One hour of satellite crossings over the northern Atacama Desert in Chile in October 2025. (Image credit: F. Kamphues, ESO/M. Kornmesser) By Tereza Pultarova, Published by Space.com, 28 September 2026 The International Court of Justice's advisory opinions can be used in local cases. The International Court of Justice (ICJ) could
By Shawn Simpson, Posted on Katie Singer's Substack, 16 September 2026 Here’s a new technology—satellites with mirrors. It could and beam sunlight to Earth at night! Solar panels could get more hours to generate electricity! The military could use this, somehow. Shawn Simpson wrote this piece, originally published in the
SpaceX founder Elon Musk celebrates after the historic first launch of astronauts aboard a SpaceX craft in May. (Washington Post photo by Jonathan Newton) By Wesley Muller, Published by Louisiana Illuminator, 25 August 2026 Starbase Louisiana a self-sustaining rocket launch city ABBEVILLE — Following months of rumors, SpaceX confirmed Tuesday
An image of Earth taken by Artemis 2 commander Reid Wiseman shortly after the Orion translunar injection burn April 2. Credit: NASA/Reid Wiseman By M.C. Sungaila, Published by Space News, 21 August 2026 Policy documents from both the White House and the Office of Space Commerce this summer acknowledge that space is
By Jonathan O'Callaghan, Published by MIT Technology Review, 21 August 2026 Reflect Orbital’s giant beams will shine as bright as 10,000 full moons and scatter light over tens of kilometers. A company that plans to beam sunlight from space to Earth on demand might unintentionally brighten the night sky for
An illustration of a satellite breaking up in Earth orbit. (Image credit: Getty Images) By Etiido Uko, Published by tom's Hardware, 5 July 2026 Starlink burns multiple retired satellites daily from its over 10,000-strong constellation SpaceX has confirmed in a semi-annual report submitted to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) earlier
Multiple companies are planning to develop space-based data centers, which would greatly increase the number of satellites in Earth orbit. (Image credit: ESA) By Jason Rainbow, Published by Space News, 30 June 2026 TAMPA, Fla. — Five-month-old startup Orbital has asked the Federal Communications Commission for permission to deploy up
By Josh Dinner, Published by Space.com, 1 June 2026 New Glenn's launchpad is so cooked, satellites can see the char from orbit. The dust has settled in the aftermath of last week's giant New Glenn rocket explosion, which shook Florida's Space Coast and the space industry itself. Blue Origin was
