The Orbital Data Center Hype Machine Is Already in Orbit
The Orbital Data Center Hype Machine Is Already in Orbit

“The lowest-cost place to put AI will be in space, and that will be true within two years, maybe three at the latest,” SpaceX founder Elon Musk told the World Economic Forum in Davos this past January, as his company was preparing to go public.Later t…

Europe’s deadly heat wave seen from space | Space photo of the day for June 30, 2026
Europe’s deadly heat wave seen from space | Space photo of the day for June 30, 2026

Europe’s Sentinel-3 satellite captured data that helps visualize June’s deadly heat wave, allowing researchers to further understand the extent of soaring temperatures.

Europe’s deadly heat wave seen from space | Space photo of the day for June 30, 2026
Europe’s deadly heat wave seen from space | Space photo of the day for June 30, 2026

Europe’s Sentinel-3 satellite captured data that helps visualize June’s deadly heat wave, allowing researchers to further understand the extent of soaring temperatures.

‘It’s quite a bit more than we expected’: Satellite reveals immense scale of GPS signal tampering

For the first time, an experimental satellite has mapped the scale of GPS jamming across Europe and the Middle East from space.

Why is the US Space Force researching ‘orbital warehouses’?

As the US military readies for two 2027 missions to test spacecraft maneuvering, a new challenge with orbital warehouses aims to beef up space infrastructure.

Elon Musk wants to put 1 million AI satellites in space. Here’s how SpaceX could do it

SpaceX CEO Elon Musk outlined more details for his company’s planned data centers in space ahead of a widely anticipated IPO on Friday (June 12) expected to make him a trillionaire.

SpaceX wins $4 billion Space Force contract for satellites that target ‘airborne threats’ anywhere on Earth

The U.S Space Force has awarded SpaceX $4.16 billion to help the military track airborne targets using satellites.

Direct-to-Cell Technology: Enabling Satellite Connectivity for Legacy Devices
Direct-to-Cell Technology: Enabling Satellite Connectivity for Legacy Devices

Direct-to-cell technology uses LEO satellites as spaceborne cell towers. It delivers LTE services to existing smartphones without hardware changes, bridging global coverage gaps.What Attendees will LearnHow DTC works as a spaceborne cell tower — LEO s…

Companies like SpaceX want electromagnetic catapults on the moon. Could they be used as weapons?

A new report stresses the strategic and security implications of placing mass drivers on the moon by arguing that these launchers could serve as valuable first strike weapons systems.

DARPA readies robotic deep-space repair satellite for 2026 launch

DARPA has a plan to keep geosynchronous satellites going for years beyond their expiration date. The agency aims to test it with a mission launching as soon as this summer.