An artist's concept of possible nuclear fission reactors on the Moon. Credit: NASA By Karl Grossman, Published by Counterpunch, 9 October 2026 The lead front page story in the New York Times this week was headlined: “Superpowers Racing to Put Nuclear Reactors on Moon.” The nations involved: the U.S., China
Starlink Constellation By Stephen Clark, Published by Ars Technica, 8 October 2026 “These led to conjunctions of tens of meters to hundreds of meters. Way too close to comfort.” Space has plenty of room for more megaconstellations, but only if all operators are willing to share information about where their
Current air-defence systems include the Sky Sabre but defence chiefs have warned more is needed By Jonathan Beale, Published by The BBC, 6 October 2026 America and Israel's war with Iran has shown that even the world's most sophisticated air defences can be overwhelmed by enemy missiles and drones, if
Image: Israeli Iron Dome By Ewan Somerville, and Kate Whannal,Published by The BBC, 6 October 2026 The Conservatives have pledged to invest £10bn in a system to defend Britain against long-range missiles and drones, if they win the next general election. The party said the "Britannia Shield" would offer the
Image: Aerosociety By Mark Piesing, Published by Aero Society, 2 October 2026 Can the UK defend itself from a space ambush? MARK PIESING reports from the UK Space Power Conference. On the opening morning of the UK Space Power Conference 2026, held in London on 23–24 September, the UK Ministry
Secretary of the U.S. Air Force Troy Meink delivers a keynote address during the 2026 Air, Space & Cyber Conference at the National Harbor, Md., Sept 14, 2026. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Malia Heemsoth) By Ajey Lele, Published by The Space Review, 28 September 2026 For decades,
It comes as the UK unveils a new unit dedicated to defending the UK's satellites in space - named the Space Effects Squadron By Jonathan Beale and Vicky Wong, Published by The BBC, 23 September 2026 The British military has been jamming or blocking satellites from other countries in order
Image Credit: janiecbros/Getty Images By Denis Staunton, Published by The Irish Times, 21 September 2026 Washington’s declaration that it has deployed weapons in space was meant as a warning to China and Russia. It could backfire. When the United States announced last week that it had deployed weapons in space,
