Rendering of the Resilient Missile Warning Tracking (MWT) architecture in Medium Earth Orbit (MEO). Credit: BAE Systems Space and Mission Systems By Sandra Erwin, Published by Space News, 2 June 2025 WASHINGTON — The U.S. Space Force awarded BAE Systems a $1.2 billion contract for 10 missile-tracking satellites for a
By Samantha Lawler, Published by Live Science, 30 May 2025 Thousands of satellites with incredibly short lifetimes are being sent up into low Earth orbit. When they fall back down they're fireballs of pollution — and what doesn't burn up hits the ground. In 2024, several farmers across Saskatchewan, Canada,
DARC technical demonstrator in White Sands, New Mexico By USSF Major Jacob Singleton, Published by Space Systems Command, 29 May 2025 EL SEGUNDO, Calif. - The engineer took a brief pause from holding his breath to shout, “Steady!” Sweat dripped down his forehead partly from the 100º F weather, but
A full-scale prototype of the Interlune excavator, developed in partnership with Vermeer: Interlune By Christopher McFadden, Published by Interesting Engineering, 26 May 2025 The lunar excavator, jointly developed by NASA backed startup Interlune and industrial equipment manufacturer Vermeer, is designed to dig up 100 metric tons of lunar dirt per
An illustration of a hypothetical Chinese moon base. China has announced a deal with Russia to build a lunar power plant by 2036. (Image credit: gremlin via Getty Images) By Ben Turner, Published by Space.com, 25 May 2025 A new memorandum has firmed up China and Russia's intent to lead
A military ship or aircraft radar showing scan results with multiple targets detected. Photo: Shutterstock Images By Bojan Stojkovski, Published by Yahoo! News, 25 May 2025 Scientists in China have debuted a new material that could evade the proposed US missile defense system announced by President Donald Trump, dubbed the
By Bernd Debusmann Jr, Published by the BBC, 24 May 2025 Warheads raining down from beyond the Earth's atmosphere. Faster-than-sound cruise missiles striking US infrastructure. Sky-high nuclear blasts. These are just some of the nightmarish scenarios that experts warn could come true if the US's dated and limited defence systems
Experts say U.S. President Donald Trump's proposed Golden Dome missile defence system could take decades to build and cost hundreds of billions of dollars. (Alex Brandon/The Associated Press) By Emily Conover, Published by Science News, 22 May 2025 In sports, the best offense is often a good defense. It’s not
