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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…
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…
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…
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Investments made in space program have benefited society, says ISRO Chairman Dr S Somnath
ISRO Chairman Dr S Somnath today said that the investments that have been made in the space program…
ANI
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 …
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20 Starlink satellites rained down on Earth yesterday; turbulent space weather doomed mission recovery
SpaceX faced a setback in its Starlink project as 20 satellites were lost due to a malfunction duri…
Bengaluru-based Pixxel Space plans to mine asteroids for building settlements in space
Satellites can look for ice on asteroids which can be used as fuel by splitting it into hydrogen an…
PTI
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
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…
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 …
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
ISRO’s Aditya L1 and Chandrayaan-2 get front-row seats to the strongest solar storm in over 20 years
The Sun has been throwing some major temper tantrums lately, its active sunspot AR13664 directing m…
Here's why astronauts age slower than the rest of us here on Earth
Astronauts on the International Space Station age slightly slower than the rest of us on Earth due …
Kelly Dickerson,Natalie Musumeci
Space startup GalaxEye, started by IIT Madras alumni, eyes private satellite launch in 2025
Pranit Mehta, co-founder of space sector startup GalaxEye, who along with other four of his team me…
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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…
Forget distant fly-bys of giant rocks—this plane-sized asteroid will come within 1.7 million km of Earth this week!
Come Friday, this near-Earth object will make its closest approach to our planet in a decade!
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
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
Earth through Indian eye in the sky: ISRO’s meteorological satellite INSAT-3DS unveils its first batch of images
INSAT-3DS, the Indian Space Research Organisation's (ISRO) meteorological satellite pivotal for wea…
SpaceX's Polaris Dawn crew returns to Earth victorious, making huge gains in Elon Musk's plans to send humans to Mars
The Polaris missions are helping fast-track Elon Musk's Mars city, from testing spacesuits and a sp…