‘Curious Timing’: What’s Behind US Security Council Resolution Proposing Ban on Nukes in Space?

Image: Popular Science By Ilya Tsukanov, Published by Sputnik International, 6 April 2024 Russia has promised to “form a position” on a US-sponsored Security Council resolution proposing a ban nuclear weapons in space in due course. Why is Washington suddenly so interested in the idea? What kinds of things could

Read More

The cargo pallet after being tossed by the by the Canadarm2 robotic arm in 2021.Photo: NASA

Mysterious object that crashed through Florida home was likely space junk from the International Space Station

The cargo pallet after being tossed by the by the Canadarm2 robotic arm in 2021.Photo: NASA By Ben Turner, Published by Live Science, 2 April 2024 The mysterious cylinder crashed through the home of Alejandro Otero on March 8 A mysterious object that came crashing through a house in Florida

Read More

Boeing’s satellite business zeroes in on military opportunities

Illustration of the Wideband Global Satcom WGS-12 military satellite. Credit: Boeing By Sandra Erwin, Published by Space News, 29 March 2024 The company is targeting two U.S. Space Force multibillion-dollar satellite communications programs WASHINGTON — Boeing is setting its sights on two upcoming big-ticket satellite procurements from the U.S. Space

Read More