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Dream Chaser: could the reusable space plane's dream be over?
4-16-2026 |
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A space plane once hoped to be a successor to NASA's space shuttles may ultimately never make it to orbit.
Elon Musk's proposed orbital data centers will be larger than the ISS
VIDEO 3-24-2026 | 0
The SpaceX CEO has revealed new details about his plans for the future, including building AI chips at an unprecedented scale.
SpaceX proposes orbital data center made up of 1 million satellites
2-2-2026 | 2
Elon Musk's space firm is seeking regularity approval to develop a satellite constellation of unprecedented scale.
Manned lunar mission on track to launch in less than four weeks
1-11-2026 | 39
The first manned mission to orbit the Moon in decades is still on course to launch as early as February 6th.
Russia may be developing a new orbital weapon made up of tiny pellets
12-24-2025 | 6
Global intelligence services have uncovered evidence indicating that Russia is developing a new anti-satellite weapon.
Mystery as NASA probe suddenly falls silent in orbit around Mars
12-12-2025 | 10
A spacecraft that has been in orbit around Mars for over a decade has suddenly stopped communicating.
Astronomers discover nearby, potentially habitable 'Super-Earth'
10-23-2025 | 8
Situated just 18.2 light-years away, this newfound extrasolar world is in orbit around a red dwarf star.
Surprising discovery finds evidence of activity on distant dwarf planet
9-29-2025 | 2
Scientists have discovered evidence of methane gas on Makemake - a tiny world situated beyond the orbit of Pluto.
Evidence of giant planet found in orbit around one of our nearest neighbors
8-13-2025 | 5
Astronomers believe that they have discovered a gas giant in orbit around the star Alpha Centauri A.
Earth could one day be flung out of the solar system, scientists claim
5-31-2025 | 7
A passing star could disrupt the orbits of the planets and cause the Earth to be flung off into deep space.
Astronomers have discovered a new minor planet beyond the orbit of Pluto
5-26-2025 | 2
The previously unseen world is believed to orbit far out at a range of 838 times Earth's distance from the Sun.
First-of-its-kind NASA image shows rover on Mars taken from space
4-29-2025 | 4
A remarkable new image snapped from orbit shows the Curiosity rover trundling across the surface of Mars.
Secretive Russian satellites release mystery object into orbit
4-6-2025 | 1
The three satellites - known as Kosmos - have released an object in orbit and nobody is quite sure what it could be.
Extraterrestrial life could be thriving near Uranus, new study finds
11-8-2024 | 4
Scientists now believe that a small moon orbiting Uranus may be capable of harboring primitive alien life forms.
Elon Musk: 'first crewed mission to Mars will launch within 4 years'
9-9-2024 | 40
The SpaceX CEO has stated on social media that manned missions to Mars will start very soon indeed.
California firm wants to make the Sun shine in the middle of the night
VIDEO 8-28-2024 | 8
Reflect Orbital is developing a novel new way to generate power by reflecting sunlight onto panels when its dark.
Mercury may be home to a layer of diamond up to 10 miles thick
7-27-2024 | 4
The smallest planet in our solar system may be hiding a treasure with a value beyond imagination.
Elon Musk has been tasked with destroying the space station in 2030
6-27-2024 | 20
NASA has assigned the task of decommissioning the iconic orbital platform to none other than Elon Musk.
China's space plane releases another mystery object into orbit
5-30-2024 | 0
China's answer to the X-37B is doing something in Earth's orbit and nobody is quite sure what that might be.
NASA offers explanation for mysterious object orbiting the Moon
4-13-2024 | 0
NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO) recently photographed a curious object moving at high speed.
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