Briefing: Moon race: How China is challenging the US
Strategic angle: China aims to walk on the moon by 2030 and establish a lunar base, intensifying its competition with the US in space exploration.
Editorial Staff Mar 26
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Briefing: A Hot Start to Spring in the Southwest
Strategic angle: Temperatures in several states climbed over 100 degrees Fahrenheit in March 2026, marking record highs.
Editorial Staff Mar 26
Briefing: Padres' Darvish to Restricted List Amid Elbow Rehab
Strategic angle: Pitcher Yu Darvish was placed on the restricted list as he recovers from elbow surgery, potentially freeing up payroll space for the Padres.
Editorial Staff Mar 26
Briefing: La NASA anuncia la cobertura de la misión lunar Artemis II
Strategic angle: La NASA actualizará continuamente esta página de sesiones informativas y eventos de la misión Artemis II a lo largo de las actividades previas al lanzamiento.
Editorial Staff Mar 25
Briefing: NASA Ames Experts Available for Artemis II Flight Test Interviews
Strategic angle: NASA’s Ames Research Center invites media to interview experts ahead of the Artemis II mission.
Editorial Staff Mar 25
Briefing: Space Force weighs launch alternatives as Vulcan faces potential months-long grounding
Strategic angle: Officials explore shifting missions, extending satellites already in orbit.
Editorial Staff Mar 25
Briefing: NASA Wants Twice-Yearly Flurry Of Missions To Build Moon Base
Strategic angle: NASA is gradually becoming a government-funding chamber of space commerce.
Editorial Staff Mar 25
Briefing: Metrics
Strategic angle: Explore the FY25 Services Catalog and Service Level Agreements.
Editorial Staff Mar 25
Briefing: Space stocks rally on reports of SpaceX's imminent IPO filing
Strategic angle: Space stocks, including AST SpaceMobile, Rocket Lab and Firefly Aerospace, rallied after a report that SpaceX may file to go public this week.
Editorial Staff Mar 25
Briefing: Infinity Avionics Unveils Aquila: The Next-Generation Space Imaging Solution for Complex Orbital Operations
Strategic angle: Infinity Avionics announces the commercial launch of Aquila, a cutting-edge space imaging system designed for advanced orbital operations.
Editorial Staff Mar 25
Briefing: Kona Storms Flood Oʻahu
Strategic angle: Back-to-back subtropical cyclones in March fueled destructive flash flooding on several of the Hawaiian Islands.
Editorial Staff Mar 25
Briefing: From frontier to feedback loop: Expert explains why space must become circular
Strategic angle: Materials scientist Dr. Yige Sun discusses the necessity of circularity in space as it evolves into critical infrastructure for the global digital economy.
Editorial Staff Mar 24
Briefing: NASA wants to put a $20 billion base on the Moon
Strategic angle: NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman outlines ambitious plans for a lunar base.
Editorial Staff Mar 24
Briefing: NASA halts work on Gateway to develop a lunar base
Strategic angle: NASA is shifting its focus from the lunar Gateway project to the development of a lunar base.
Editorial Staff Mar 24
Briefing: Space Force officer shares intelligence on threats to space systems
Strategic angle: Electronic warfare poses a significant risk to U.S. space operations, warns Space Force leadership.
Editorial Staff Mar 24
Briefing: NASA to 'pause' orbital lunar space station project
Strategic angle: NASA's chief announced a shift in focus from the Gateway lunar space station to building a lunar base.
Editorial Staff Mar 24
Briefing: NASA Research Proposes Technology to Seek Earth-Like Exoplanets
Strategic angle: NASA is advancing technologies to locate and explore Earth-like planets beyond our solar system.
Editorial Staff Mar 24
Briefing: Tropical Cyclone Narelle Crosses Australia
Strategic angle: The powerful storm lashed the northern edge of the continent with damaging winds and drenching rain as it made landfall multiple times.
Editorial Staff Mar 24
Briefing: Private Company Wants To Bag House-Sized Asteroid For Resources
Strategic angle: Science fiction might be becoming science reality: Putting a big net up in space, then using it to catch asteroids, and mine them for valuable materials.
Editorial Staff Mar 24
See NASA’s GUARDIAN Catch a Tsunami
A new data visualization illustrates how an experimental NASA technology can provide extra lead time to communities in the path of a tsunami.
Editorial Staff Mar 24