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An illustration showing GEO being crowded, as Earth is blanketed by an orbit of satellites and debris.

We’re cluttering Earth’s orbit at record speed. Who’s going to clean it up?

by Will Lewis September 24, 2025

Perseverance Cheyava Falls

A double standard about contamination is keeping us from verifying signs of Martian life

by Chad Pozarycki September 22, 2025September 26, 2025

Apophis

American leadership at Apophis

by Alexander MacDonald, Jim Bell and Dani Mendoza DellaGiustina September 19, 2025

Texas and Louisiana seen from space. Credit: Jacques Descloitres, MODIS Rapid Response Team, NASA/GSFC

Lone Star space: How Texas can revitalize its galactic industry

by Dhaval Jadav September 18, 2025

President Trump’s Golden Dome: golden dream or black nightmare?

by Patrick Bolder September 17, 2025September 17, 2025

A construction site at Starbase. Credit: Alexander Hatley via Wikimedia Commons; CC BY 2.0

How SpaceX turned a Texas marsh into the world’s most watched spaceport

by Christian Davenport September 16, 2025September 16, 2025

To lead in space, we must go all-in on our industrial base

by Casey Anglada DeRaad September 15, 2025

A SpaceX illustration of Starship launching from a city on Mars. Credit: SpaceX

How carrying enough water to make return-trip propellant simplifies a Starship mission to Mars

by Donald Rapp September 12, 2025

How is the Space Force doing on getting the resources it needs?

by Thomas “Tav” Taverney September 10, 2025

Starship launches through heavy fog. Credit: nader saremi on Unsplash

The grief of a fandom: on Starship, Musk and losing the spark

by Emily Carney September 10, 2025September 10, 2025