The fairing enshrouds the rocket's payload during ascent and is usually jettisoned once the atmosphere is thin enough that there is no risk to the payload. That typically happens much higher up than ...

While Eric Schmidt and other Western space entrepreneurs are still exploring the idea of orbital data centers, Chinese companies have already begun moving forward. Last week, ...

Britain’s space launch program at Saxa Vord faces potential challenges due to NATO's security interests in the North Atlantic ...

A bright streak of light illuminating Utah's night sky on Friday, May 16, has sparked widespread speculation about its ...

The Chinese company Galactic Energy sent four satellites into orbit today (May 19) on the fifth sea launch of its Ceres-1 ...

A surprise solar storm also came with a baffling phenomenon that left people in the inland U.S. scratching their heads.

The weather had been poor for days, with the mission originally scrubbing on May 12 and then being postponed until the early hours of May 13. The bad weather finally moved offshore, and the Falcon 9 ...

SpaceX Falcon 9 may be visible in Nevada as it soars toward space to deliver Starlink satellites into orbit following a ...

CHINA has reportedly begun assembling an AI supercomputer in space, which will eventually consist of 2,800 satellites in Earth’s orbit. ADA Space, based in Chengdu, sent the first 12 ...

ST. LOUIS — Japan’s Institute for Q-shu Pioneers of Space, iQPS, plans to launch eight additional synthetic aperture radar ...

Last year, Reyan Ahmad, Naoki Matsumoto and Arjun Srinivasan, all seniors this year at Northville High School, were part of ...

Chinese commercial space firm Galactic Energy successfully conducted a sea-based launch of its CERES-1 carrier rocket at 3:38 ...