Space Debris

By Charles Kennedy - Dec 18, 2025, 1:00 AM CST Venezuela may be forced to start shutting in oil production as it runs out of storage space amid the U.S. tanker blockade, Bloomberg has reported, citing unnamed sources. According to the sources, the biggest oil storage hub and tankers at…

Every holiday season, we get letters from readers who feel the pressure of being the “default host” — the one with the biggest space, the most patience, or simply the weakest boundaries. Today’s story comes from someone who reached her breaking point after 6 years of cooking, cleaning, and paying for everyone else’s Christmas. What she…

Published: December 17, 2025 The federal government has granted British Columbia an additional 960 spaces for provincial nomination in 2025, a portion of which will go toward waitlisted International Post-Graduate (IPG) applications. This brings the British Columbia Provincial Nominee Program’s (BC PNP’s) total nomination allocation to 6,214—up from 5,254 following…

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket lifts off from Launch Complex 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center to begin the Starlink 6-99 mission on Dec. 17, 2025. Image: Adam Bernstein / Spaceflight Now Update Dec. 17, 6:30 p.m. EST (2330 UTC): Adding comments from SpaceX’s vice president of launch. For the…

The head of the Federal Aviation Administration said Tuesday he won’t forget the 67 people who died when an airliner collided with an Army helicopter over Washington, D.C., in January, insisting he won’t allow operations in the airspace over the nation’s capital to revert back to the way they were…

A Rocket Lab Electron carrying STP-S30 lifted off from Rocket Lab Launch Complex 2 at 12:03 a.m. Dec. 18. Credit: Rocket Lab livestream This story was updated Dec. 18 after liftoff WASHINGTON — A U.S. Space Force and NASA experiment lifted off from Rocket Lab Launch Complex 2 at Wallops…

Digantara Industries operates a network of ground- and space-based tracking systems and plans to expand into missile defense. Credit: Digantara Industries WASHINGTON — Digantara Industries, an Indian space situational awareness company, has raised $50 million as it expands into the United States and pursues opportunities in missile defense. The company…

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket lifts off from Launch Complex 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center to begin the Starlink 6-99 mission on Dec. 17, 2025. Image: Adam Bernstein / Spaceflight Now Update Dec. 17, 10:20 a.m. EST (1520 UTC): SpaceX confirms deployment of the Starlink satellites. SpaceX completed the…

In this episode of Space Minds, host Sandra Erwin sits down with former NASA astronaut and Space Force leader Brig. Gen. Nick Hague for a wide-ranging conversation on how the U.S. Space Force is shaping its culture, training Guardians, and preparing for future conflict in space. Hague reflects on his…

Posted December 16, 2025 12:36 am Updated December 16, 2025 12:37 am 1 min read 1:48 University of Alberta Hospital opens Atrium space The University of Alberta has opened a new Atrium space. It aims to give hospital staff, patients, visitors and family a space to go to that's calming…