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Space Exploration

Illustration of Space Debris Orbiting Earth.

“They’re Turning Space Into a Junkyard”: This Alarming Satellite Crisis Could Make Earth’s Orbit Too Dangerous to Use (and it’s already happening)

Illustration of NASA's mission to explore the asteroid 16 Psyche.

“Forget the $700 Quintillion Jackpot”: NASA’s Asteroid Mission Hunts the Real Treasure Hidden in Space (and It’s Not What You Think)

Illustration of the Asteroid Belt Losing Mass Due to Collisions.

“This Cosmic Highway Is Vanishing”: Scientists Warn Jupiter’s Gravity Is Tearing the Asteroid Belt Apart and Flinging Rocks Toward Earth

Illustration of a kirigami-inspired parachute stabilizing in free fall.

“A Single String, a Perfect Fall”: Engineers Unveil Kirigami Parachute That Promises Pinpoint Landings From Disaster Zones to Distant Planets

Illustration of an imaginative artwork depicting satellites piled up like a stack of pancakes.

“Executives Claim Rockets Are Obsolete”: SpinLaunch’s $150 Million Cannon Promises Cheap, Clean Satellite Deployment And Direct Challenge To SpaceX Dominance

Illustration of asteroids with Earth in the background.

“Experts Warn The Belt Is Vanishing”: Jupiter’s Pull Slowly Strips Asteroid Field As 20% Of Debris Turns Into Earth-Threatening Impactors

Illustration of a spacecraft propelled by nuclear explosions and solar sails.

This Wild Plan Uses Nuclear Bombs and Giant Space Sails to Reach the Stars (But at What Cost?)

Illustration of americium-241-powered space nuclear batteries for lunar missions.

“We’re Powering Moon Bases With Nuclear Waste”: Company Reveals Secret Space Energy Revolution

Illustration of Unexpected Solar Activity Surprising NASA Scientists.

“The Sun Is Going Completely Insane”: NASA Scientists Terrified As Solar Wind Breaks All Records While Earth Watches Helplessly

Illustration of Northrop Grumman's Cygnus XL spacecraft launched on SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket toward the International Space Station.

“They’re Breaking Records Again”: SpaceX Launches 10,827 Pounds To ISS While Northrop Grumman Abandons Russian Rockets

Illustration of the interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS traveling through the solar system with its unique chemical composition and trajectory.

“Physics Doesn’t Work Anymore”: Interstellar Comet 3I/ATLAS Traveling Backwards At 130,000 MPH Shatters Every Scientific Law

Illustration of China's Kinetica-1 Rocket Launching Mexican Satellites into Orbit.

“Where Did This Come From”: China Just Launched Mexico’s Secret Satellites And America Had No Idea

Illustration of China's Yaogan-45 Satellite Launch.

“Two Rockets in 24 Hours”: China Launches Mysterious Yaogan-45 Satellite Into Higher Orbit for Strategic Surveillance Operations

Illustration of the MV Canopee, the world’s first hybrid propulsion commercial cargo ship, arriving at Florida’s Port Canaveral.

“World’s First Hybrid Sailing Cargo Ship”: MV Canopee Delivers Moon Mission Components With 120 Foot Wing Sails

Illustration of an asteroid deflection mission with observer and impactor spacecraft.

“We’re Actually Smashing Into Space Rocks Now”: China Launches Dual Spacecraft Mission to Redirect Asteroid by One Inch

Illustration of a gas giant planet around Alpha Centauri A as detected by NASA's James Webb Space Telescope.

“We Found A Planet In Our Cosmic Backyard”: NASA’s James Webb Telescope Discovers Gas Giant Orbiting Alpha Centauri A Just 4 Light-Years From Earth

Illustration of a compact, detergent-free washing machine designed for space missions.

“We Don’t Even Wash Our Clothes Up Here”: Chinese Scientists Create Revolutionary Space Washing Machine Using Just Mist

Illustration of an orbital aircraft carrier being developed for the U.S. Space Force by aerospace startup Gravitics.

“America Builds Space Aircraft Carriers”: Gravitics’ $60 Million Orbital Platform Launches Satellites Directly From Earth’s Orbit Without Rockets

Illustration of the South Atlantic Anomaly affecting Earth's magnetic field and its impact on space technology.

“Earth’s Shield Is Breaking Apart”: Massive Magnetic Field Hole Above South America Now Splitting Into Two Dangerous Zones

Illustration of centrifugal cannon technology revolutionizing satellite launches.

“We’re Shooting Satellites With a Giant Cannon”: SpinLaunch Startup Challenges SpaceX With Revolutionary 5,000 MPH Centrifuge Technology