Mars spacecraft images pinpoint comet 3I/ATLAS’s path with 10x higher accuracy. This could help us protect Earth someday
This is great news for planetary defense.
Leanspace raises €10 million Series A round to bring software-defined satellite operations to enterprise and institutional space programs
STRASBOURG, November 17th, 2025 – Leanspace, a European satellite operations technology provider, today announced it has raised €10 million in...
Is an aurora cruise worth it? I joined Hurtigruten’s Signature Voyage to find out
Sailing through Arctic Norway under the aurora, this voyage redefines what cruising and chasing the northern lights can really be.
How Golden Dome could make nuclear weapons irrelevant
For nearly 80 years, the specter of nuclear war has haunted humankind, shaping foreign policy, military strategy, and international relations....
Satellite captures destructive power of Hurricane Melissa | Space photo of the day for Nov. 17, 2025
The image shows the difference in temperature between the top of a hurricane and the bottom.
How the sun threatens your nuts: Inside the $100 million solar storm peanut problem
Solar storms don't just trigger impressive auroras; they can scramble the GPS systems U.S. farmers rely on.
China to launch Shenzhou-22 spacecraft Nov. 25 to provide lifeboat for astronauts
China is set to launch an uncrewed Shenzhou spacecraft to the Tiangong space station to provide the Shenzhou-21 astronauts with...
FAA ends commercial launch curfew
The FAA has ended restrictions on the timing of commercial launches that were triggered by the government shutdown’s effects on...
Falcon 9 launches Sentinel-6B satellite to monitor global sea level
A Falcon 9 launched a joint U.S.-European satellite to monitor sea levels Nov. 17, extending a record of measurements that...
OHB raises concerns about planned European space joint venture
The head of OHB says he is concerned about a planned joint venture among three of his competitors, even as...