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’

In this image from video provided by NASA, the Orion Spacecraft, the Earth and the Moon are seen from a camera as the Artemis II crew and spacecraft travel farther into Space, Monday, April 6, 2026.

Air Force secretary admits US weapons are stationed in outer space

Emily Hallas September 15, 2026 8:41 am

A SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket with the space observatory Roman Telescope

NASA’s newest space telescope launches on a quest to explore the hidden universe

The Associated Press August 30, 2026 9:18 am

Trump stands with astronauts at a signing ceremony.

Trump signs executive order creating US Space Academy

Molly Parks August 28, 2026 4:50 pm

President Donald Trump speaks during a Medal of Honor ceremony in the East Room of the White House, Monday, March 2, 2026, in Washington

WATCH LIVE: Trump awards the Congressional Space Medal of Honor

Molly Parks August 28, 2026 11:37 am

NASA administrator Jared Isaacman.

NASA head floats sending data centers to space

Rena Rowe August 27, 2026 1:05 pm

Journalists wait after being stopped by security officers at Vandenberg Space Force Base in California on Monday, Aug. 17, 2026.

Space Force security officers hold reporters at gunpoint at California base

Emily Hallas August 19, 2026 11:07 pm

This photo provided by NASA shows Kieran Wilson, LINK's principal investigator, and Hunter Robertson, a space systems engineer, both at Katalyst Space

NASA abandons mission to rescue aging Swift space telescope

Rena Rowe August 19, 2026 5:07 pm

2 of 3 | This combo made with photos provided by NASA on Tuesday, Aug. 18, 2026, taken by the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter, shows before, left, and after images of a fresh crater on the moon created by a collision with a SpaceX rocket. (NASA via AP)

Before-and-after NASA images show crater carved by a SpaceX rocket that slammed into the moon

Associated Press August 19, 2026 4:52 am

In this Aug. 21, 2017, file photo, President Donald Trump points to the sun as he arrives to view the solar eclipse at the White House in Washington.

White House celebrates solar eclipse by reposting 2017 photo of Trump without eyewear

Molly Parks August 12, 2026 2:48 pm

Cosmic Highlights

WATCH LIVE: Total solar eclipse darkens skies in Iceland and Spain

Rena Rowe August 12, 2026 1:59 pm

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Where to see the solar eclipse

Rena Rowe August 11, 2026 11:14 am

Perseid meteor shower

How to spot the Perseid meteor shower, a summer light show that promises to dazzle

The Associated Press August 9, 2026 9:45 am