Shoebox-sized ‘detector satellites’ could sniff out a nuclear bomb in space
Shoebox-sized ‘detector satellites’ could sniff out a nuclear bomb in space

A constellation of cubesats fitted with special detectors could sniff out nuclear weapons hidden on satellites launched by adversary nations, a new study suggests.

‘This is the future of spatial intelligence’: Vantor unveils stunning 3D satellite views of Earth (photos)
‘This is the future of spatial intelligence’: Vantor unveils stunning 3D satellite views of Earth (photos)

The American Earth-observation company Vantor is now mapping Earth from space in 3D, and the images are stunning.

The US Space Force just got a new electromagnetic weapon to jam adversary satellites

The U.S. Space Force has acquired one of its first publicly acknowledged offensive weapons, one that can blast adversary satellites with electromagnetic radiation.

NASA’s New Horizons probe just woke up from hibernation 6 billion miles away beyond Pluto. What’s it doing out there?
NASA’s New Horizons probe just woke up from hibernation 6 billion miles away beyond Pluto. What’s it doing out there?

NASA’s New Horizons probe has woken up in good health nearly 6 billion miles away beyond Pluto after spending nearly a year in hibernation.

Artemis 2’s Jeremy Hansen stepping down from active astronaut duty after epic moon mission
Artemis 2’s Jeremy Hansen stepping down from active astronaut duty after epic moon mission

The Canadian Space Agency’s Jeremy Hansen will step back from active astronaut service in September for a new role.

How public–private partnerships can turn Mars into an economic frontier (Op-Ed)
How public–private partnerships can turn Mars into an economic frontier (Op-Ed)

No single agency — not even NASA — can develop all the technologies and systems needed for sustained Mars settlement.

China releases 1st photo of Earth’s elusive ‘quasi-moon’ Kamo’oalewa
China releases 1st photo of Earth’s elusive ‘quasi-moon’ Kamo’oalewa

China’s Tianwen-2 probe beamed home a photo of its target, asteroid 2016HO3, also known as quasi-moon Kamo’oalewa.

‘That’s going to come back and bite us’: Former NASA chief questions Artemis moon lander plans
‘That’s going to come back and bite us’: Former NASA chief questions Artemis moon lander plans

Former NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine questions the designs for NASA’s commercial moon landers for its Artemis program.

Astronaut flexes his muscles mid-spacewalk | Space photo of the day for July 7, 2026
Astronaut flexes his muscles mid-spacewalk | Space photo of the day for July 7, 2026

NASA astronaut Chris Williams recently flexed his muscles for a photo while on a spacewalk with fellow astronaut Jessica Meir.