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NASA tests drones in Death Valley | Space photo of the day for Dec. 15, 2025
By Kenna Hughes-Castleberry published
To develop more robust next-generation aerial explorers, NASA's Mars Exploration program is turning to drones.

Data centers in space: Will 2027 really be the year AI goes to orbit?
By Domenico Vicinanza published
Assuming Google does manage to launch a prototype in 2027, will it simply be a high-stakes technical experiment – or the dawning of a new era?

US Space Force to get 'next level' tech to combat drones near Cape Canaveral launch sites
By Brett Tingley published
The U.S. Space Force is boosting its ability to deter and defeat drones and other uncrewed aerial systems near Cape Canaveral Space Force Station and the Eastern Range.

How color-changing, bacteria-infused spacesuits could help keep future astronauts safe from space radiation
By Jessica Rendall published
Like a mood ring, clothing could let future space travelers know when they've been exposed to unsafe levels of radiation.

Startup announces 'Galactic Brain' project to put AI data centers in orbit
By Josh Dinner published
Aetherflux has focused its efforts on space-based solar power, with the goal of "building an American power grid in space."

NASA spacecraft were vulnerable to hacking for 3 years and nobody knew. AI found and fixed the flaw in 4 days
By Tereza Pultarova published
An AI start-up has found a vulnerability in security software protecting NASA's ground control communications with satellites in space.

AI is making spacecraft propulsion more efficient – and could even lead to nuclear-powered rockets
By Sai Susmitha Guddanti, Preeti Nair, Marcos Fernandez Tous, Sreejith Vidhyadharan Nair published
From bicycles to rockets, learning through experience – whether human or machine – is shaping the future of space exploration.

Struck by a cosmic ray: Galactic particles may have forced a passenger jet to make an emergency landing
By Tereza Pultarova published
A cosmic ray from a faraway supernova explosion may have sent a packed passenger jet into free fall in late October, forcing an emergency landing.
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