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Recent high-resolution findings from ESA’s Solar Orbiter mission provide groundbreaking insights into solar flares. These explosive events are triggered by cascading magnetic reconnection processes, releasing immense…
For nearly a month, NASA has been striving to reestablish communication with the MAVEN probe, which unexpectedly went silent while orbiting Mars. The space agency lost…
In November 2025, ESA’s Jupiter Ice Satellite Probe (Juice) utilized five scientific instruments to study 3I/ATLAS, marking the second interstellar comet ever identified in our neighboring…
Blue Origin achieved a successful launch of its impressive New Glenn rocket on Thursday, transporting two NASA spacecraft en route to Mars. This marks just the…
Solar Storms Threaten Electronic Systems on Earth Solar Dynamics Observatory, NASA. Following the successful testing of techniques using solar group spacecraft, it may soon be possible…
NASA’s Juno spacecraft may be tasked with intercepting interstellar objects NASA/JPL-Caltech Interstellar objects passing through our solar system make a brief journey around the sun before…
After 53 years traversing the cosmos, a quirky Soviet spacecraft known as Cosmos-482 has made its way back to Earth, penetrating the atmosphere at 9:24 am…
The Soviet spacecraft, which was launched on a failed mission to Venus in 1972, is thought to have crashed to Earth early Saturday morning. The European…
Discarded Soviet-era spacecrafts do not pose a significant risk to Earth, according to experts. The Kosmos-482, initially designed for a mission to land on Venus, has…
A Soviet-era spaceship aims to land on Venus, with plans for it to return to Earth in the near future. Currently, it is uncertain where the…
NASA Lucy Spaceship This weekend, we will be heading past a small asteroid as we will continue our path to even bigger prizes: Unexplored: A flock…
Following a failed test flight in January, SpaceX set out for another launch attempt on Thursday hoping for a better outcome. Unfortunately, the mission was cut…
The Blue Ghost took a photo of the shadows on the moon.Firefly Air Space The Texas company has achieved its second commercial landing on the moon.…
SpaceX is set to launch the Starship Megarocket on its upcoming test flight on Monday, approximately six weeks after the top stage of the vehicle exploded…
The International Space Station may be a little too cleangeopix/alamy A strategy to keep the spacecraft as clean and infertile as possible to ensure that astronauts…
SpaceX announced Thursday that its Starship spacecraft was damaged during a flight meant to test the capabilities of its giant rocket. The upper stage of the…
NASA announced on Tuesday that two astronauts have been stranded on the International Space Station since a problem with their Boeing spacecraft in June. Due to…
NASA’s European Clipper, the largest spacecraft the agency has ever developed for a planetary mission, is already 20 million kilometers (13 million miles) from Earth. An…
Two Proba-3 spacecraft work together to create an artificial solar eclipse ESA The European Space Agency (ESA) aims to create an artificial solar eclipse in space…
Topographic map of Mars showing Utopian plains that may have once been an oceanUnited States Geological Survey Possible ancient coastlines have been discovered in a region…
A bright comet from the Oort cloud named C/2023 A3 (Tsuchinshan-ATLAS) is passing close to Earth and will be visible until late October 2024. This image,…
Europa Clipper launched from NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida on October 14, 2024 at 12:06 pm EDT, beginning a six-year journey to Jupiter's icy moon…
Wilmore and Williams were present to assist with the detachment of Starliner from the space station. “We’re cheering for you. You’re going to be fine,” Williams…
NASA announced on Wednesday that the troubled Boeing spacecraft will undock from the International Space Station on Friday and attempt to return to Earth without any…
Boeing’s Starliner spacecraft carried astronauts Butch Wilmore and Sunita Williams to the International Space Station. NASA/Johnson Space Center update: A statement was sent to SpaceNews’ Jeff…
NASA announced on Saturday that SpaceX will bring home the two astronauts who have been stranded on the International Space Station since early June due to…
The astronauts launched aboard the Starliner on June 5. The following day, they faced difficulties. As Starliner neared the International Space Station, five of its 28…
Should NASA opt to utilize SpaceX for the return journey, Wilmore and Williams would be required to stay aboard the space station for an additional six…
JUICE spacecraft may be visible from Southeast Asia during unprecedented operationEuropean Space Agency The Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer (JUICE) will land on Earth in what the…
Their ambitious mission was initially planned for just one week, but now, after 56 days on the International Space Station, the two NASA astronauts remain in…
The test flight of Starliner to the International Space Station is aimed at showcasing the spacecraft’s capability to safely transport astronauts to low Earth orbit and…
Voyager 1 Due to technical issues, scientific observations are being carried out for the first time. Happened November 2023. Voyager 1 launched from NASA's Kennedy Space…
Two NASA astronauts aboard Boeing's Starliner spacecraft successfully docked at the International Space Station on Thursday, despite issues with the spacecraft's thrusters. NASA confirmed that astronauts…
Illustration of the Chang’e 6 spacecraft landing on the moon Source: cnsa.gov.cn China’s Chang’e-6 spacecraft has successfully landed on the far side of the moon and…
Millions of people across North America are eagerly awaiting the total solar eclipse on April 8th, which promises to be a spectacular show. This rare event…
NASA stays in touch with its space probes, like Voyager 2, through the Deep Space Network (DSN), which consists of radio receiving antennas located in three…
SpaceX Starship takes off on March 14th space x SpaceX’s third and most ambitious Starship test flight appears to have been at least partially successful today,…
SpaceX Starship takes off on March 14thspace x SpaceX's third and most ambitious Starship test flight appears to have been at least partially successful today, as…
Photo taken by the Odysseus spacecraft in lunar orbitintuitive machine Intuitive Machines' Odysseus lander has landed on the moon. This is the first time a private…
SLIM spacecraft illustrationJAXA Japan's Smart Lander for Lunar Exploration (SLIM) has landed on the moon. Although the spacecraft is not operating perfectly, the successful landing follows…