Space

European soldiers work with vendors to launch Micro High-Altitude Balloons during Arcane Thunder 26 at the National Training Center, California, April 2026.

How head of Army’s space command became a ‘huge believer’ on high-altitude surveillance balloons

Mike Brest · October 14, 2026 4:44 pm

Seagulls fly near the site of SpaceX's mega rocket Starship as it is prepared for a test flight from Starbase, Texas, Sunday, Sept. 27, 2026.

Why SpaceX’s Starship orbital flight test is historic

A SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket with the space observatory Roman Telescope

AI’s data center problem could move to space

SpaceX's Starship rocket lifts off during a test flight from Starbase, Texas, with lots of billowing smoke up in arms around it.

Google to send experimental satellite with data center capabilities to space

Lt. Gen. Douglas Schiess faces the American Flag as the National Anthem is played during his promotion ceremony.

Military prepares for war in space: ‘The demands right now… are not theoretical’

NASA picks new launch date for Artemis I after scrubbed attempt

Jack Birle August 30, 2022 10:55 pm

Tesla CEO Elon Musk introduces the CybertTruck at Tesla's design studio Thursday, March 14, 2019, in Hawthorne, Calif.

Elon Musk’s vision for the future is a positive one

Mark Whittington August 30, 2022 4:19 am

NASA: Artemis rocket could try launching again in just four days

Jack Birle August 29, 2022 7:30 pm

WATCH LIVE: NASA holds Artemis I press conference after failed launch

Jack Birle August 29, 2022 4:54 pm

Storm clouds roll in over the NASA moon rocket as it stands ready for launch on Pad 39B for the Artemis 1 mission at the Kennedy Space Center, Saturday, Aug. 27, 2022, in Cape Canaveral, Fla. The launch is scheduled for Monday morning Aug. 29.

NASA moon rocket on track for launch despite lightning hits

Associated Press August 28, 2022 6:58 pm

Nichelle Nichols is pictured.

Star Trek’s Nichelle Nichols to have her ashes launched into space

Luke Gentile August 26, 2022 3:43 pm

This undated image made available by NASA and photographed by the Expedition 28 crew aboard the International Space Station, shows the moon, at center with the limb of Earth near the bottom transitioning into the orange-colored troposphere, the lowest and most dense portion of the Earth's atmosphere. A team of former NASA executives are launching a private venture to send people to the moon for $1.5 billion. The newly formed business is offering countries a two-person trip to the moon, either for research or national prestige. The venture was announced Wednesday, Dec. 6, 2012. (AP Photo/NASA)

SEE IT: Astrophotographers compile ‘most ridiculously detailed’ image of moon ever

Brady Knox August 23, 2022 4:12 pm

This image provided by NASA shows a false color composite image of Jupiter obtained by the James Webb Space Telescope.

SEE IT: NASA releases new images of Jupiter

Jack Birle August 22, 2022 9:41 pm

LISTEN: NASA shares sound of black hole

Heather Hamilton August 22, 2022 2:43 pm

A band of Aurora stretches over the Chugach Range near Palmer, Alaska, Tuesday, Feb. 27, 2007.

Combination of solar flares and wind shift northern lights southward

Jenny Goldsberry August 17, 2022 9:15 pm

This Monday, Jan. 12, 2015 photo provided by NASA shows the first notable solar flare of the year, as observed from NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory. The sun emitted a mid-level solar flare, peaking at 11:24 p.m. EST on Monday. NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory (SDO) is a NASA mission which has been observing the sun since 2010. (AP Photo/NASA)

Geomagnetic storm watch announced

Asher Notheis August 16, 2022 9:51 pm

In this photo released by Xinhua News Agency, an image taken off the screen at the Beijing Aerospace Control Center shows Chinese astronaut Chen Dong inside the Wentian lab module on Monday.

WATCH: See China’s space station show off huge new ‘solar energy-capturing wings’

Cami Mondeaux August 13, 2022 7:00 pm