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’

This satellite image provided by Maxar Technologies on Thursday shows an overview of the cemetery in Manhush, some 20 kilometers west of Mariupol, Ukraine, on April 3, 2022. The graves are aligned in four sections of linear rows (measuring approximately 85 meters per section) and contain more than 200 graves.

Satellite imagery shows mass grave near Mariupol: Report

Mike Brest April 21, 2022 6:00 pm

This photo shows the Capitol Dome at the top of Capitol Hill in Washington.

Federal government spent $22M studying invisibility cloaks, anti-gravity, and moon tunnel

Asher Notheis April 21, 2022 4:21 pm

In this image provided by NASA, this false-color Voyager picture of Uranus shows a discrete cloud seen a bright streak near the planet's limb. (AP Photo/NASA)

To infinity and beyond: Scientists advise NASA to focus on Uranus

Julia Johnson April 19, 2022 9:37 pm

Vice President Kamala Harris speaks from the South Court Auditorium on the White House complex in Washington, Monday, April 11, 2022, about medical debt.

US bans direct-ascent anti-satellite missile testing, Harris announces

Mike Brest April 19, 2022 4:04 pm

Russian cosmonauts commence spacewalk to install robotic arm on ISS

Ryan King April 18, 2022 3:40 pm

For $50,000, World View will take passengers up 100,000 feet into the air in a helium balloon and allow them to view Earth through a 5-foot-wide window.

Balloon ride will take passengers to edge of space for $50,000

Asher Notheis April 18, 2022 10:50 am

This satellite image provided by Maxar Technologies shows a new deployment of troops, tents and vehicles west of Soloti, Russia, Monday, April 11, 2022.

Eye in the sky: Satellite imagery proves vital to understanding Ukraine war

Mike Brest April 14, 2022 7:16 pm

FILE - This Tuesday, March 26, 2013 file photo provided by NASA shows the release of the SpaceX Dragon-2 spacecraft from the International Space Station. A delayed supply run to the International Space Station is now set to launch April 14, 2014. The private company SpaceX will be making its fourth trip to the space station from Cape Canaveral, Fla. The launch was postponed twice in March, the last time because of an electrical short on Air Force ground equipment. NASA announced the new launch date on Friday, April 4, 2014. The moon is at background center. (AP Photo/NASA)

Russia and China look to militarize and dominate space: US intelligence report

Mike Brest April 12, 2022 7:27 pm

First private mission docks at International Space Station

Ryan King April 9, 2022 6:23 pm

SpaceX and NASA launch first private mission to International Space Station

Christopher Hutton April 8, 2022 5:05 pm

First private astronaut crew set to launch to space station

Elizabeth Faddis April 7, 2022 1:05 am

Russian cosmonauts ‘blindsided’ by controversy over yellow spacesuits, says US astronaut

Abigail Adcox April 6, 2022 9:29 pm