ESA’s Vigil spacecraft will watch the sun from the L-5 Lagrange point. Credit: Airbus By Maxwell Zhu, Published by Space News, 4 November 2025 From the first satellite in orbit, to the first human in space, to the first steps on the moon, the United States government has always framed
An Air Force Research Laboratory Oracle spacecraft, shown in a conceptual illustration, would observe the region near the Moon and potentially beyond. AFRL By Courtney Albon, Published by Air and Space Forces, 22 October 2025 As the gap between U.S. and China’s space capabilities narrows, national security space experts say
The International Space Station By Solvi Normannsen, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Published by Phys.org, 22 October 2025 Every year, we shoot several thousand satellites and other objects out into space. When satellites die, they become space trash that threatens aerospace safety. Outer space has a trash problem. "And
Illustration of the German Earth observation satellite TerraSAR-X Credit: ESA By Tereza Pultarova, Published by Space News, 21 October 2025 LONDON — The German Aerospace Center (DLR) is looking to purchase satellites capable of jamming other spacecraft and inspecting objects in space, and it wants to do so on tight
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
“They Changed the Mission Midway”: NASA’s Dream Chaser Spaceplane Breaks Free From the ISS Plan (and It’s Aiming for Defense and Private Space) By Gabriel Cruz, Published by Rude Bagette, 9 October 2025 Sierra Space and NASA have revised their contract for the Dream Chaser spaceplane, transitioning its role from
By Josh Dinner, Published by Space.com, 6 October 2025 "When it comes to exploration, there is no private option." The government may be shut down, but space exploration advocates are still pleading NASA's case on Capitol Hill. On Monday (Oct. 6), the nonprofit Planetary Society held a "day of action" to urge
Can the U.S. and China cooperate in space? (Image credit: Dragon Claws/iStock/Getty Images) By Jeff Foust, Published by The Space Review, 6 October 2025 The International Astronautical Congress is billed as one of the largest global space conferences and an opportunity for countries to come together to discuss key space
