Science news this week: The latest on the cruise ship h…
This week’s science news was dominated by coverage of a cluster of hantavirus infections aboard the Dutch-flagged cruise ship MV Hondius. The…
Amazon buys 10 more Falcon 9 launches
Amazon has purchased an additional 10 Falcon 9 launches from SpaceX as part of its efforts to accelerate deployment of its broadband satellite…
Artemis II simulated launch window opens tonight as NAS…
NASA is gearing up for a simulated launch of the Artemis II mega moon rocket tonight after cold weather pushed back the mission’s…
CesiumAstro to scale operations with $470 million in equity and debt financing
SAN FRANCISCO – CesiumAstro is preparing for rapid expansion thanks to an influx of cash announced Feb. 2: $270 million in equity and $200…
Starlink and the unravelling of digital sovereignty
In January 2026, Iranian authorities shut down landline and mobile telecommunications infrastructure in the country to clamp down on…
Saudi Space Agency Announces Winners of Global ‘DebriSolver’ Competition at Space Debris Conference
The Saudi Space Agency announced on Tuesday the names of the winning teams of the global “DebriSolver” competition, one of the flagship…
With attention on orbital data centers, the focus turns to economics
One of the biggest questions in the tech sector has been if AI is the future, where does all the infrastructure go? Some space industry…
Earth is ‘missing’ lighter elements. They may be hiding…
For close to a century, geoscientists have pondered a mystery: Where did Earth’s lighter elements go? Compared to amounts in the Sun and in…
Varda’s W-5 mission lands in Australia
Varda Space Industries completed its latest reentry mission Jan. 29, completing an end-to-end demonstration of a new in-house spacecraft…
SpaceX files plans for million-satellite orbital data center constellation
SpaceX is seeking Federal Communications Commission approval for a satellite constellation of unprecedented scale intended to function as an…
Science news this week: ‘Cloud People’ tomb found in Me…
This week’s science news was all about the good, the bad and the ugly of technological progress, with a study warning of next-generation…