Space Debris

Nigerian billionaire Muhammadu Indimi is doubling down on the country’s oil future with a $315 million offshore vessel that underscores how local producers are slowly muscling into a space once dominated by the majors. Indimi’s company, Oriental Energy Resources Ltd, has celebrated the sailaway of the EMEM floating production, storage…

Portal Space Systems plans to launch its first Starburst spacecraft in late 2026. Credit: Portal Space Systems WASHINGTON — Portal Space Systems says it will develop a highly maneuverable satellite bus, with a first flight planned for late 2026. Portal announced Nov. 5 the Starburst, a small satellite with one…

Blue Origin scrubbed a launch attempt of the NG-2 mission on Nov. 9, 2025, due to cumulus clouds in the area. Image: Spaceflight Now Update Nov. 9, 5 p.m. EST (2200 UTC): Blue Origin scrubbed the mission and is assessing its next launch opportunity. Blue Origin’s second New Glenn rocket…

Back at CES 2025 in January, I saw a sneak peak at something rather interesting: the HyperSpace Trackpad Pro. It’s the first of its kind, being a premium external multi-touch trackpad for Windows users. For creatives on the Mac, the Magic Trackpad has been extremely popular, and now there’s finally…

Videos A mysterious interstellar comet — 3I/ATLAS — has once again stirred debates among astronomers and space enthusiasts. Discovered traveling through our solar system at incredible speed, its unusual trajectory and structure have sparked questions: could it be a fragment of alien technology or just a natural cosmic wanderer?Experts are…

I’ve been chasing a great smartwatch for years and despite trying a bunch, none of them have reall stuck. A smartwatch plays in a difficult space, a phone is essential, headphones or earbuds, also essential, but a smartwatch is a luxury, given there’s almost nothing you can do on the…

— Additional reporting by Haley Lyndes, Angelica Wilson, Kyley Warren, Mirel Zaman, Jade Esmeralda, and Chandler Plante Anvita Reddy (she/her) is a former assistant editor for PS Shopping. She has a passion for products and reviews home gadgets, cookware, tech, and more. Having dealt with acne as a teenager and…

The most obvious answer to the latter is to sidestep some of the global supply chain issues that have become commonplace in the renewable energy sector, particularly between the US and China. In its IPO prospectus, Sungrow listed its main business risks as “operational risks, compliance and regulatory requirements,” including…

Welcome back, folks! This past weekend was Kumoricon—and my first time covering it professionally! I have a few interviews from the convention that'll go up shortly; it was a fun experience and a delight to speak to the figures I did. I did miss hosting panels (I really can't afford…

WRC-23 wrapped up Dec. 15 after weeks of intense negotiations over updating global spectrum rules. Credit: ITU/R.Castro ORLANDO, Fla. — A member of the Federal Communications Commission warned that declining American influence could make it harder to secure support for key satellite industry priorities at international conferences. Speaking by video…