Outgrowing Napoleon: How the Space Force can modernize its ranks
As former Secretary of Defense Ash Carter once mused, the current military rank structure “dates back to when Napoleon was invading Europe 200 years ago.” While there are good reasons…
Rocket Lab sees demand for Electron despite rideshare competition
COLORADO SPRINGS — Rocket Lab CEO Peter Beck said his company has found a successful market providing dedicated launches for small satellites — a strategy that he said does not…
Trump administration’s NOAA layoffs affected the space weather service that tracks solar storms
Experts share why Trump-mandated cuts to the NOAA’s Space Weather Prediction Center share is a big deal.
A ‘little pillow fort’: Making plans to protect the Artemis 2 crew
COLORADO SPRINGS — An upcoming exercise will help NASA respond if there is a solar storm during next year’s Artemis 2 mission near the moon. NOAA’s Space Weather Prediction Center…
April’s Full Pink Moon will rise as a ‘micromoon’ this weekend — what to expect from the smallest full moon of 2025
Discover when, how and where to watch the smallest full moon of the year take center stage on April 12.
How Many Exoplanets are Hiding in Dust?
What can exozodiacal dust, also called exozodi, teach astronomers about identifying Earth-like exoplanets? This is what a recently submitted NASA white paper—which highlights key findings from the annual Architecture Concept…
Launch of Amazon’s 1st Kuiper internet satellites delayed by bad weather
A United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket will launch Amazon’s first big batch of Project Kuiper broadband satellites today (April 9), and you can watch it live.
Space leaders emphasize collaboration amid geopolitical challenges
International space agencies stressed the importance of international partnerships with the United States and each other at Space Symposium April 9, as geopolitical shifts and an escalating trade war challenge…
‘Everyone is doing AI’: Space sector urged to catch up
COLORADO SPRINGS — The space industry must speed up adoption of artificial intelligence or risk falling behind, government and industry experts warned March 27. During a symposium organized by the…
SpaceX to launch new Intuitive Machines moon lander, lunar satellites in 2027
SpaceX to launch new Intuitive Machines moon lander, lunar satellites in 2027