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A SpaceX Falcon 9 second stage from a recent Starlink mission has reentered the Earth’s atmosphere over Europe.
Newly Released Image Captured by Onboard Camera Shows Earth from High-Energy Orbit as the X-37B Conducts Groundbreaking Aerobraking Maneuvers
Firefly Aerospace is preparing for a historic lunar landing, with its Blue Ghost lander targeting touchdown no earlier than 3:45 a.m. EST on Sunday, March 2.
The European Space Agency (ESA) is set to navigate the ESA/NASA Solar Orbiter spacecraft through its closest encounter with Venus to date; this historic gravity-assist maneuver will bring the spacecraft within just 379 kilometers (235 miles) of the planet’s surface—closer than the altitude of the International Space Station above Earth.
Asteroid 2024 YR4, a potential "city killer" asteroid has been discovered and early risk assessments have revealed a 1.9% chance that it could collide with Earth on December 22, 2032; raising concerns among scientists and planetary defense experts worldwide.
The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has confirmed that its recently launched NVS-02 navigation satellite has encountered a major propulsion system failure, leaving it stranded in an elliptical transfer orbit and at risk of reentry into Earth’s atmosphere.
The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST), a successor to Hubble is a revolutionary tool for space exploration, but it faces a significant funding challenge that could curtail its scientific productivity starting this fall.
The International Space Station (ISS) got a slight speed boost, courtesy of SpaceX’s Dragon cargo spacecraft, a historic first for the orbital laboratory.
In a significant development affecting communications across Europe, Africa, and parts of the Asia-Pacific, the Intelsat 33e satellite has experienced a catastrophic breakup in geostationary orbit (GEO).
NASA now anticipates the launch of the Gateway's initial elements no sooner than December 2027. The baseline cost estimate for the project is a hefty $5.3 billion.
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