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Right now, the Sun is far more active than predicted - and small satellites are paying the price
Three tiny Australian satellites from Curtin University's Binar Space Program burned up in Earth's …
PTI
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Did you experience wonky broadband service recently? A broken satellite in space might have something to do with it!
An unknown event in geostationary orbit on October 19, 2024, has led to the fragmentation of the In…
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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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The Earth had a Saturn-like ring of its own once, a shocking new study has suggested
Scientists suggest Earth had a colossal ring of space debris 466 million years ago, leading to mete…
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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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China is sending military gear into orbit at a 'mind-boggling' pace, says US Space Force chief
Gen. Chance Saltzman, head of the US military's space operations, is more worried about China's spa…
Hannah Abraham
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President Murmu voices concern over increasing space debris
"Space debris can cause problems for space missions," she said during the event at Bharat Mandap…
PTI
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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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Robinhood's cofounder has joined the rapidly growing commercial space race, and wants to beam solar power from satellites to earth
A report from McKinsey earlier in 2024 estimated that the global space economy will be worth $1.8 t…
Polly Thompson
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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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Boeing's Starliner to return to Earth from ISS without Sunita Williams
Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams finished packing Starliner with cargo and configuring its cabin for…
ANI
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ISRO’s ambitious lineup of missions include Chandrayaan-4, Chandrayaan-5 and Gaganyaan — likely within the end of this decade!
India is launching ambitious space missions. Chandrayaan-4 will collect lunar samples. Chandrayaan-…
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A 3-billion-year-old meteorite might have sparked life on Earth, study asserts
A massive meteorite impact 3.26 billion years ago may have triggered environmental changes that hel…
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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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Will Sunita Williams be able to return to Earth?
Indian-American astronaut Sunita Williams has found herself in an unexpected predicament aboard the…
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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
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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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Can you name these new space trash constellations? 10 new signs highlight consequences of space garbage
Each of these ten "trash constellations" represent a different consequence of space pollution. "The…
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Using the Webb telescope, scientists may have found the ‘best bet’ for an ocean world outside our solar system!
Among all known temperate exoplanets, this is possibly the most promising candidate for confirming …
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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 …