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techspot.com > news > 113858-us-admitted-first-time-has-weapons-deployed-space.html

The US just admitted, for the first time, that it has weapons deployed in space

55+ min ago   (27+ words) Air Force Secretary Troy Meink said at a Monday event that the US has deployed weapons in orbit to defend against hostile action. The admission crosses a......


wtop.com > national > 2026 > 09 > satellites-show-earth-lost-more-than-12-trillion-tons-of-ice-from-greenland-antarctica-in-47-years

Satellites show Earth lost more than 12 trillion tons of ice from Greenland, Antarctica in 47 years – WTOP News

1+ hour, 49+ min ago   (719+ words) About 12.5 trillion tons (11.3 trillion metric tons) of ice from glaciers in Greenland and Antarctica have melted since 1979, which is enough frozen water to stack ice five feet deep across the continental United States, according to a major scientific report. A…...


sciencedaily.com > releases > 2026 > 09 > 260915232132.htm

Scientists “truly astonished” by discovery that challenges Earth’s origin story

2+ hour, 29+ min ago   (551+ words) A new study suggests Earth formed almost entirely from material in the inner Solar System, challenging the idea that water-rich material from beyond Jupiter played a major role. If correct, Earth’s water may have been present much closer to the…...


sciencedaily.com > releases > 2026 > 09 > 260915232122.htm

Venus may have swallowed its own moon

1+ hour, 42+ min ago   (690+ words) Venus may have once had a moon, but new research suggests the planet’s incredibly slow rotation could have doomed it. Computer simulations showed that instead of gradually drifting away like Earth’s moon, a Venusian moon would likely spiral inward until…...


usatoday.com > story > tech > space > 09/16/2026 > spacex-date-starship-flight-14-launch > 91777933007

Starship is due to fly again from Texas as SpaceX eyes major milestone

8+ hour, 47+ min ago   (978+ words) SpaceX is reaching for the stars with the next flight of its Starship rocket – literally. After more than three years of testing, the world's largest rocket could reach orbit for the first time. SpaceX said the major milestone will be…...


toronto.citynews.ca > 09/16/2026 > satellites-show-earth-lost-more-than-12-trillion-tons-of-ice-from-greenland-antarctica-in-47-years

Satellites show Earth lost more than 12 trillion tons of ice from Greenland, Antarctica in 47 years

2+ hour, 48+ min ago   (772+ words) Posted September 16, 2026 5:04 am. About 12.5 trillion tons (11.3 trillion metric tons) of ice from glaciers in Greenland and Antarctica have melted since 1979, which is enough frozen water to stack ice five feet deep across the continental United States, according to a major…...


timeslive.co.za > news > world > 2026-09-16-satellites-show-earth-lost-nearly-12-trillion-tonnes-of-ice-from-greenland-antarctica-in-47-years

Satellites show Earth lost nearly 12-trillion tonnes of ice from Greenland, Antarctica in 47 years

21+ hour, 6+ min ago   (695+ words) About 11.3-trillion tonnes of ice from glaciers in Greenland and Antarctica have melted since 1979, which is enough frozen water to stack ice 1.5m deep across the continental US, according to a major scientific report. A warming Earth is accelerating the melting…...


spaceq.ca > satport-signs-on-to-build-telesat-lightspeed-ground-network

SatPort signs on to build Telesat Lightspeed ground network

2+ hour, 20+ min ago   (16+ words) SatPort Infrastructure will build and host landing stations for Telesat worldwide under a new framework deal....