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After banning destructive satellite tests, US plans to use nuclear power systems in space
DIU has awarded contracts to two companies, Avalanche Energy to demonstrate next-gen nuclear pro…
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After littering space with tonnes of junk, USA becomes the first nation to ban destructive satellite tests
The announcement came during her visit to Vandenberg Air Force Base on Monday and a few months a…
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A dead Russian spacecraft almost collided with a NASA satellite. The crash could have sent 7,500 bits of debris rocketing around Earth.
A dead Russian spacecraft almost crashed into a NASA satellite. The collision would have sent debri…
Morgan McFall-Johnsen,Ellyn L…
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US says Russia 'recklessly' destroyed a satellite with a missile, creating debris that could threaten the International Space Station
The test created 1,500 larger, trackable pieces of debris and hundreds of thousands of smaller piec…
Ryan Pickrell
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A space junk threat forced the crew of the International Space Station to take shelter
The US military said it is aware of a "debris-generating event" but did not explain further what ma…
Ryan Pickrell
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Satellites could soon beam clean power down to Earth — all details here
The idea of space-based weapons has been orbiting around and now space agencies are thinking about …
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NASA slams India's anti-satellite test, may pull support from mission Gaganyaan
According to NASA, the risk of collision of the debris with the International Space Station (ISS…
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'A terrible, terrible thing:' NASA said India's satellite destruction created so much space junk it now threatens the safety of the International Space Station
NASA called India's destruction of a satellite last week a "terrible, terrible thing" and said the …
Sinéad Baker,Sinéad Baker,Sin…
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What happens if you break the law in space — and 3 times people or governments have tested the rules
The Outer Space Treaty says space should be free for use by all nations and that celestial bodies s…
Paola Rosa-Aquino
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Two satellites might be headed for a collision — and there's no way to stop them
The Infrared Astronomical Satellite (IRAS) and the Gravity Gradient Stabilisation Experiment (GG…
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The trash in outer space makes way for a new kind of map
The increasing amount of trash and debris left over from rocket launches and left over zombie s…
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India enters an elite club after scientists shoot down a low orbit satellite 300 km away in space
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi revealed that country's scientists shot down a low orbit sate…
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North and South Korea are locked in a dangerous arms race. Putin may be about to make this worse.
Russia's new alliance with North Korea, necessitated by its war in Ukraine, has South Korea deeply …
Tom Porter
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North Korea's Kim Jong Un could get his hands on some worrying military tech in exchange for throwing Russia a war lifeline
As Putin and Kim grow closer, there's the possibility that North Korea could get its hands on winni…
Chris Panella
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Reports of Russia building nuclear space weapons have alarmed officials, but security experts aren't panicked — yet
CNN reported that US officials have been briefed on a sort of nuclear EMP device designed to "destr…
Katherine Tangalakis-Lippert
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China's latest supersonic spy drone looks a lot like the Lockheed D-21 that crashed there in 1971
China's new WZ-8 supersonic drone resembles the Lockheed D-21, a supersonic reconnaissance drone th…
Benjamin Brimelow
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D-Day was the largest amphibious invasion in history — and likely the last. Here's why.
D-Day was the largest amphibious invasion in history, and possibly the last due to smaller militari…
Michael Peck
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Skywatching on April 30: Venus and Jupiter will look like they are about to collide
The alignment will be visible for the next few days and you will be able to see the four planets…
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Oura has partnered with Gucci for a $950 smart ring that’s also a fitness tracker
Renowned luxury fashion giant Gucci and health electronics manufacturer Oura have collaborated to d…
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After putting the $44 billion Twitter deal on hold, Musk opens a motivational class on Twitter
Billionaire Elon Musk on Monday shared some motivational thoughts on Twitter. Musk reminded pe…