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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…

Danny Baird NASA Communications Specialist Dec 15, 2025 Notice ID: M2M-MSFC-0001 December 15, 2025 – Synopsis Released January 20, 2026 – Draft Solicitation NAICS Codes: 541715 – Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology) NASA seeks industry-led architecture concept development, concept refinement studies, and…

Lee esta nota de prensa en español aquí. Our universe is filled with galaxies, in all directions as far as our instruments can see. Some researchers estimate that there are as many as two trillion galaxies in the observable universe. At first glance, these galaxies might appear to be randomly scattered…

Elon Musk is considering floating SpaceX on the stock exchange in 2026, with Wall Street bankers being interviewed for what could be a blockbuster IPO. 13:36, Mon, Dec 15, 2025 Updated: 13:37, Mon, Dec 15, 2025 SpaceX could float on stock market in 2026 (Image: Getty) Elon Musk is considering…

The NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope has produced an outstanding new image of the highly inclined spiral galaxy NGC 4388. This Hubble image shows NGC 4388, a spiral galaxy some 59 million light-years in the constellation of Virgo. Image credit: NASA / ESA / Hubble / S. Veilleux / J. Wang…

"DAD, HOW CAN I build muscle?" For the past few years I’ve been thinking about building a home gym, and every time I came close, something stopped me. I didn’t have the space. I didn’t have the money. I was never really home—and when I was, disappearing into another part…

Career paths are rarely a straight line and often include some unexpected curves. That is certainly true for Erin Sholl, deputy chief of the Space Transportation Systems Division within the Safety and Mission Assurance Directorate at NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston. From struggling with multiplication tables in elementary school…