Tech firms are floating the idea of building data centers in space and tapping into the sun's energy to meet out-of-this-world power demands in a fierce artificial intelligence race. Elon Musk's ...

Gen. Shawn Bratton, the Space Force’s vice chief of space operations, spoke with SpaceNews’ Sandra Erwin as part of an event focused on the Space Force 2040 at the Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg ...

It is possible to see the station from Earth with the naked eye, appearing as a bright, fast-moving light. The best times to spot the ISS are a few hours before sunrise or after sunset. NASA's "Spot ...

Space is an increasingly crowded place thanks to the constant influx of new satellites, and it’s only to get more cramped as the cost to reach orbit falls. Those dynamics have brought attention to ...

Habitat loss is not the only threat faced by koalas (Phascolarctos cinereus; pictured). Around half of captive koalas die from cancers associated with retroviruses — viral invaders that insert their ...

WASHINGTON — The U.S. Space Force could double in size within the next decade as the Pentagon increasingly treats space as a contested military domain rather than a supporting utility, according to ...

Space Sector Investment Set to Grow in 2026 After Record Year Your email has been sent The space business has moved beyond rockets and moonshots. Today, it runs on budgets, balance sheets, and ...

Investment in space tech driven by defense-linked systems U.S. leads with $7.3 billion in space funding, driven by defense programs Potential SpaceX IPO seen as catalyst for SpaceTech investment ...

Surging demand for energy to power artificial intelligence (AI) data centers is reaching new heights as companies are pursuing plans to station data centers in space. Billionaire entrepreneurs Elon ...

This image shows the location of Cloud-9, which is 2000 light-years from Earth. The diffuse magenta is radio data from the ground-based Very Large Array (VLA) showing the presence of the cloud. The ...

U. S. Space Force guardians conduct training and maintenance with the Counter Communications System (CCS) at Peterson Space Force Base, Colorado, July 2, 2025. (Amber Mullins/U.S. Space Force). As the ...

In 2026, there will be journeys to the moon and Mars, new visions of the cosmos and a solar eclipse that might be worth traveling for. In 2026, there will be journeys to the moon and Mars, new visions ...