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This mission aims to provide reliable internet connectivity to the challenging and often underserved northern polar region.
Russia's Luna-25 spacecraft has encountered an "emergency situation" during a critical maneuver in Lunar orbit.
NASA's Voyager 2 spacecraft has encountered a communication break due to a series of planned commands sent to it on July 21.
Arcturus, the first satellite built by Astranis has suffered a major deployment glitch, causing it to not be able to fulfill its intended mission.
“We’re disappointed by the recent developments,”
The ESA Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer (JUICE) mission is now on its way to Jupiter after its successful launch onboard an Ariane 5 rocket from Europe's Spaceport in French Guiana, this 5,963kg satellite is tasked with exploring the gas giant Jupiter and its Icey moons. The mission is expected to take around 8 years to get to Jupiter.
Astronomers have made an exciting discovery using data from the European Space Agency’s Gaia mission. They have found not one, but two black holes that are the closest to Earth ever discovered.
NASA's Surface Water and Ocean Topography (SWOT) satellite has resumed its commissioning activities after the main scientific instrument, the Ka-band Radar Interferometer (KaRIn), was shut off in late January. According to a press release from the space agency, the KaRIn has been restored to regular operations using a backup power unit.
NASA and SpaceX have successfully launched the 27th resupply mission to the International Space Station (ISS), carrying over 6,200 pounds of science experiments, crew supplies, and other cargo. The SpaceX Dragon spacecraft was launched by a Falcon 9 rocket on Tuesday from NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida and is expected to autonomously dock with the station on Thursday, March 16.
NASA predicts that Asteroid 2023 BU will pass 2,200 miles (3,600km) above the southern tip of South America at 7:27pm ET on Thursday (00:27 UCT on Friday).
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