As the United States celebrates its 250th birthday, our Space.com team took a look back at American advances in space since 1776, and where we might be headed.
As the United States celebrates its 250th birthday, our Space.com team took a look back at American advances in space since 1776, and where we might be headed.
Could humans ever set foot on Titan, or will AI-powered humanoid robots make the voyage instead?
Could humans ever set foot on Titan, or will AI-powered humanoid robots make the voyage instead?
A U.S. Space Force mission pitting two satellites against each other has completed the organization’s first tactical intercept of an orbital target.
A U.S. Space Force mission pitting two satellites against each other has completed the organization’s first tactical intercept of an orbital target.
When the U.S. was born, humanity was still seven years away from balloon-borne flight. Where might we be another 250 years from now, should the nation be fortunate enough to survive that long?
When the U.S. was born, humanity was still seven years away from balloon-borne flight. Where might we be another 250 years from now, should the nation be fortunate enough to survive that long?
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying 24 Starlink satellites launched from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California on Wednesday, July 1, 2026.
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying 24 Starlink satellites launched from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California on Wednesday, July 1, 2026.