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Australia's bizarre 'Spider Crater' seen from orbit | Space photo of the day for Oct. 22, 2026

A satellite image of "Spider Crater" in Western Australia.

350th ESA Council: Media information session

Video: 01:45:34 Watch the replay of the media information session where ESA Director General Josef Aschbacher and ESA Co...

Xona Raises $250M Series D to Scale Commercial GPS Constellation

Xona’s long-term plan is to build a ~258-sat constellation to offer an upgraded commercial alternative to government GPS...

National Academies Rank Nonpolar Moon Sites

A new report from the National Academies ranks the top four non-polar sites for future crewed lunar missions. The post N...

Two Years to Samarkand: What It Will Take to Bring Africa to IAC 2028

Samarkand is opening its doors In October 2028, the International Astronautical Congress (IAC) will convene in Central A...

U.S., Israel may attack Iran post-elections. And, SpaceX and Tesla consider merging

The U.S. and Israel are planning for a possible post-elections attack on Iran, an anonymous source tells NPR. And, Elon ...

NASA giving update about Artemis moon plans on Oct. 23: Watch it live

NASA will provide an update about its Artemis III mission and its plans to land astronauts on the moon during a press co...

Japan considers broader definition of security spending to inflate defense outlays, sources say

The government is looking at whether spending on areas like AI, satellites and infrastructure could be classified as def...

Space Debris Found Twice Within Days Amid ‘Growing Casualty Risk’

Debris was found in Indonesia on Monday, just days after a farmer across the globe in Minnesota reported a massive metal...

Kara Swisher on Elon Musk: 'He's unelected, unaccountable, enormously wealthy'

As Elon Musk considers merging Tesla and SpaceX, tech journalist Kara Swisher examines his business strategy, growing po...

CNBC Daily Open: Ukraine's Starlink whodunit

Washington says it has no plans to renew strikes on Iran before the Nov. 3 midterms, but escalation may not wait long af...

ESA Council approves appointment of two new directors

The European Space Agency Council has approved the appointment of two new directors: Andrzej Banasiak as Director of Com...

Al Falasi: Satellites for Disaster Prevention Over War

In a milestone for the UAE's domestic space industry, Altair-1, the first commercial satellite built in the country, was...

Ukraine’s access to Starlink a decision for Elon Musk, Rubio says

US secretary of state says White House not to blame for reported speed limits on internet services in Ukraine.

Tesla's profit drops as it explores a possible merger with Musk's other public company, SpaceX

Tesla reported a decline in third-quarter profit, but generated more cash than analysts expected, leaving investors with...

Hanwha Asset raises bet on US startup Impulse Space

Hanwha Asset Management has made an additional investment in US space transportation startup Impulse Space, joining a $3...

Drones fall, strikes stall: How Musk's Starshield curbs hit Zelenskyy’s war against Russia

Faster to Science: A Letter to the Science Community

NASA Science wants to deliver science faster, so we’re changing how we compete and select missions. On Monday, October 2...

TASA launches two more satellites in CubeSat program

Tesla beats earnings projections after Musk floats SpaceX merger plan

Musk says ‘there’s a lot of merit’ to potential merger that would require approval of 50% of all Tesla shareholders, but...

On this day in space! Oct. 21, 2008: India launches its 1st mission to the moon with Chandrayaan-1

1, 2008, the Indian Space Research Organization launched its first mission to the moon. Here's why it mattered.

Orbius CEO Halldor Sigurdsson Talks ‘New Era’ for Satellite in Thursday Morning Conversation

Internet connectivity alone is no longer enough for the problems that businesses are trying to solve. This week, Orbius ...

NASA Conducts RS-25 Engine Test in Support of Future Artemis Missions

NASA tested RS-25 engine No. 10001 on Oct. 21 on the Fred Haise Test Stand at NASA’s Stennis Space Center near Bay St. L...

China readies first commercial resupply craft, first booster reflight, and next landing attempt

As its launch cadence continues to grow, China is stepping further towards reusable rockets as… The post China readies f...

SpaceX’s massive AI targets will test the limits of reality

As Elon Musk aims to increase SpaceX’s computing capacity exponentially, he’ll face challenges related to funding, power...

Atombeam Raises $18.3M for Networking Technology 

AI networking technology startup Atombeam has raised $18.3 million to accelerate adoption of its software targeted for s...

Starlink Growth Slows as AI Takes the Lead at SpaceX in Q3 Results

SpaceX’s AI business drove the story in its third quarter results as the AI segment, now renamed “Super Intelligence” (S...

NASA JPL Looks to Next 90 Years of Innovation, Exploration

Interstellar probes. Lunar drones. Helicopters on Mars. When a group of Caltech graduate students and enthusiasts began ...

Musk Says SpaceX, Tesla Merger Makes Sense

Elon Musk says combining SpaceX and Tesla makes sense. "There’s a lot to be gained from cooperating on developing superi...

Tesla-SpaceX: a huge corporate constellation with Musk at its centre

A merger of Elon Musk’s listed companies has some logic, but other shareholders might end up with less influence than th...

Musk probably limited Starshield for Kiev because it was used for attacks — Fox News

Based on his public statements, Elon Musk believes that these commercial products are being used essentially for offensi...

SpaceX to attempt Starship catch on next flight, with eye on rapid cadence increase

"We have had significant constructive engagement with the FAA."

Zelenskyy backs freezing front line as first step towards Ukraine ceasefire

The Ukrainian leader insists Kyiv must have a seat at any negotiations and wants security guarantees from Washington and...

A SpaceX-Tesla Merger? Why Elon Musk Thinks It’s a Good Idea

A decade ago, Elon Musk saw little reason for SpaceX and Tesla Inc. to merge, saying that the ties between the two firms...

Science on the Space Station with NASA Astronaut Jessica Watkins

NASA astronaut and Expedition 75 flight engineer Jessica Watkins works inside the Kibo laboratory module’s Life Science ...

Global Satcom Services Revenues to Reach $145 Billion by 2035

Paris, France | October 2026 – Global satellite services revenues are forecast to grow 44% to reach $145 billion by 2035...

Musk pledges $10bn in SpaceX shares for US children: Who really gains?

The pledge, which Trump says will go through tax-friendly 'Trump accounts', comes two weeks before the US midterms.

Airbus Ships First Lightweight Vulcain Aft Bay for Ariane 6 Block 2

Airbus Netherlands has delivered the first lightweight Vulcain Aft Bay for Ariane 6 as part of the rocket’s Block 2 upgr...

Space Nuclear Power Corporation Awarded DARPA Agreement for Ground Test of Autonomous Nuclear Reactor Controller

LOS ALAMOS, N.M. — October 21, 2026 — Space Nuclear Power Corporation (SpaceNukes) announced today that the Defense Adva...

Space botanist conducts plant experiments in orbit | Space photo of the day for Oct. 21, 2026

NASA astronaut Luke Delaney conducts botany experiments on the ISS.