The great-nephew of the man behind the Spitfire has said he was a "genius who designed the most beautiful aircraft ever built". Julian Mitchell said, during a visit to the Battle of Britain Air Show ...

On Thursday (Oct. 1), SpaceX's four-person Crew-13 mission launched toward the International Space Station. Here's a striking IR view of the liftoff. As SpaceX's Crew-13 mission heads for the ...

Space may be the next frontier for investors who want their portfolios to keep accelerating upward. And it isn't just about astronauts and moon missions anymore: From satellite internet and navigation ...

Air Force Secretary Troy Meink announced the on-orbit space control weapons at a conference Monday, Sept. 14. The revelation is seen as a message of deterrence to adversaries like China and Russia.

The United States has deployed weapons in space and will use them to defend American forces, Air Force Secretary Troy Meink said Monday. It’s the first public acknowledgment that the nation has such ...

Analysts warn of an acceleration in high-risk arms race with Russia and China in Earth’s orbit The US has deployed weapons in space, the US military has confirmed, in an extraordinary public ...

When NASA launched the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida late last month, engineers were anxious. Expectations were high. The telescope is supposed to collect ...

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Namrata Goswami, Ph.D., is a Professor of Space Security with the Schriever and West Space Scholars Program at the School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS), Johns Hopkins University. The views ...