‘Democratizing space’ is more than just adding new players – it comes with questions around sustainability and sovereignty

This photo of India taken by the Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite (VIIRS) on the Suomi NPP satellite, shows lights from the celebration of Diwali. (Image credit: NASA/Suomi NPP satellite) This article was originally published at The Conversation. The publication contributed the article to Space.com’s Expert Voices: Op-Ed & Insights . “India is on theContinue Reading

If the world has had enough of helping others, then somebody forgot to tell Spain.  Yes, Spain. The same country that, a little more than a decade ago, desperately accepted billions in bailout money from its European neighbors to keep its economy afloat. That Spain is now doing something almost unthinkable…Continue Reading

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Here are the key events on day 1,257 of Russia’s war on Ukraine., Frefighters working at a fuel depot outside Sochi, after an overnight Ukrainian drone attack, August 3, 2025 [Handout/ Mayor of Sochi Andrey Proshunin’s Telegram account/AFP] Here is how things stand on Monday, August 4: Fighting A RussianContinue Reading