Space warfighting may include "seeking out and destroying an enemy's spacecraft." The U.S. Space Force continues to prepare to fight a war in Earth's orbit. For years, Space Force has been training ...

The United States Space Force published “Space Warfighting: A Framework for Planners” — a detailed blueprint that lays out basic principles, tactics and strategies for battling adversaries in the ...

It looked more like a satellite television dish than a weapon. But the antenna could fire enough electromagnetic energy to fry the satellite 22,000 miles away. That was not the plan for tonight’s ...

WASHINGTON — In a significant departure from traditional defense procurement practices, the U.S. Space Force is moving to replace its specialized military satellites used for geostationary ...

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Piyush Mehta, West Virginia University (THE CONVERSATION) When you put your hand out ...

When United States President Donald Trump announced the creation of a new branch of the military, it wasn't clear how it would emerge. Ultimately, the U.S. Space Force was founded in 2019, taking ...

WASHINGTON — The Space Force is losing nearly 14% of its civilian workers to a combination of early retirements, resignations and other incentives as the Defense Department works to slash its civilian ...

Two Chinese satellites have rendezvoused with one another more than 20,000 miles above the Earth in what analysts believe is the first high-altitude attempt at orbital refueling. China's Shijian-21 ...

American warfighters need jam-proof communications, and the Space Force is planning to spend hundreds of millions to ensure they have them. As part of that effort, the service established the ...

"We show that this design can, in principle, find half of all existing Earth-like planets orbiting sun-like stars within 30 light-years in less than three years." To resolve nearby Earth-like ...

U.S. Space Force Gen. Chance Saltzman, chief of space operations, addresses graduates at the first Officer Training Course graduation at Peterson Space Force Base, Colorado, Aug. 28, 2025. Credit: U.S ...