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Spain’s first optical imaging satellite fails to reach orbit as the European rocket breaks down
The launch occurred at around 7:30 am (IST) with Spain’s SEOSat-Ingenio, and the French TARANIS…
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From Elon Musk's giant Starship rocket to India's spectacular moon landing, 2023 was an epic year in space
It was a busy year for the space industry, filled with successful launches, ambitious missions, and…
Marianne Guenot
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The $10 billion James Webb Space Telescope has to unfold itself in space — a nail-biting maneuver NASA's never attempted
Launching NASA's most valuable observatory is stressful enough, but Webb must also unfold itself in…
Morgan McFall-Johnsen
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NASA's famous Voyager probes nearly failed during their rocket launches - here's what went terribly wrong
"Voyager was not in control of itself, it was just riding this big rocket, and it was shaking it in…
Dave Mosher
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About 1 in 40 of SpaceX's Starlink satellites may have failed. That's not too bad, but across a 42,000-spacecraft constellation it could spark a crisis.
At this rate, SpaceX may leave more than 1,000 dead satellites in orbit, where they can crash into …
Morgan McFall-Johnsen
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'Our toehold in space is at extreme risk': Russia's rocket failure has thrown astronaut access to the International Space Station into limbo
"We conducted an unstable space policy, in terms of space transportation. In retrospect, you could …
Dave Mosher
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Russia dominated the first space race, but now it can't even land on the moon. Photos show the US and China are way ahead.
Russia's grand return to the moon ended with its robotic lander crashing and forming a crater. That…
Morgan McFall-Johnsen
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The first satellite with AI onboard is now in orbit, and its tech could completely change how we respond to wildfires
PhiSat-1's on-board AI can delete photos of Earth it thinks are too cloudy — and its tech could eve…
Isobel Asher Hamilton
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NASA's Hubble space telescope just lost a vital part, and one of its backups is 'acting drunk.' Here's why astronomers haven't lost hope.
"We've had some issues with this gyro in the past, and we've got some possible leads on the current…
Dave Mosher
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Europe's lost Mars lander probably 'exploded on impact' - see the photos
"Estimates are that Schiaparelli dropped from a height of between 2 and 4 kilometres, therefore imp…
Dave Mosher
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Depressing new photos of Europe's doomed Mars probe show it exploded into pieces
The HiRISE team animated a handful of images from October 25 through November 1, and they show the …
Dave Mosher
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Watch live as Europe tries to successfully land a probe on Mars for the first time today
It wasn't until January 2015 - more than a decade later - that NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter f…
Dave Mosher
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SpaceX's Starlink internet satellites could make astronomy on Earth 'impossible' and create a space-junk nightmare, some scientists warn
"A 5% failure rate is actually better than most historical constellations, particularly for this si…