Space
The final frontier: US reveals Space Force has 'on-orbit space control weapons' for first time
Meink declined to say whether the weapons were kinetic, meaning systems designed to physically damage or destroy a target, or non-kinetic systems such as electronic warfare capabilities.
German startup makes history with first orbital space flight launched from European soil
US, China arm for space warfare, raising stakes in race for military control of orbit
NASA launches powerful Roman Space Telescope, a spy satellite turned to the stars
Baikonur launch pad damaged after Russian Soyuz takes off to International Space Station
A Russian spacecraft with two cosmonauts and one NASA astronaut docked successfully at the ISS, but damage to the Baikonur launch pad was reported.
European nations commits to 30% rise in space spending to compete with US and China
The European Space Agency asks its 23 member states for over 20 billion euros to fund satellites and research programs.
Pentagon advances Golden Dome missile defense with new Space Force contracts
The US government has asked contractor competitors to develop four versions of missile interceptors to address threats at various altitudes and speeds, but those contracts have yet to be awarded.
NASA releases images of comet 3I/ATLAS, rejects alien spacecraft 'rumors'
While the comet's precise point of origin remains unclear, the NASA scientists said they believe it hails from a solar system older than our own, which formed about 4.5 billion years ago.
Chinese astronauts begin return to Earth after space debris impact
The threat has prompted calls for rival space powers US and China to collaborate on space debris mitigation and satellite traffic rules, though US law largely bars NASA from working with Beijing.
Roswell, New Mexico, is rife with UFOs, scorpions, and conspiracy theories but few Jews
Stanton T. Friedman, a Jewish nuclear physicist and highly regarded “ufologist," helped popularize the 1947 incident that led to Roswell's intergalactic infamy.
Chinese astronauts' return delayed to Earth after debris hits spacecraft
China’s space agency said that the delay was to ensure the astronauts’ safety and health and has not yet announced alternative dates for Dong, Zhongrui, and Jie’s return.
NASA sets record straight with Kim Kardashian after she says lunar landing is fake
What convinced her, she said during the segment, was a video she saw online of an Aldrin interview. She said she interpreted his comments in that interview to mean the moon landing never occurred.
Israel must expand beyond defense in order to win in space - opinion
Indigenous launch capability is rare. A strategic decision can turn it into economic power.
Germany, France sign deal for satellite-based early warning system
The system will feature two critical early-warning components: ground-based over-the-horizon radars and a satellite constellation.
