The scale is attractive in its simplicity: AI needs more power than the world’s internet can provide, so it moves data centers into orbit, where the sun never sets and electricity is free. SpaceX, Blue Origin, and a growing constellation of startups are now racing to make that vision a reality. The problem, according to … Read more
The Artemis II mission is a very rare event; it is the first time since 1972 that humans have traveled outside the Earth’s orbit. The launch was seen by millions of people around the world, who will also watch the unique images of the blue Earth breaking into a dark ocean from space as the … Read more
We are getting closer to finding a true Earth-like exoplanet. But finding one is only half the battle. To know for sure if we are looking at an analogue of Earth somewhere in the galaxy, we also have to image it directly. That’s the job for the Habitable Worlds Observatory (HWO), a planned space-based telescope … Read more
Astronomy Artemis II is about to take a trip to a record-breaking flight orbiting the moon, giving NASA a rare opportunity to study how deep space affects the human body. After leaving Earth’s protective gravity, the four-person crew will be exposed to space weather – which includes intense bursts of radiation from the sun, known … Read more
Our relationship with space is changing rapidly. For almost all of human history, the space above us was an unreachable limit. Yet in one lifetime, the Earth’s orbit has gone from empty to crowded with satellites. In the meantime, although the moon is still rare, in the next few decades it is expected to be … Read more
While visiting the National Air and Space Museum in January 2026, a visitor asked this insightful question: “Why did it take so long to return to the Moon?” After all, NASA had the knowledge and technology to send humans to the moon more than 50 years ago as part of the Apollo program. And, as … Read more
If you thought that the current crop of satellite megaconstellations was bad, you will be very disappointed by the new proposals from SpaceX and a company called Reflect Orbital. Their joint projects would change the night sky as we know it, and the world’s astronomical community is crying – especially letters from the Royal Astronomical … Read more
Last Wednesday was a good day to be a local investor. (Thursday and Friday, at least!) Rumors that SpaceX would file its IPO prospectus, which turned out to be false, fueled space stocks. Shares of recent IPO sites York Space Systems (NYSE: YSS) and Firefly Flight (NASDAQ: FLY) increased by a staggering 5.1% and 16%, … Read more
Tools 31/03/2026 605 feelings 24 love Eight CubeSats and one payload supported by the European Space Agency (ESA) have arrived in orbit, where they will demonstrate various applications aimed at improving the way data is sent and processed. Thanks to these indications, the practical and – in some cases – even the life-saving information facilitated … Read more