WASHINGTON — The U.S. Space Force is poised for a massive funding windfall under President Donald Trump’s ambitious reconciliation bill, with its budget potentially soaring to nearly $40 billion in
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Space Force is poised for a massive funding windfall under President Donald Trump’s ambitious reconciliation bill, with its budget potentially soaring to nearly $40 billion in
The Chinese Space Agency took a major step toward its 2030 lunar mission goals this week by successfully testing the escape system of its next-generation Mengzhou spacecraft. At the Jiuquan
7 min read A New Alloy is Enabling Ultra-Stable Structures Needed for Exoplanet Discovery A unique new material that shrinks when it is heated and expands when it is cooled
WASHINGTON — SpaceX has secured an $81.6 million contract to launch a U.S. military weather-monitoring satellite in 2027. The contract for the mission designated USSF-178 was awarded on June 27
CARMENES detection sensitivity map, averaged over the individual maps of the 15 stellar targets of this study. The light blue markers indicate the 11 planets included for this occurrence rate
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Space Force released new guidelines for how it will allocate finite launch infrastructure and range resources as commercial demand surges at the nation’s premier space ports,
South Korea’s space ambitions keep growing. The nation wants to build a moon base by 2025, The Korea Times reported on Thursday (July 17), citing a long-term exploration road map
If our Solar System seems stable, it’s because our short lifespans make it seem that way. Earth revolves, night follows day, the Moon moves through light and shadow, and the
File: A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket stands in the launch position during sunset at Space Launch Complex 4 East (SLC-4E) at Vandenberg Space Force Base in California. Image: SpaceX SpaceX
Last week, I looked at the faces of our guests at our moon landing event and watched as awe, wonder and hopefulness transformed into disappointment. Moments before the expected touch




