Aerospace

Growing swarms of spacecraft in orbit are outshining the stars, and scientists fear no one will do anything to stop it

Yvonne Y. Clark, known as Y.Y. throughout her career, had a lifetime of groundbreaking achievements as a Black female mechanical engineer. In the third episode of the third season of the Lost Women of Science podcast, we see how Y.Y.’s brilliance helped make Project Apollo a success

Dragon flight in Game of Thrones comes from wing area, weight, speed and hints of a different atmosphere than that of Earth

Nongovernment satellites are vulnerable to attack, and calling them critical infrastructure would make it easier for the U.S. to fight back

Commercial spacecraft are vying to land on the lunar surface, but can they jump-start a new space economy?

A top U.S. commander wants to test technology that can better defend domestic targets

New work maps a region’s nutrient landscape

More than 170 projects are underway worldwide

There are no individual saviors for Tonga’s Internet infrastructure

A delayed rollout bought time to address worries that the new telecommunications standard would interfere with aviation instruments

Tracking the missiles is like picking out one light bulb against a background of light bulbs, but new technology aims to see them more clearly

The biofuel, made from used cooking oil, could help the aviation industry cut climate-threatening carbon emissions