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Nvidia CEO says the economics of space data centers are 'poor right now,' but will improve
Brent D. Griffiths, Business Insider
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang is the latest big name in tech to weigh in on the possible future of orbital data centers.
Feb 26, 2026, 4:45 PM
WATCH: 4 astronauts arrive at the ISS to replace NASA's evacuated crew
ABC News, Abcnews.com
The International Space Station returned to full strength with Saturday’s arrival of four new astronauts to replace colleagues who left the ISS early because of health concerns.
Feb 16, 2026, 7:04 AM
Elon Musk Has Changed His Mission Statement
Matt Novak, Gizmodo.com
Across his companies and his public statements, Musk is making a hard reset.
Feb 14, 2026, 1:00 PM
Humans May Return to the Moon This Week. Are Americans Even Aware It’s Happening?
Jim Vorel, Jezebel
For the first time in 54 years, humans will head toward the moon this week. So why does it feel like most of us are barely aware of it?
Feb 2, 2026, 12:12 PM
Spacecoin launches SPACE token just days after partnering with Trump family-linked DeFi project
Francisco Rodrigues, CoinDesk
The project aims to create a decentralized satellite internet network, with the initial satellites, CTC-0 and CTC-1, already demonstrating blockchain-based communication from space.
Jan 24, 2026, 4:47 PM
I Spoke to Astrophysicists About Starlink’s Expansion. Here’s the Doomsday Scenario Keeping Them Up at Night
Joe Supan, CNET
Starlink's new FCC approval for 7,500 more satellites aims to boost service and capacity for millions. But at what cost?
Jan 22, 2026, 12:30 PM
ESA puts ExoMars lander through its paces with eye on 2028 launch
Richard Speed, Theregister.com
After Russia drama and NASA's on-again-off-again romance, rover shows it still has legs... four of them The European Space Agency (ESA) has unveiled a full-scale structural mock-up of the landing platform for its long-delayed ExoMars Rosalind Franklin rover.…
Jan 21, 2026, 4:50 PM
“We’re Too Close To The Debris”: Airplanes Dodge The Remains Of Exploding SpaceX Rockets
Heather Vogell and Agnel Philip, Techdirt
This story was originally published by ProPublica. Republished under a CC BY-NC-ND 3.0 license. There are additional (exceptional!) imagery in the original. When SpaceX CEO Elon Musk chose a remote Texas outpost on the Gulf Coast to develop his company’s ambi…
Jan 21, 2026, 4:16 AM
Science news this week: ISS medical evacuation, Mars Sample Return canceled, and woolly rhino flesh found in permafrost wolf
ben.turner@futurenet.com (Ben Turner) , Ben Turner, Live Science
Jan. 17, 2026: Our weekly roundup of the latest science in the news, as well as a few fascinating articles to keep you entertained over the weekend.
Jan 17, 2026, 12:00 PM
Congress passes $24.4 billion NASA budget, rejecting Trump's deep cuts
mwall@space.com (Mike Wall) , Mike Wall, Space.com
"Today, we sent funding bills to the president's desk that reject the steep cuts he wanted and protect investments that families across America depend on every day."
Jan 16, 2026, 10:00 PM
NASA Commits to Plan to Build a Nuclear Reactor on the Moon by 2030
Jackie Flynn Mogensen, Scientific American
The U.S. space agency and the Department of Energy will work together to build a fission reactor on the lunar surface in the next four years
Jan 14, 2026, 4:00 PM
The Download: next-gen nuclear, and the data center backlash
Charlotte Jee, MIT Technology Review
This is today’s edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what’s going on in the world of technology. How next-generation nuclear reactors break out of the 20th-century blueprint The popularity of commercial nuclear react…
Jan 14, 2026, 1:10 PM
The US really wants a nuclear reactor on the moon by 2030. 'Achieving this future requires harnessing nuclear power,' NASA chief says
mwall@space.com (Mike Wall) , Mike Wall, Space.com
"This agreement enables closer collaboration between NASA and the Department of Energy to deliver the capabilities necessary to usher in the Golden Age of space exploration and discovery."
Jan 13, 2026, 11:01 PM
This company is taking $1 million reservations for hotel rooms on the moon
tereza.pultarova@futurenet.com (Tereza Pultarova) , Tereza Pultarova, Space.com
A California-based start-up wants to open a hotel on the moon by 2032 and is now accepting bookings for the out-of-this world travel experience.
Jan 13, 2026, 11:00 AM
Experts push back against cancellation of NASA's Mars sample return project
Leonard David, Space.com
Exploration advocates are pushing back against the planned cancellation of NASA's Mars sample return project, saying it could potentially find evidence of Red Planet life.
Jan 12, 2026, 10:00 PM
Will budget cuts force NASA to withdraw from Europe's next Venus mission?
tereza.pultarova@futurenet.com (Tereza Pultarova) , Tereza Pultarova, Space.com
"We are in constant contact with NASA."
Jan 12, 2026, 9:00 PM
SpaceX just got approval to launch another 7,500 next-gen Starlink satellites into orbit
David Nield, TechRadar
Starlink will have 15,000 Gen2 satellites in space within the next five years, after a regulatory decision.
Jan 11, 2026, 5:30 PM
NASA won’t bring Mars samples back to Earth: this is the science that will be lost
Jenna Ahart, Nature.com
A Congressional bill restores funding for most NASA space science missions, but there is no money for returning samples already collected on the red planet.
Jan 9, 2026, 12:00 AM
NASA to Demolish Iconic Towers Used to Test Saturn V, Space Shuttle
Passant Rabie, Gizmodo.com
One of the test stands was last used as a drop tower for microgravity testing.
Jan 8, 2026, 8:45 PM
NASA chief Jared Isaacman says Texas may get a moonship, not space shuttle Discovery
tmalik@space.com (Tariq Malik) , Tariq Malik, Space.com
NASA's new chief Jared Isaacman said controversial proposal to move the space shuttle Discovery to Texas from its current home in a Smithsonian Air and Space Museum hangar in Virginia, may end with a different spacecraft entirely landing in Houston.
Dec 31, 2025, 5:34 PM
Did Loomer just help pick next leader of NASA?
Douglas MacKinnon, opinion contributor, The Hill
Did Loomer just help pick next leader of NASA? (First column, 13th story, link)
Dec 13, 2025, 6:07 PM
NASA Loses Signal from Critical Mars Orbiter
Meghan Bartels, Scientific American
NASA’s MAVEN spacecraft didn’t phone home as expected on December 6
Dec 10, 2025, 5:00 PM
Can NASA Bring Mars Rocks Back to Earth?
Kendra Pierre-Louis, Lee Billings, Fonda Mwangi, Alex Sugiura, Scientific American
NASA’s Perseverance rover has gathered groundbreaking Mars samples, but the mission to bring them home is facing serious challenges.
Dec 10, 2025, 11:00 AM
Human Missions to Mars Must Search for Alien Life, New Report Finds
Lee Billings, Scientific American
A major new study lays out plans for crewed missions to Mars, with the search for extraterrestrial life being a top priority
Dec 9, 2025, 8:00 PM