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The CIMON 2 (Crew Interactive MObile companioN) robot is a new robotic companion for astronauts on the International Space Station.

New, Emotionally Intelligent Robot CIMON 2 Heads to Space Station

By Mike Wall

The little droid can assess astronauts' emotional states.

SpaceX's first batch of Starlink satellites head to orbit after launching on May 23, 2019.

5G from Space Won't Solve All Slow Internet Problems, Analysts Warn

By Elizabeth Howell

New phones will get faster internet than ever before thanks to improved 5G technology, but don't expect to get blazing-quick speed overnight, a panel of analysts warned.

Kat Coderre, the principal investigator for Lockheed Martin’s Stemrad vest, wears the radiation-blocking vest inside NASA’s Orion spacecraft. Orion will carry two dummies on the Artemis I mission, and the dummies will test out the new vest.

'Phantom' Vest-Wearing Dummies to Fly Around the Moon

By Elizabeth Howell

"Phantom women" dummies will make a trip around the moon in 2020 or so on a special mission: to protect all astronauts from radiation.

Kids' tablets are on sale this holiday season.

Kids' Educational Tablets Up to 40% Off This Holiday Season

By Jeanna Bryner

Kids can explore the world of astronomy, the human body, chemistry and more with a Kids Fire Tablet or an iPad on sale now.

The Sphero RVR All-Terrain Programmable Coding Robot.

Sphero's RVR Programmable Coding Robot Car Is $50 Off This Holiday Season

By Tariq Malik

Amazon has slashed the Sphere RVR price by 20%.

Celestron 114AZ-SR Smartphone Ready Reflector Telescope

Celestron's 114AZ Smartphone-Ready Telescope Is Only $100 for the Holidays

By Hanneke Weitering

This holiday season, you can get a quality beginner telescope from Celestron for only $100.

Views of best beginner telescopes against a starmap background.

Best telescopes for the money – 2020 reviews and guide

By David Sky Brody

Rocket Lab plans to use a helicopter to retrieve the first stage of its Electron booster shortly after launches. During the Nov. 28 liftoff of the "Running Out of Fingers" mission, the company will gather key data to see how far it is from attempting these dramatic recoveries.

Rocket Lab to Take Big Step Toward Reusability with Launch Friday

By Mike Wall

Rocket Lab will have a lot to be thankful for this Friday (Nov. 29), if all goes according to plan.

California-based startup Leo Aerospace is developing a small-satellite launch system employing a rocket and a big hot-air balloon. The system will be mobile, capable of launching off the back of a semitruck.

Space Startup Aims to Launch Cubesats on Balloon-Lofted Rockets

By Mike Wall

Balloons could help the small-satellite revolution reach new heights.

Why Does Tesla's Cybertruck Look Like It Belongs In A Low-Res Video Game?

By Nicoletta Lanese

Elon Musk unveiled his new Cybertruck, and boy does it look … unique.

An artist's depiction of a NASA lunar rover called VIPER, which is designed to map where ice lurks under the moon's surface.

NASA Eyes a New Moon Rover for Astronauts and Robot Lunar Explorers

By Elizabeth Howell

NASA is considering developing an unpressurized rover that astronauts could drive remotely on the moon alongside a suite of robotic lunar explorers as part of the Artemis program.

The first "Spelfie" (left), a satellite photo organized by teenage environmental campaigner Isabel Wijsen to raise awareness about the problem of plastic pollution on Bali's beaches.

New 'Spelfie' App Takes Photos of You from Space

By Mike Wall

A free app called Spelfie lets users snap photos of themselves from very high above, courtesy of cameras aboard Airbus Earth-observation satellites.

An artist's depiction of Nanoracks' Outpost demonstration mission.

Nanoracks Books SpaceX Rocket to Launch Space Habitat Demo in 2020 (Cubesats, Too!)

By Meghan Bartels

Nanoracks wants to expand from hosting experiments on board the International Space Station to running their own mini stations built from used rockets, with a first launch scheduled for next year.

SpaceCom's executive director James Causey speaks at the SpaceCom Conference and Exposition in Houston on Nov. 26, 2018.

Every Company Is a Space Company, Some Just Don't Know it Yet! (Op-Ed)

By James Causey

The best long-term investment for companies and the world? The space business.

A prototype undersea rover called BRUIE being tested in Alaska in 2015.

NASA's Undersea Robot Crawls Beneath Antarctic Ice in Test for Icy Moons

By Meghan Bartels

It's going to take a lot more than a doggy paddle to explore the oceans hidden below the icy surfaces of some of the solar system's most intriguing moons.

Rocket Lab's Electron rocket is staged to launch from the company's Launch Complex 1, located on the Mahia Peninsula, New Zealand.

Rocket Lab's 'Rosie' the Robot Can Build a Booster in Just 12 Hours

By Samantha Mathewson

The private spaceflight company Rocket Lab unveiled a new rocket-building robot designed to speed up manufacturing of Electron launch vehicles.

New Canon EOS Ra Camera Aims to Take Astrophotography to New Heights

By Elizabeth Howell

Canon is releasing a mirrorless camera for astrophotography called the EOS Ra.

Space junk created by a 2007 Chinese anti-satellite test hit a Russian satellite on Jan. 22, 2013.

US Must Adapt to Fight Growing Space-Based Threats, Air Force Officials Say

By Mike Wall

The U.S. Air Force must change the way it does business to fight the growing threat to the nation's dominance of the final frontier, military officials say.