The launch of a new rocket is always an exciting event. SpaceX’s ‘go fast and fail’ approach means that even though the test ended with engineers blowing up the rocket, it was a valuable first flight.
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China has invested massively in its space capabilities in recent years and is now a major competitor with the US. But according to a space policy expert, the US still dominates space by most measures.
How might the space industry reduce its ecological footprint and better manage the debris it leaves in its wake?
Many telescopes use the radio spectrum to learn about the cosmos. Just as human development leads to more light pollution, increasing numbers of satellites are leading to more radio interference.
Internet access opens up the world in many ways.
Proponents of mining in space often point to the potential benefits for Earth and its people. But this research casts doubt on many of them.
From space agency missions to private space launches, 2023 will be an exciting year in space.
After its fourth delay, the Artemis 1 launch is now scheduled for Nov. 16, 2022. NASA has a history of missing launch deadlines, but the private sector is slowly making launches more reliable.
Douglas Rushkoff’s Survival of the Richest is less about tech billionaires and their ‘bonkers’ escape plans than it is an entertaining primer on the various ills of late capitalism.
Starlink has plans to connect phones, planes and even cruises to its space satellites. But there are hold-ups.
When the Orion Crew Capsule orbits the Moon there will be no one on board. But the mission will mark a key step in bringing humans back to Earth’s dusty sidekick.
Expanding the low-Earth orbit economy through increased commercial spaceflight will only push our planet further into its climate crisis.
If the mission goes well, private company Axiom Space will move on to building a space station.
Hypersonic missiles and space rockets already exist, but more test flights are needed before commercial airline passengers can be whisked around the world in a couple of hours.
From harming satellites to crashing the ISS, the Ukraine war could soon extend to space.
The impact of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine reaches into outer space, as Russia threatens to stop co-operating on supplying and participating in space missions.
Space weather can affect satellites in a number of different ways, from frying electronics to increasing drag in the atmosphere.
Across the solar system, asteroids and comets crash into moons and planets every day. The rocket collision will provide researchers with important data on how these collisions work.
With about 200 orbital launches scheduled and ambitious missions on everything from lunar bases to the search for life in the works, there’s a lot to watch in 2022. An astronomer explains the highlights.
Some people are outraged that human negligence will disfigure the Moon. But that’s not the main issue.
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