The U.S. Space Development Agency (SDA) has shared some exciting updates about a big project they’re working on—using satellites in space to improve military communications and missile tracking. These updates came from Dr. Derek Tournear, the SDA’s director, who spoke at a major Air and Space Forces conference near Washington,
The U.S. Space Force is gearing up for a major shift in how we watch and protect our planet, with new plans that could revolutionize space and military strategy. At the recent Defense News Conference in Arlington, Virginia, Gen. Michael A. Guetlein, the second-in-command of the U.S. Space Force, shared
NASA astronaut Butch Wilmore, who is currently stuck on the International Space Station (ISS), has reported some really strange noises coming from Boeing’s Starliner spacecraft. The noises are so odd that neither Wilmore nor the experts on the ground can figure out what’s causing them. Here’s the situation: Wilmore and
In 2022, NASA sent a spacecraft to crash into a tiny asteroid named Dimorphos. The mission, called DART (Double Asteroid Redirection Test), was meant to test whether hitting an asteroid could change its path and help protect Earth from potential space threats. Dimorphos, along with its bigger asteroid buddy Didymos,
Chinese scientists have made a big discovery that could help future astronauts live on the Moon by creating water from lunar soil. Their groundbreaking method was published in a scientific journal and is getting a lot of attention because it might solve one of the biggest challenges of setting up
As the sun dipped below the horizon on a late summer weekend in 1924, anticipation hung thick in the air. On August 23, in cities across the globe, people gathered eagerly around curbside telescopes, their eyes fixed on the red planet that had captivated imaginations for decades. Mars, closer to
US Space Command has set its sights on the future, prioritizing “space fires” to secure dominance in orbit and advancing battlespace awareness by 2027. According to Gen. Stephen Whiting, these objectives are part of a broader strategy to ensure that the United States maintains its edge in space as global
NASA is facing a serious challenge with two astronauts stuck on the International Space Station (ISS) after a failed mission by Boeing’s Starliner spacecraft. Originally, these astronauts were supposed to return to Earth within a week, but it’s now been more than two months, and their return is still uncertain.
The UK is planning to build a radar station in Wales as part of the AUKUS alliance with the US and Australia to monitor space activities, particularly from Russia and China. The station, located at Cawdor Barracks in Pembrokeshire, aims to protect vital satellite communications and navigation systems. This move
