President Trump’s Golden Dome may end up being quite a bit more expensive than originally thought.
A new report by the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office (CBO) estimates it will cost about $1.2 trillion to deploy the Golden Dome missile defense system and operate it for 20 years.
That’s more than double the CBO estimate from last year, which was $542 billion, and about seven times higher…
Star Catcher just raised $65 million to build the world's first power grid in space — with lasers
May 13, 2026
Star Catcher Industries now has a big war chest to help bankroll its big dream — building a power grid in space.
The Florida-based space company announced today (May 12) that it has raised $65 million in an oversubscribed “Series A” funding round, bringing its total…
Thousands of deaths per year caused by invisible wildfire pollutant, satellite data shows
May 13, 2026
When you think of air pollution from wildfires, you probably picture the thick plumes of smoke and ash that waft into the atmosphere during a blaze. And if you’ve lived in an area that’s been enveloped by these emissions, you know to stay inside or wear a mask when the…
SpaceX fuels up Starship V3 megarocket for 1st time ahead of crucial test flight (photos)
May 13, 2026
SpaceX has fueled up the new variant of its Starship megarocket for the first time ever, preparing for a crucial test flight that could launch in less than a week.
The company assembled a Starship Version 3 (V3) vehicle for the first time over the weekend, stacking a Ship upper stage atop a Super Heavy first-stage booster at its Starbase site in South Texas. That set a new record for the world’s…
A new timelapse shows the stunning views of Earth that four astronauts got during their historic moon journey last month.
A small selection of the 12,000 photos released from the Artemis 2 archive earlier this month showcases satellites, auroras, and our Earth in day and…
New James Webb Space Telescope images reveal how massive star clusters can reshape galaxies
May 12, 2026
Astronomers have captured an extraordinary new look at the hidden birthplaces of star clusters, uncovering fresh clues about how galaxies evolve — and how young planets may be shaped by their stellar environments. Using observations from the James Webb Space Telescope…
Dante’s famous 14th century epic poem, “Inferno,” which is the first part of the Italian writer’s “Divine Comedy,” represents the first time a giant impact of a massive object falling from the heavens was envisaged, according to an expert in the specialized field of geomythology.
In the poem, the massive object in question is the Devil himself, Lucifer, who fell onto the Earth after…
Using NASA data and machine learning, scientists have found over 10,000 possible new planets in a single survey.
In a new study, researchers used machine learning to perform a sweeping survey of data from NASA’s exoplanet-hunting Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite…
SpaceX just fired up its 33-engine Starship 'V3' Super Heavy rocket booster. When could it fly? (video)
May 11, 2026
SpaceX’s Starship megarocket may indeed get off the ground next week.
The company is apparently targeting May 15 for the test flight, which will be the 12th for Starship overall but the first for the new, more powerful “Version 3” of the giant vehicle.
SpaceX cleared…
The Artemis 2 astronauts remained vigilant while zipping around the far side of the moon last month, on the ready to record meteoroid impact flashes on the lunar landscape.
Their diligence was rewarded. The four crewmembers reported seeing several impact flashes — flickers of light created when a meteoroid hits the lunar surface and vaporizes.
“These observations were made with the unaided…
