The secretive X-37B space plane snapped this picture of Earth from orbit

It’s not every day that we get to see a glimpse of what a mysterious space plane is up to in orbit. This week, the US Space Force shared a picture it says was snapped last year by the X-37B, showing [...]

US military’s X-37B spaceplane stays relevant with launch of another mission

The X-37B spaceplane is flying missions few would have foreseen when the program began. [...]

German defence ministry asks startup to build hypersonic spaceplane

Germany’s armed forces have commissioned Bremen-based startup Polaris to develop a two-stage, fully reusable hypersonic space plane — and given the team just three years to build it.  Dubbed Auro [...]

ESA spaceplane project revives bankrupt firm’s hypersonic engine

A bankrupt company’s propulsion system for hypersonic planes is being revived by Invictus, a new European Space Agency (ESA)-backed project aiming to build and fly a hydrogen-powered spaceplane by 2 [...]

Avowed review: Elder Scrolls? I don’t know her

Sorry, beefcakes, but this review isn’t for you. All the fighters and rangers out there will still get a sense of how phenomenal Avowed is, the lushness of its environments, the clarity of its comba [...]

Xbox Game Pass additions for April include Hades 2 and Call of Duty: Modern Warfare

As ever, Xbox is bringing a bunch of high-profile titles to Game Pass Ultimate and PC Game Pass this month, while adding several to the lower tiers of the service. There aren't too many surprises [...]

PAVE Space raises $40M to build orbital transfer vehicles

The Swiss startup, spun out of EPFL’s student rocketry programme that built Europe’s first student-made reusable rocket, has raised one of the largest seed rounds ever in European space. Visionari [...]

AI warfare push makes Helsing one of Europe’s 5 most valuable tech firms

Munich-based defence tech startup Helsing has raised €600mn as geopolitical tensions trigger a flood of capital into AI warfare. The large investment was led by Spotify CEO Daniel Ek’s VC firm Pri [...]

Modern Warfare 2 and Modern Warfare 3 are being removed from Call of Duty HQ to become standalone downloads

Activision has announced new changes to Call of Duty HQ that will see the removal of two games. [...]