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Two SpaceX Falcon 9 rockets, each carrying Starlink satellites, launched from California and Florida on Saturday, Feb. 21, 2026. The second booster set a new reuse record.

For decades, scientists have searched the skies for signs of extraterrestrial technology. A study from EPFL asks a sharp question: if alien signals have already reached Earth without us noticing, what should we realistic...

It feels so obvious that time moves forward that questioning it can seem almost pointless.

Why do some places wait 1,000 years to see a total solar eclipse while others get two in a decade? The surprising orbital mechanics behind where eclipses happen - and don't.

Rheinmetalls reported interest in the laser communications firm would complicate Rocket Labs planned acquisition The post German defense firm said to be weighing bid for Mynaric appeared first on SpaceNews.

By taking advantage of a maneuver that would see a spacecraft fire rocket engines while in the solar corona, that spacecrafts velocity could receive a huge boost - enough to allow it to catch up with 3I/ATLAS, which is t...

When we think of ice on Mars, we typically think of the poles, where we can see it visibly through probes and even ground-based telescopes. But the poles are hard to access, and even more so given the restrictions on exp...