By Anthony Cuthbertson, Published by The Independent, 2 June 2025 Solar storms could see satellite parts hit the ground, scientists warn Eruptions from the sun are causing SpaceX’s Starlink satellites to fall to Earth “faster than expected”, according to Nasa scientists. A team from the US space agency’s Goddard Space
An artist's illustration of SpaceX's Starlink internet satellites in orbit. (Image credit: SpaceX) By Paulina Okunyte, Published by cybernews, 2 June 2025 As Elon Musk floods the sky with satellites, scientists say the Sun is quietly pulling them back down. On Saturday night (May 31st), SpaceX launched another 27 satellites
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
SpaceX's mega rocket Starship launches on a test flight from Starbase, Texas, on May 27, 2025. Eric Gay / AP By William Harwood, Published by CBS News, 28 May 2025 After spectacular back-to-back upper stage failures in January and March, SpaceX launched another Super Heavy-Starship rocket Tuesday on the program's
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
