Image: janiecbros/Getty Images By Raquel Brandao, Published by Earth.com, 12 February 2026 Earth’s crowded orbital environment has reached a point where space traffic collisions could occur within days of a widespread tracking failure. That compressed timeline leaves little margin to restore control before debris spreads and raises risks for navigation,
Skyrora's Skylark L ahead of a suborbital launch attempt from Iceland’s Langanes peninsula in October 2022. Credit: Skyrora Published by The BBC, 12 February 2026 Glasgow-based rockets manufacturer Skyrora says it is looking at possibly buying "select assets" of troubled space firm Orbex, including its Sutherland Spaceport project. Orbex, which
(Image: U.S. Space Force) By Bill Gertz, Published by The Washington Times, 11 February 2026 Space-based missiles, killer robots part of U.S. effort to obtain orbital dominance The U.S. Space Force is accelerating the deployment of counterspace weapons under a new Trump administration policy aimed at reasserting and ensuring American dominance over China and Russia in
A ground-based interceptor is launched from Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif., on March 25, 2019. (Department of Defense) By Sandra Erwin, Published by Space News, 11 February 2026 At SmallSat Symposium, executives cite enduring missile threat as rationale for continued investment WASHINGTON — Space industry executives said they are continuing
Image credit: SpaceX By Tim Fernholz, Published by Tech Crunch, 11 February 2026 In a sense, this whole thing was inevitable. Elon Musk and his coterie have been talking about AI in space for years — mainly in the context of Iain Banks’ science-fiction series about a far-future universe where
By Holly Lennon, Published by STV News, 11 February 2026 More than 150 jobs are at risk as Moray-based space rocket manufacturer Orbex is set to enter administration. The orbital launch services company based in Forres said the decision had been taken after unsuccessful fundraising efforts, and merger and takeover
Illustration of a space tracking and surveillance system. Northrop Grumman illustration By Victoria Samson and Jessica West, Published by Space News, 11 February 2026 Like a cursed spell, space-based missile defense keeps getting resurrected — no matter how many times it’s been banished. President Trump’s Executive Order, The Iron Dome
An artist's illustration of a satellite crashing back to Earth. (Image: Getty Images) By Raquel Brandao, Published by Earth.com, 10 February 2026 Seismic sensors used in earthquake monitoring equipment have have demonstrated that they can also track sonic booms from space debris entering Earth’s atmosphere. This new method allows scientists
