SpaceX’s rideshare launch kicks off milestone mission for Starfish Space’s first Otter space vehicle

Falcon 9 rocket launches 130 payloads, including Starfish's flagship spacecraft, Cowboy Space's first satellite and a NASA astrophysics probe.
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‘Many challenges’: Neil deGrasse Tyson on possibly putting data centers in space

Astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson believes companies wanting to establish AI data centers in space one day will face an uphill battle. Google and SpaceX have par

NASA's Roman telescope is in space. But don't expect photos until 2027

Here's what to know about the launch of the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope, as well as what's next for NASA's latest astronomical observatory.
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Space and Astronomy

The 14th test flight marks a crucial milestone toward the company’s ambitions of sending people to the moon and Mars, but it was not a complete success. By Kenneth Chang A previous mission left two astronauts stuck in space for months. Still, the space ...

Google launches Project Suncatcher, a step towards AI data centers in space

The fridge-size satellite with AI chips on board is part of Project Suncatcher, the company's moonshot effort to put AI data centers in space and harness solar energy.
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Could AI data centers run in space? Google launches its first test

Google just sent its AI chips into orbit. The test could help answer a futuristic question with big implications on Earth: Could the data centers powering AI one day run in space?
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NASA is about to launch a powerful new eye on the universe

NASA’s Roman Space Telescope has been cleared for final launch preparations ahead of a targeted August 30 liftoff aboard SpaceX’s Falcon Heavy. The powerful new observatory will probe cosmic expansion, the history of the universe, and distant exoplanets.
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Roman Space Telescope launch today: Livestream details, when to watch

NASA's Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope, an infrared observatory, is set to launch on Sunday, Aug. 30, 2026, to begin creating an atlas of the cosmos. Credit: NASA Goddard Space Flight Center Scientific Visualization Studio illustration If the weather ...

Space Exploration Technologies (SPCX) On Starship Orbit Buzz And A Pricey Valuation Narrative

Space Exploration Technologies (SPCX) has just put Starship into Earth orbit for the first time, releasing 26 next generation Starlink satellites. That operational milestone quickly fed into fresh debate around the stock’s long term potential.