NATIONAL HARBOR, Md. — The U.S. Space Force must rethink how it purchases technology, accepting imperfect solutions that can help troops today rather than waiting for flawless systems, the service’s
NATIONAL HARBOR, Md. — The U.S. Space Force must rethink how it purchases technology, accepting imperfect solutions that can help troops today rather than waiting for flawless systems, the service’s
5 min read NASA’s Parker Solar Probe Spies Solar Wind ‘U-Turn’ Images captured by NASA’s Parker Solar Probe as the spacecraft made its record-breaking closest approach to the Sun in
Artist’s concept of the fast-spinning asteroid 2025 MN45. It’s the fastest-rotating asteroid with a diameter greater than 500 meters (0.3 miles) that scientists have yet found. It’s 710 meters (0.44
The debut mission of Northrop Grumman’s new jumbo cargo spacecraft is going well. The Virginia-based company’s first “Cygnus XL” freighter arrived at the International Space Station (ISS) early this morning
This NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope image features a glittering blue dwarf galaxy called Markarian 178 (Mrk 178). The galaxy, which is substantially smaller than our own Milky Way, lies 13
In this week’s episode of Space Minds, host Mike Gruss speaks with Robert Lightfoot, president, space at Lockheed Martin and former NASA associate administrator. Lightfoot takes us inside
China offered a glimpse of its growing military might in a parade in Beijing on Wednesday (Sept. 3), showing off new hypersonic and intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICMBs) and drone systems.
Preparations for the second-ever launch of Blue Origin’s powerful New Glenn rocket are underway on Florida’s Space Coast, as NASA’s twin ESCAPADE probes await their mission to Mars. Blue Origin
SALT LAKE CITY — The Office of Space Commerce is moving beyond the beta-test phase of its space traffic coordination system as it prepares to enter service in January. To
The debut mission of Northrop Grumman’s new jumbo cargo spacecraft didn’t go off without a hitch. The company’s first “Cygnus XL” freighter suffered a thruster issue in orbit early Tuesday






