Space Exploration

Companies like SpaceX want electromagnetic catapults on the moon. Could they be used as weapons?

By Leonard David published 28 May 26

A new report stresses the strategic and security implications of placing mass drivers on the moon by arguing that these launchers could serve as valuable first strike weapons systems.

NASA is hatching a 'fast-paced plan' to boost this space telescope. But first, they'll have to find it

By Mike Wall published 28 May 26

NASA is working hard to predict where in Earth orbit its Swift space telescope will be this fall, so that a private spacecraft can meet up with the observatory and boost its altitude.

Astronaut captures aurora magic from the ISS | Space photo of the day for May 28, 2026

By Chelsea Gohd published 28 May 26

This is one spectacular photograph.

What's next for SpaceX's Starship V3 megarocket after its historic debut flight?

By Mike Wall published 28 May 26

SpaceX's "V3" Starship megarocket did pretty well on its debut flight last week. What's next for the powerful next-gen vehicle?

Russian cosmonauts complete ISS spacewalk to install and retrieve science experiments

By Robert Z. Pearlman published 27 May 26

Russian cosmonauts Sergey Kud-Sverchkov and Sergei Mikaev worked to install and retrieve science experiments while on a spacewalk outside the International Space Station on Wednesday, May 27, 2026.

China shakes up its space programs to land astronauts on the moon by 2030: 'We will spare no effort'

By Leonard David published 27 May 26

China is melding its robotic Chang'e lunar probe activities with the country's human spaceflight program in an effort to land astronauts on the moon by 2030.

FAA grounds SpaceX's Starship V3 megarocket after Flight 12 'mishap'

By Mike Wall published 27 May 26

The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration has declared the debut flight of SpaceX's Starship V3 vehicle a mishap and is requiring an investigation before the megarocket can fly again.

Watch 2 Russian cosmonauts take 5-hour spacewalk outside the ISS today

By Mike Wall published 27 May 26

Cosmonauts Sergey Kud-Sverchkov and Sergei Mikaev will perform a spacewalk outside the International Space Station today (May 27), and you can watch the action live.

Seeing double with the Artemis 2 rocket boosters | Space photo of the day for May 26, 2026

By Chelsea Gohd published 26 May 26

The two boosters hang out mid-air after separation.