The threat environment and processing at the edge
In this episode, SpaceNews’ Mike Gruss interviews FrontGrade CTO Lorne Graves. They discuss how processing power on spacecraft is adapting to the rise of megaconstellations, what benefits satellite processing power…
NASA Sets Spacewalk for Station Maintenance, Live Coverage Planned
NASA astronaut Jessica Meir and ESA (European Space Agency) astronaut Sophie Adenot work together inside the International Space Station’s Quest airlock during spacesuit fit and leak checks. Credit: NASA NASA…
New Simulations Show How Galactic Centers Grow Together
Using a state-of-the-art galaxy simulation, a team led by scientists from the Leibniz Institute for Astrophysics Potsdam (AIP) gained new insights into the processes shaping galactic centres across the Universe…
New Next-Gen Dish Adds Muscle to NASA’s Deep Space Network
Antennas soak in the summer Sun in August 2026 at the Deep Space Network’s Goldstone complex near Barstow, California, including the recently completed Deep Space Station 23 (shown in the…
‘You just saved the video dish’: Two astronauts complete spacewalk to replace ISS antenna
“Houston, we have a working comm link again.” Thanks to the efforts of two astronauts, such a call is possible again using one of two Space-to-Ground antennas outside the International…
NASA Invites Media to LunaRecycle Challenge Finale Event in Alabama
NASA will announce the winners of the final phase of its LunaRecycle Challenge on Friday, Aug. 28, at The University of Alabama (UA) Lee Styslinger College of Engineering in Tuscaloosa,…
‘Aliens: The Video Games’ author Mike Diver on overlooked Alien games, tracking down retro game developers, and the future of the Xenomorph (interview)
The history of Alien video games is long and twisty, but Mike Diver — veteran writer, editor, critic, and journalist — decided a few years ago to make a complete…
Propulsion is having a moment
In this episode, SpaceNews Mike Gruss interviews Kevin Lausten, CEO of Morpheus Space, at the 2026 Small Satellite Conference in Salt Lake City, Utah. They discuss why propulsion is critical…
NASA Ames’ Contributions to Roman’s Mission
The Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope is a NASA observatory designed to settle essential questions in the areas of dark energy, exoplanets, and infrared astrophysics. NASA Set to launch on…
Surface Chemistry Shows Which Massive Stars Have Gained Mass from Binary Companions
Most stars, including massive ones, are in binary pairs. Astronomers think that about 70% of them have gained mass from their companions, but there’s been no way to determine which…