Solar farms in orbit, nuclear power on the moon, space elevators and interstellar travel — which might we see happen first? When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate ...

The race to establish satellite-to-ground laser communications is heating up. Recently, China achieved a major milestone, which puts it ahead of Elon Musk's Starlink. The nation successfully attained ...

In Tenerife, Spain, stands a unique duo: ESA's Izaña-1 and Izaña-2 laser-ranging stations. Together, they form an optical technology testbed of the European Space Agency that takes the monitoring of ...

The Space Force’s uncrewed space plane is set for its next mission. The X-37B, the nine-meter-long spacecraft known for its lengthy trips in orbit, will blast off for its eighth mission on Aug. 21. As ...

SpaceX satellites built for the US Space Development Agency demonstrated direct satellite to satellite laser communications in space using optical terminals compliant with military standards. U.S.

The U.S. Space Force's secretive X-37B space plane is poised to launch to orbit once again. The X-37B is slated to lift off atop a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket on Aug. 21 from NASA's Kennedy Space Center in ...

The Qube research satellite to test quantum key distribution launched Aug. 16 on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rideshare. Credit: Zentrum Fur Telematik Credit: Center for Telematics, Wurzburg Quantum Key ...

“Testing this tech will be helpful for navigation in contested environments where GPS may be degraded or denied,” said Gen. Chance Saltzman, Chief of Space Operations, as the US Space Force prepared ...

Ascent Solar Technologies ASTI, the maker of featherweight, flexible and durable CIGS thin-film photovoltaic (PV) solutions, is one step closer to powering the spacecraft of tomorrow, announcing its ...