Astronomers from China and South Korea report the detection of a contact binary system with an extremely low mass ratio of only 0.0356. The newfound system, which received the designation TYC ...

Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Samantha Harvey has won the 2024 Booker Prize for fiction for her novel Orbital, a sharp, lyrical ...

Elon Musk’s SpaceX may attempt an orbital refueling test using two Starships in March 2025. In-orbit refueling is crucial for deep space missions to the Moon and Mars. It allows refueling ...

Credit: Gilmour Space/Zaid Dillon WASHINGTON — Australian launch vehicle startup Gilmour Space has received a license for its first orbital launch, which could take place before the end of the year.

Related: Pollution from rocket launches and burning satellites could cause the next environmental emergency These impacts are becoming more of a concern as the orbital population grows ...

After seven test flights, Boeing is finally starting to open up about its elusive military spaceplane. The company released a video detailing the experimental maneuvers currently being carried out ...

Gilmour Space Technologies has been granted a permit to launch its 25-metre orbital rocket from Bowen in Queensland. The Gold Coast-based space company had initially planned to lift off in March ...

The orbital demonstration is a major step for Starship, and a crucial part of SpaceX’s capability of delivering NASA’s Artemis mission to the Moon. SpaceX is under a $53.2 million contract ...

The company tested a scaled-down prototype for Otter, known as Otter Pup, during an orbital demonstration mission that was launched last year and went on for months under trying circumstances.

Credit: Terran Orbital Lockheed Martin has formally closed its acquisition of Terran Orbital, its financially troubled satellite bus supplier. Marc Bell, Terran Orbital’s co-founder, chairman ...