A company wants to launch space mirrors. All to the head-shaking chagrin of scientists.

The company has identified the mirrors as a way of harnessing renewable energy. Detractors are worried about the ...
CBS News

NASA's new chief rebukes Boeing, space agency over problem-plagued Starliner mission that left astronauts stuck in space for months

An independent review of the first — and so far, only — piloted flight of Boeing's troubled Starliner spacecraft concluded that the test represented a potentially life-threatening "Type A" mishap ...
The Conversation

Too many satellites? Earth’s orbit is on track for a catastrophe – but we can stop it

Gregory Radisic is affiliated with the International Institute of Space Law, and the Institute on Space Law and Ethics at For All Moonkind Inc. Samantha Lawler receives funding from the Natural ...
Phys.org

Too many satellites? Earth's orbit is on track for a catastrophe—but we can stop it

On January 30, 2026, SpaceX filed an application with the US Federal Communications Commission for a megaconstellation of up to 1 million satellites to power data centers in space. The proposal ...
Bleacher Report

WWE's Growing Problem With Roman Reigns' Part-Timer Schedule

Roman Reigns is headed to WrestleMania 42 to challenge CM Punk for the World Heavyweight Championship, but his recent Royal Rumble triumph only enhanced WWE's growing problem with his part-time ...
Science Daily

Rocky planet discovered in outer orbit challenges planet formation theory

Astronomers have uncovered a distant planetary system that flips a long-standing rule of planet formation on its head. Around the small red dwarf star LHS 1903, scientists expected to find rocky ...
The New York Times

A Robot’s Trek Goes From Infuriating to Ingenious

MIO: Memories in Orbit is influenced by the platforming challenges of Hollow Knight. By Christopher Byrd A few hours into MIO: Memories in Orbit, I wanted to bail. I didn’t think I had it in me to go ...
CBS News

ULA Vulcan rocket suffers booster problem while launching classified Space Force payloads

A United Launch Alliance Vulcan rocket carrying a suite of classified Space Force payloads suffered what appeared to be a burn through in the nozzle of a strap-on solid-fuel booster Thursday, but ...
Ars Technica

ULA’s Vulcan rocket suffers another booster problem on the way to orbit

Moments after liftoff from Florida’s Space Coast early Thursday morning, a shower of sparks emerged in the exhaust plume of United Launch Alliance’s Vulcan rocket. Seconds later, the rocket twisted on ...
Scientific American

The largest-ever satellite of its kind just unfurled its wings in low-Earth orbit

The largest-ever communications satellite of its kind took a major step toward operation Tuesday: operator AST SpaceMobile announced the record-breaking spacecraft, whimsically called BlueBird 6, has ...
primetimer

SpaceX works to clear Falcon 9 following upper stage problem

SpaceX is working to clear the Falcon 9 rocket for flight after an upper-stage problem during a recent Starlink mission. Space.com reported on February 6, 2026, that the company grounded the vehicle ...
Space.com

Russian 'inspector' satellite appears to break apart in orbit, raising debris concerns

Ground-based observations suggest the former geostationary inspector satellite suffered a fragmentation event months after retirement, raising new concerns about debris in high Earth orbit. When you ...