This New Simulation of the Early Universe Is Massive, Detailed and Gorgeous
The Lumina Project spans 2 billion years and will allow scientists to test theories and predictions about the origins of the cosmos.
Starlink seems to be working normally again in Ukraine
Elon Musk reportedly ordered SpaceX to throttle Ukraine’s Starlink access.
NASA updates lander plans for Moon landings, finally solves long-festering Orion issue
During a lengthy news conference on Friday, NASA provided a detailed overview of how it plans to return astronauts to the lunar surface as soon as 2028 as part of…
Inside the Pentagon, the pressure is on to find a home for a new spaceport
Leaders in the US Space Force would like to have a new spaceport up and running in four years, adding a third heavy-lift launch site to relieve pressure from bases…
Elon Musk’s dangerous grip on outer space
Last week, Starshield – the version of SpaceX’s Starlink used by the Ukrainian military – was throttled to block terminals traveling above certain speeds from accessing the service. The Ukrainian…
Rocket Report: SpaceX says no thanks to military launches; Spanish rocket nearly ready
Welcome to Edition 9.16 of the Rocket Report! Lots of SpaceX-related news this week including a couple of Thursday shockers. In one story, the company told the US Space Force…
"Getting people into space is one thing. Creating somewhere they actually want to live is quite another"
Photo by Laurian Ghinitoiu For most of the space age, architects could fantasise freely about building off-world. Inflatable lunar villages and glass Martian domes could be sketched out without anyone…
Latest estimate for Starship launches required to support a Moon landing? 22.
NASA does not have, nor want, nuclear weapons. But when it comes to a particular metric that is part of the Artemis Program to land people on the Moon, NASA…
US official: Russia's stalker satellite sure looks like an orbital weapon
Four years ago, a senior official in Russia’s foreign ministry painted a bullseye on commercial satellite networks that assist Ukraine in its fight against invading Russian military forces. On Wednesday,…
The ESA’s Euclid Telescope Discovered a New Comet Completely by Accident
It was identified in Euclid telescope imagery using software designed to detect moving objects.
SpaceX to attempt Starship catch on next flight, with eye on rapid cadence increase
In its current iteration, SpaceX is largely a data company seeking to provide enormous amounts of compute for artificial intelligence. During an earnings call on Tuesday afternoon, company officials spent…
SpaceX and Tesla boards form special committees to review merger
Elon Musk likes the idea but says he is not on either committee, which is made up of independent directors.
Merging SpaceX and Tesla would be a "good idea," Musk says
Elon Musk said Tuesday that he would like to see the consolidation of his business empire by formally merging his two largest companies, SpaceX and Tesla. “Do I think it…
Tesla and SpaceX are discussing a possible merger, Musk says
Tesla and SpaceX have formed special committees to discuss a possible merger, Elon Musk said during the latter’s third quarter earnings call Tuesday. Musk, who serves as CEO of both…
SpaceX will try catching Starship and its booster for first time, Musk says
SpaceX CEO Elon Musk said the company would attempt to catch Starship and its booster next month, with the goal of recovering the entire orbital launch system for the first…