Vignettes
“Where does the threshold live that an action necessitates some proportional reaction?”
The sodium laser guide star projects into the night sky from the Advanced Electro-Optical System telescope, a 3.6-meter telescope, at the Maui Space Surveillance Complex atop Haleakalā, Hawaii, on June 9, 2026. The laser creates an artificial reference star used to improve image quality during optical observations, enhancing the site's ability to support space domain awareness operations.
US Space Force/Connie Dillon
Imagine this: The US military begins tracking a mysterious spacecraft maneuvering near one of the Space Force’s missile-warning satellites more than 22,000 miles over the equator.
