The optical illusion occurs because people are used to interpreting shadows as coming from an overhead light source. But that's not necessarily the orientation of spacecraft. In many satellite photos, ...

Finally, the Golden Dome may serve as a geopolitical lever, pressuring allies to join a US-led "space shield" and isolating those who resist. This could accelerate a dangerous arms race in orbit, as ...

As private industry and government entities increasingly venture into space, securing IP rights for space-related innovations has become a ...

Firewise landscaping—also called defensible space landscaping—is a method of designing yards and gardens to reduce the risk of wildfire damage to homes and properties by: Creating Defensible Space: By ...

"It would recklessly slash NASA’s science budget by 47%." The White House released its 2026 "skinny budget" on Friday (May 2), a blueprint that outlines how the administration anticipates ...

Why outer space systems need high power density. Why power-generation systems in outer space are important. Generating electricity at nighttime using renewable resources has become extremely ...

For the past two years, Saravanan led a group of students monitoring communications of the NASA Advanced Composite Solar Sail System (NASA ACS3) spacecraft, which launched into outer space in April ...

The rules and regulations that control space are collected in the 1967 Outer Space Treaty, and they are not fit for purpose in 2025. Hence why private companies can send thousands of satellites to ...

Since her return from a brief sojourn to outer space, Katy Perry has been brought — rather forcefully — down to earth. The singer’s recently commenced Lifetimes Tour, intended to promote her ...

In April 2024, Russia vetoed a United Nations Security Council resolution aimed at strengthening the 1967 Outer Space Treaty barring nuclear weapons in space. Plesetsk Cosmodrome in northern ...

Space isn't safe from money-hungry corporations, and sci-fi RPG The Outer Worlds 2 will play with that idea in 2025. Here's everything we know about Obsidian's sci-fi sequel. 2025 is packed with ...