Space
Business
Amazon’s $20bn push into orbit targets SpaceX and China
It thinks satellite internet could be a big money-maker
Science & technology
Could data centres ever be built in orbit?
A startup called Starcloud has plans to do just that
Science & technology
What does space miso taste like?
It should make the diets of astronauts more interesting
Science & technology
Can Musk put people on Mars?
Whether successful or not, his attempt to do so will reshape America’s space programme
United States
Jared Isaacman, the high-school dropout who will lead NASA
The entrepreneur is a foe of the “Old Space” establishment
Science & technology
Two private companies reach the Moon within four days
Though Firefly Aerospace has had better luck than Intuitive Machines
Science & technology
Satellites are polluting the stratosphere
And forthcoming mega-constellations will exacerbate the problem
Science & technology
Spy-satellite-grade images could soon become available to everyone
The key is to fly very low indeed
Europe
Turkey is building a spaceport in Somalia
Believe it or not, the president is planning a moonshot
United States
Donald Trump revives ideas of a Star Wars-like missile shield
He wants a swarm of missile-toting satellites to take out incoming threats
Science & technology
Can Jeff Bezos match Elon Musk in space?
After 25 years, Blue Origin finally heads to orbit, and hopes to become a contender in the private space race
Leaders
Global warming is speeding up. Another reason to think about geoengineering
Reducing sulphur emissions saves lives. But it could also be hastening planetary warming