Space

Protected birds of prey face ongoing illegal killings, with 921 attacks in a decade, RSPB shows. Campaigners want licensing.

Brief Window Hypothesis explains why we haven't heard from aliens: civilizations might die before signals reach us or transcend beyond communication.

SpaceX's Starship V3 test flight showed heat shield success but two Raptor 3 engine failures, shaping the path toward orbital refueling and Starlink deployment.

NOAA forecasts fewer Atlantic hurricanes in 2026, but Hurricane Harvey's legacy shows why a quiet season is not a safe season.

Sunspot activity orbital decay research reveals how solar cycles speed reentries, impacting Starlink's 50,000+ collision avoidance maneuvers.

Vast satellite buses debut as the company diversifies beyond space stations into power-hungry orbital applications, with first deliveries targeted for Q4 2027.

Using the apsidal precession method, astronomers have uncovered 27 new circumbinary planet candidates in TESS data, potentially revealing thousands.

Starship V3 test flight set for Wednesday. After explosions and delays, success could mean cheaper internet and lunar missions.

Hawking's no-boundary proposal uses imaginary time to erase the universe's beginning, turning the big bang into just another point in space.

All of this is visible to amateur astronomers and sky watchers – here is why Kosmos 2589 matters for you.

Canadian PM Mark Carney met the Artemis II crew in Ottawa, receiving a plaque with a flag that flew around the Moon.

SpaceX's seventh Starship test ended with an engine failure and fire during ascent. Engineering telemetry shows a turbopump rupture.