Space Force Unveils 7 Bizarre Themes to Name Its War Tech
In an effort to reinforce its identity as the youngest military branch, the U.S. Space Force is adopting…
Your Next Flight Might Be Directed From Space
If you’re traveling during the holiday season, then you’ll likely be anticipating the dreaded packed airports and flight…
What’s that in the sky? WTOP has the answers
We’ve been receiving calls into the WTOP Newsroom reporting phenomena in the skies that people can’t explain —…
Voyager 1 will be one light-day, 16 billion miles, from us next year
It takes a beam of light a single day to travel 16.1 billion miles, a distance known as…
A NASA Space Telescope Is Falling Out of the Sky. Can This Startup Save it?
An Earth-orbiting NASA telescope is slowly falling out of the sky, with a 90% chance of uncontrolled reentry…
Is there a rocket launch today? Watch SpaceX liftoff in California
SpaceX has been contracted to launch the Sentinel-6B satellite into orbit on a civil mission to observe sea…
Carlsbad’s Viasat lofts new satellite, tests NASA system in twin rocket launches
An Atlas V rocket launches Viasat’s latest satellite from Cape Canaveral. (Photo courtesy of the company) In twin…
A Giant Weak Spot in Earth’s Magnetic Field Is Spreading and Scientists Are Worried
A weak spot in Earth’s protective magnetic field is growing larger and exposing orbiting satellites and astronauts to…
Apple Watch 11 can now tap Starlink satellites for messaging and emergencies
While Apple invested in Globalstar as the satellite service provider for its iPhones, its latest Watch series is…
Russian Satellite That Worried NATO Enters End-of-Life Orbit
A Russian satellite, that previously sparked alarm from NATO member Germany about Moscow’s military intentions in space, is…