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Do we really need so many satellites?
Space, despite its vastness, is becoming a bit cramped — at least in the low-orbit band where these…
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NASA astronaut Sunita Williams to address Earth from orbiting international Space Station
Meanwhile, crew of the Polaris Dawn the Elon Musk-led private charted spaceflight created history w…
ANI
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Space startup Reflect Orbital plans to sell "sunlight on demand" — how will it work?
Reflect Orbital's innovative project aims to use satellites with reflective mirrors to extend sunli…
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Mission 100 pc success, rocket placed satellite in precise orbit: ISRO chief Somanath
The ISRO chief expressed happiness on the successful launch from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre in …
ANI
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America's X-37B vs. China's Shenlong: Top space planes and their shadowy role in orbital war
The US X-37B and China's Shenlong are competing unmanned space planes whose covert missions are get…
Benjamin Brimelow
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NASA is putting an 'artificial star' in orbit around Earth
NASA plans to launch a mini satellite into Earth's orbit that could revolutionize astronomy as we k…
Jessica Orwig
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ISRO announces plans to make India the third country to reach Mars, draws inspiration from NASA’s probes
ISRO is all set for the historic Mangalyaan-2 mission where the space agency will land a rover and …
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India's satcom sector to take off as IN-SPACe allows Indian players access to international orbital data
Previously, Indian satellite players — an industry still very much in its nascent stage — were cons…
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Elon Musk was nowhere to be seen at Starship's first successful launch to orbit
Despite achieving a major milestone for SpaceX, CEO Elon Musk was nowhere to be seen at the first s…
Morgan McFall-Johnsen,Ellyn Lapointe
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Elon Musk says he 'would know' if there are aliens out there with all the Starlink satellites he has orbiting Earth
Musk's rocket company, SpaceX operates a satellite internet system called Starlink. Musk says he ho…
Kwan Wei Kevin Tan
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Space success: India ushers in 2024 by orbiting XPoSat successfully
Sriharikota (Andhra Pradesh)India on Monday ushered in the New Year in a grand manner by orbiting i…
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SpaceX launched a top-secret military spaceplane into orbit
Musk's rocket company SpaceX launched X-37B, a top-secret spaceplane operated by the US Space Force…
Tom Carter
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ISRO lines up an LVM3, six PSLV, three GSLV launches in 2024
ISRO has lined up six missions of PSLV, three GSLV launches and one commercial mission of Launch Ve…
PTI
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Meet LignoSat, the world’s first wooden satellite that is set to orbit the Earth by 2024!
Crafted from magnolia wood and resembling a coffee mug in size, this innovative satellite offers nu…
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Amazon launches partnership with rival SpaceX to send competing satellites into orbit
Amazon and SpaceX have entered into a contract to conduct three Falcon 9 launches to support Amazon…
Katherine Tangalakis-Lippert
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SpaceX is attempting its 3rd Starship launch today. Watch live to see if the rocket explodes again or finally reaches orbit.
SpaceX is set to launch its Starship rocket for a third time on Thursday. Watch live to see whether…
Morgan McFall-Johnsen
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NASA had an ambitious $2 billion plan to refuel satellites in orbit using robotic arms. A decade later, it's in shambles.
The OSAM-1 aimed to use a robotic arm to slice open hatches and unscrew fuel caps to top up satelli…
Matthew Loh
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China takes on Elon Musk's Starlink with hundreds of low-orbit satellites
A Chinese company plans to launch the first in a network of 300 very-low-earth-orbit satellites in …
Polly Thompson
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Trump's bombastic personality defined his civil proceedings. In criminal court, lawyers from Trump's orbit say it could be his demise.
Donald Trump will have to tone down the antics during his four criminal trials, attorneys told The …
Hannah Getahun
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Astronomers find planet that seems too humongous to be orbiting its parent star!
A group of astronomers has identified a planet over 13 times the mass of Earth in orbit around an u…