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
By Brett Tingley, Publsihed by Space.com, 15 October 2025 Satellite data reveal that a weak region in Earth's magnetic field has grown by an area roughly half the size of continental Europe in the last 10 years. A weak region in Earth's magnetic field has grown by an area roughly
Representatives of countries who have signed the Artemis Accords pose for a photo after a meeting during the International Astronautical Congress Sept. 29. Credit: NASA By Jeff Foust, Published by Space News, 15 October 2025 WASHINGTON — Five years after the first countries signed the Artemis Accords, a growing group of nations
By Derek B. Johnson, Published by Cyberscoop, 14 October 2025 Using commercially available equipment, researchers scanned 39 satellites and observed sensitive, encrypted communications from telecoms, businesses and the U.S. military. How much private and sensitive data can you get by pointing $600 worth of satellite equipment at the sky?Quite a
