more light on South Korea’s defense constellation
South Korea’s plans for a national security constellation are coming into sharper focus after a March 18 solar array supply deal set the stage…
Wave of Dust Rolls Through Texas
The Ides of March brought perilous weather to West Texas and the state’s Panhandle. A strong cold front blasted south across the arid plains…
Frontier justice: navigating the future legal landscape for private actors in space law
At the dawn of the Space Age, then President-elect John F. Kennedy spoke to the American people of “a new frontier” of unknown opportunities…