Spacecraft
Starlink to reconfigure satellites into lower, safer orbit in 2026
This comes after Starlink said in December that one of its satellites experienced an anomaly in space, creating a "small" amount of debris and cutting off communications with the spacecraft.
NASA releases images of comet 3I/ATLAS, rejects alien spacecraft 'rumors'
Chinese astronauts' return delayed to Earth after debris hits spacecraft
How the world won’t be destroyed: NASA found a solution to a worrying problem
Russia launches lunar lander in race to find water on moon
The Russian lunar mission, the first since 1976, is racing against India, which launched its Chandrayaan-3 lunar lander last month, and more broadly with the United States and China.
Lockheed gets US defense contract to develop nuclear-powered spacecraft
Lockheed Martin said the project is an advancement in propulsion technology – from chemical propulsion engines to nuclear thermal propulsion (NTP) engines.
UAE launches Emirates Mission to the Asteroid Belt
The mission would extend 10 times past that of the Mars mission, with a total estimated travel distance of 5 billion Kilometers.
Mystery Chinese spacecraft returns to Earth after 276 days
Commentators on Chinese social media have speculated that Beijing has been developing a spacecraft like the US Air Force's X-37B, an autonomous spaceplane that can remain in orbit for years.
Elon Musk's SpaceX postpones debut flight of Starship rocket system
SpaceX announced during the final minutes of the countdown that it was scrubbing the flight attempt for at least 48 hours, citing a pressurization issue in the lower-stage rocket booster.
NASA mission to Saturn aims to understand the chemistry of life
The Dragonfly mission will start its three year voyage to Titan, Saturn's titanic moon, in the year 2027.
Russia launches spacecraft to rescue cosmonauts, astronaut stranded on ISS
An external coolant leak was detected on the Russian spacecraft Soyuz MS-22, rendering it inoperable for a standard return mission.
20 years since Columbia: NASA remembers its fallen astronauts
This year's NASA Remembrance day held a special significance for Israel, as it marked the 20th anniversary of the death of Israel's first astronaut.
Russian space intel collapsing because of sanctions, Ukraine claims
Russia is considering the creation of a new national space station to replace the ISS.
'Planet Killer' asteroid hidden in sun's glare
The asteroid in question, dubbed 2022 AP7, was first discovered in January 2022. It is quite large, likely over 1 kilometer in size.
