The US's 'Ghost Recon' satellites will address a 'critical capability gap', allowing for the surveillance of 'uncooperative' targets.

A new proposal for up to one million satellites in low Earth orbit has reignited global debate over space congestion, environmental risks and the future of the night sky.

On January 30 2026, SpaceX filed an application with the US Federal Communications Commission for a megaconstellation of up to one million satellites to power data centres in space. The proposal ...

NASA has selected Vast for the sixth private astronaut mission to the International Space Station, with a launch targeted no earlier than summer 2027 .

Perovskite solar cells operated for months in low Earth orbit and tolerated radiation equivalent to decades in space, marking the most comprehensive orbital test of the technology.

By Shreepoorna S Rao For the last thirty years, most of the world’s Earth data has come from satellites. That architecture ...

NASA and Vast have signed an order for the sixth private astronaut mission to the International Space Station.

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NASA will conduct a second "wet dress rehearsal" this week before announcing a date to launch astronauts on its Artemis II ...

With help from other ESA member states, Italy is one of the countries that already has a rocket made largely of domestic or European components. The United States, Russia, China, France, Japan, the ...

The four Crew-12 astronauts brought the International Space Station’s staff back to seven after a month of operating with ...

NASA has awarded Vast the contract to fly the sixth Private Astronaut Mission to the International Space Station, a deal that positions the relatively young company alongside Axiom Space as one of ...