Space Debris

When a Redstone rocket lifted the spacecraft Freedom 7 into the sky on May 5, 1961, there was more resting on pilot Alan Shepard’s shoulders than just 6 g’s of acceleration. The outcome of his mission could decide the future of the American space program. The United States and its…

Deputy Director of the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency Brett Markham speaks May 3 at the 2026 GEOINT Symposium. Credit: United States Geospatial Intelligence Foundation. DENVER — The National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency is opening more of its programs to commercial vendors as it seeks faster access to satellite data and AI-driven analysis, a…

Updated 4 May 2026 at 01:35 IST The Ministry of External Affairs on Sunday hailed GalaxEye for the successful launch of GalaxEye's Mission Drishti and called it a milestone in India's growing space innovation ecosystem. 'Innovation Driving India's Space Ecosystem': MEA On Successful Launch of GalaxEye's Mission Drishti | Image:…

Deputy Director of the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency Brett Markham speaks May 3 at the 2026 GEOINT Symposium. Credit: United States Geospatial Intelligence Foundation. DENVER — The National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency is expanding its use of artificial intelligence to process growing volumes of geospatial data, even as officials caution that expectations for…

Make some space.Indiana Jones and the Great Circle makes its debut on the Switch 2 later this month, and in case you missed it, the estimated file size has been revealed.If you plan to embark on this new adventure (which takes place between the events of Raiders of the Lost…

Haley Zaremba Haley Zaremba is an energy journalist and researcher with more than a decade of professional experience covering global energy systems, land and natural resources, and… More Info Set us as your preferred Google source Premium Content By Haley Zaremba - May 01, 2026, 5:00 PM CDT Meta signed…

Welcome to episode 98 of Pixelated, a podcast by 9to5Google. This week, Abner, Damien, and Will dig into all sorts of recent exclusive reporting. From Google’s upcoming app icon redesigns for Workspace — and, if Pixel is any indication, far beyond — to the upcoming Fitbit Air fitness band and its Google-ified…

The first four words of the phrase "the rich get richer and the poor get poorer" seem to sum up Elon Musk to a tee. Musk owns companies such as Tesla and SpaceX — or at least has a significant stake in them — and he seemingly earns thousands of dollars…

Astronomers using the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope have captured this vivid image of the spiral galaxy NGC 3137, which is located in the constellation Antlia. This Hubble image shows NGC 3137, a spiral galaxy some 53 million light-years away in the constellation of Antlia. Image credit: NASA / ESA /…

SpaceX Starship's real cost revealed: How much Musk has spent to send humans to Mars Elon Musk’s space technology company SpaceX has spent around $15 billion on developing its Starship, a towering two-stage rocket designed to take humans to the Moon and Mars. According to the company’s IPO registration reviewed…