Starlink is lowering thousands of satellites’ orbits to reduce risk of collisions
Starlink will lower the orbits of roughly 4,400 satellites this year as a safety measure, according to engineering…
China caps record year for orbital launches with Tianhui-7 and Shijian-29 technology test missions
HELSINKI — China reached 92 orbital launches in 2025 with back-to-back missions this week, capping a record year…
They were searching for young stars for just a few minutes and ended up finding a newborn planet hidden in a spectacular disk
What does a newborn planet look like while it is still under construction? For the first time, astronomers…
A film sheds new light on the private life of the first U.S. woman to go to space : NPR
NPR’s Scott Detrow speaks with Cristina Costantini, director of the new documentary, Sally, about the life of astronaut…
Starlink plans to lower satellite orbit to enhance safety in 2026
Jan 1 (Reuters) – Starlink will begin a reconfiguration of its satellite constellation by lowering all of its…
One of the best meteor showers of the year peaks at the worst possible time this week
Early each January, the Quadrantid meteor stream provides one of the most intense annual meteor displays, with a…
The ALMA Array is Completed With 145 New Low-Noise Amplifiers
For decades, scientists have observed the cosmos with radio antennas to visualize the dark, distant regions of the…
NASA’s SPHEREx creates the most colorful map of the entire sky
Decorative image. This image features a selection of colors emitted primarily by stars (Image source: NASA and JPL-Caltech)…
Mars may have once had a tropical climate—scientists are puzzled by a key mineral
On the Martian surface, the Perseverance rover has spotted mysterious white rocks that could reveal an ancient secret:…
Start 2026 by spotting interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS in the sky. Use our chart to help you find it
Comet 3I/ATLAS is a rare interstellar visitor, a comet not gravitationally bound to any star, and only the…
130 Million Debris Objects in Orbit, One Just Cracked A Spacecraft Window
Microscopic space debris cracked the window of China’s Shenzhou-20 spacecraft in November 2025, delaying the crew’s return and…
British company sends tiny factory capable of reaching 1,000C into space
A Welsh aerospace firm has deployed a miniature manufacturing facility into Earth’s orbit. Space Forge, headquartered in Cardiff,…