One of SpaceX’s Starlink broadband internet satellites suffered an anomaly in orbit on Wednesday (Dec. 17) and is now plunging toward Earth. The mishap led to a loss of communication
One of SpaceX’s Starlink broadband internet satellites suffered an anomaly in orbit on Wednesday (Dec. 17) and is now plunging toward Earth. The mishap led to a loss of communication
Astronomers may have discovered the first example of an explosive cosmic event called a “superkilonova,” in the form of a gravitational wave signal detected on Aug. 18, 2025. A kilonova
2025 was a very busy year in spaceflight. Over the past 12 months, we saw multiple spaceflight records broken, the debut of a powerful new reusable rocket and the first-ever
It started on Christmas Eve in 1955, when an eager child picked up the phone to call Santa Claus and instead accidentally called a U.S. military air defense facility. That
2025 has seen stargazers look on in awe as a trio of magnificent comets barreled headlong into the inner solar system to survive a close brush with the sun, only
Christmas is a wonderful time for those who celebrate and once the turkey dinner is done and the wrapping paper has been tidied away, there’s always one last treat that
Quite a bit has happened in the space sector this year, out in the cosmos as well as on Earth — and actually, in Earth orbit, too. For instance, U.S.
When you look up at the night sky, you’re gazing at stories written in stars. Across cultures and centuries, constellations have been used to explain myths, guide travelers, and inspire
Early in December, the U.S. Space Force‘s Combat Forces Command (CFC) formally accepted operational responsibility for the Long Range Discrimination Radar (LRDR) after the successful completion of a series of
On June 16, 2025, NASA’s Landsat 8 satellite caught a chain of elongated, oval lagoons near Billings and Cape Billings on Russia’s Chukchi Peninsula that lines up so perfectly that






