SpaceX launches 100th orbital mission of 2026 from California
SpaceX reached its 100th orbital mission of 2026 on August 19, launching a Falcon 9 carrying 24 Starlink…
A gas giant 520 light-years away has equatorial atmospheric motion approaching 33,000 kilometres per hour—around 16 times Neptune’s fastest winds. When announced in January 2025, it was the fastest planetary jet stream yet measured, although an even faster one was reported on another exoplanet just a month later.
For 28 days in early 2025, WASP-127b held one of planetary science’s most striking records. Atmospheric material around…
Trump to award Congressional Space Medal of Honor to Artemis II astronauts
President Donald J. Trump will present the Congressional Space Medal of Honor to each member of NASA’s Artemis…
Government comes down heavy on Starlink for signing MoUs with States without a licence to operate
Centre also tells State governments to halt their projects with Starlink till the company gets a green signal…
India’s satellite launch cost 4x US, says Cambridge study; space dept source contradicts report | India News
India’s space price tag comes under scrutiny as Cambridge research flags high launch costs, while the government says…
Rescue mission canceled for NASA’s Swift space telescope
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — The mission to save NASA’s sinking Swift Observatory has been called off, dooming the telescope to…
Brilliant fireball lights up Hungary’s night sky in spectacular pre-dawn display
A spectacular fireball streaked across the Hungarian sky early on Saturday, briefly turning night into day in parts…
Pluto’s atmosphere update! It’s thinning
NASA calls this image “Pluto’s Blue Sky.” It’s a backlit view of Pluto, acquired by the New Horizons…
Rocket booster for Russia’s Starlink equivalent set to splash down in the Barents Sea
Navigation warnings are set for an area in the Norwegian sector of the Barents Sea north of the…
NASA’s astronaut interviews are only part of the test: finalists also face hours of psychological assessment, time pressure and cognitively punishing team simulations while specialists watch how they communicate, adapt and regulate themselves—the qualities that determine whether a crew remains functional after months of isolation in space.
An astronaut interview is not one decisive conversation across a desk. By the time NASA is choosing a…
A black fungus that thrives in damp bathrooms and has been found aboard the ISS was the toughest organism in NASA’s new Moon-survival study — even outperforming a bacterium famous for being one of the most radiation-resistant lifeforms on Earth.
A bathroom mould is not going to spread across the Moon. There is no rain, no breathable air…
Reusable rockets enable China to rapidly rebuild satellite kill chain
China has achieved two major reusable rocket recovery milestones in little more than a month, potentially bringing the…