The double star Albireo in Cygnus captured on 26 December 2019. The 2.5-minute exposures recorded Starlink satellites moving across the field (Rafael Schmall / Wikimedia Commons) By Anthony Cuthbertson, Published by The Independent, 21 October 2025 The richest man on Earth is also the most powerful person in space SpaceX
This piece of debris, which was found in Western Australia on Oct. 18, 2025, is likely part of the upper stage of a Chinese Jielong 3 rocket, experts say. (Image credit: Western Australia Police Force) By Leonard David, Published by Space.com, 20 October 2025 "It could actually be (a significant
An artist's illustration of a satellite crashing back to Earth. (Image credit: Getty Images) By Anthony Cuthbertson, Published by The Independent, 20 October 2025 The ‘one in a trillion’ incident, which left pilot with cuts on his arm, would be the first collision of its kind A flight in the
Defense satellites and anti-satellite technology is coming to a head. (Image credit: Dragon Claws/Getty Images) By Leonard David, Published by Space.com, 20 October 2025 "The Russians and the Chinese are demonstrating more sophisticated orbital maneuvering abilities. There's no denying that." Space-based shenanigans are increasing in Earth's orbit. Anti-satellite technologies (ASATs)
Artist's concept of On-orbit Servicing, Assembly, and Manufacturing 1 (OSAM-1) spacecraft docking with a satellite. Credit: NASA By Bogdan Gogulan, CEO and Managing Partner at NewSpace Capital Published by Space News, 17 October 2025 It isn’t surprising that more and more space companies are pivoting to defense. Defense budgets are
Artist's illustration of space junk orbiting Earth (Image credit: NASA) By Leonard David, Published by Space.com, 16 October 2025 "We took the shot at making a tile and were blown away by the test results." Humanity has a new tool in the fight against space junk — "Space Armor™," a multi-functional
A notional image of one of the Space Development Agency's first transport layer satellites. (Lockheed Martin) By Sandra Erwin, Published by Space News, 15 October 2025 WASHINGTON — A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket on Oct. 15 launched 21 satellites to low Earth orbit for the U.S. Space Force’s Space Development
