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A satellite was launched for the first time with frequency division multiple access in 1966. After functioning for nearly 20 years, it slipped into a useless orbit almost 7 years after official deactivationATS-1 was launched on December 7, 1966, to test satellite communications, weather observation and orbital technologies. The spacecraft was ...- Meet Wolf Cukier, the 17-year-old who discovered a planet with two Suns just 3 days into his NASA internshipJust three days into his summer internship at NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center in Maryland, 17-year-old Wolf Cukier discovered a planet o...
- ET Startup Awards 2026 | Govt backing and patient capital propel India's leap into AI and chips: Satyan GajwaniGajwani said the ecosystem, once driven by fintech, food delivery, SaaS, commerce, quick commerce and direct-to-consumer brands, was witnes...
- A US spacecraft accidently found evidence of ice on moon while taking a complete look at lunar surface in 1994A US spacecraft known as Clementine was the first to get a complete view of the Moon and its pole regions. The ice on the bottom of a shado...
- 4 astronauts return to Earth after eight months in spaceAfter spending eight months aboard the International Space Station, four astronauts have returned to Earth, a notable transition since they...
- Space junk warning on World Space Week 2026: More than 4,000 payloads entered orbit in 2025 as collision risks growEarth’s orbital environment is becoming increasingly crowded as satellites are introduced and commercial constellations remain to expand. E...
- Israel's first lunar mission put spacecraft Beresheet into orbit in 2019. Here's what happened nextBeresheet was Israel’s first lunar mission and the first attempt by a private company to land a spacecraft on the Moon. The mission did not...
- Is it possible to beam solar power from space to Earth? Virginia startup Overview Energy gets Pentagon funding for its 2028 targeting testCollecting solar energy in space was never the biggest problem. Getting that power to the right place on Earth was. On September 30, 2026, ...
- World Space Week 2026: India’s moon shot was built one rocket at a time, from PSLV to LVM3India's space journey illustrates a significant evolution in rocket technology from Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle to Launch Vehicle Mark-3...
- Oligarchs! India responds after Musk's allegations of bias in satellite service approvalsThe Indian government rejected claims of bias in satellite communication approvals as “baseless and misconceived”, saying Starlink and othe...
- NASA's Mercury-Atlas 6 Friendship 7 mission created history in 1962 with a 4 hours, 55 minutes and 23 seconds flightNASA's Mercury-Atlas 6 Friendship 7 mission put John Glenn into Earth orbit on February 20, 1962. Glenn became the first American to orbit ...
- Could this faint object be Planet Nine? Scientists find a 23-year-old infrared clue that may finally point toward the elusive world beyond NeptuneTerry Long Phan and a team at Taiwan’s National Tsing Hua University found a potential ninth planet by looking through archived space data....
- Starlink builds 20 gateway sites in India, says user data will stay in countryStarlink has constructed 20 gateway sites across India to develop its satellite communication services. The company designed its operations...
- World Space Week 2026: The rocket revolution is happening above us — How cheaper launches could change everyday life on EarthSixty-nine years after Sputnik's launch marked the beginning of the Space Age, new advancements are reshaping space access. Reusable rocket...
- One of astronomy’s oldest suspected planetary systems has just undergone its most sensitive search yet and the biggest planets scientists might have expected to find are not thereAstronomers have conducted one of the most detailed searches yet for planets around 70 Ophiuchi AB, a binary system roughly 16 light-years ...
- "Gaganyaan prioritises human safety, reliability over optimum performance": ISRO's K SivanK Sivan, the former Chairman of ISRO, underlined the critical need for safety and reliability in the upcoming Gaganyaan human spaceflight m...
- Dhruva, TakeMe2Space, SatLeo, EON technologies launch aboard SpaceX rideshare missionThe Falcon 9 mission lifted off from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California late Thursday. It carried Dhruva Space’s LEAP-2 platform and...
- SpaceX launches Crew-13 to ISS in record US transit, with first Black woman to lead orbital crewOn Thursday, four astronauts launched by SpaceX successfully reached the International Space Station after an eight-hour journey. The missi...
- SpaceX's supersized Starship launches into orbit for the first time but flight ends earlySpaceX successfully launched its Starship spacecraft into orbit, marking a significant milestone for the company. The Starship delivered 26...
- SpaceX Starship targets first orbital flight as Musk pushes rocket towards Moon, MarsSpaceX's Starship rocket is set to attempt its first orbital flight after years of development and testing. The launch will occur in Texas ...
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