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Humanity’s farthest spacecraft Voyager 1 nears one light-day from Earth: Its 26 billion km journey equals 650,000 trips around EarthNASA's Voyager 1 was launched in September 1977 and is approaching one light-day away from Earth. This distance translates to approximately...
NASA is hiring astronauts for future Moon missions: Who can apply, what tests must you pass and how to get selected?NASA is recruiting its next class of astronauts, with selected candidates potentially preparing for future Moon missions and living at a lu...
NASA job applications: $164,395 salary for astronaut posts as selected candidates can live on Moon and Mars; check direct link, eligibility and deadlineNASA astronaut applications: NASA has opened applications for its next astronaut class, with selected candidates potentially getting the op...
NASA's Artemis II rocket punched 3,100-mile-long holes in Earth's atmosphere, disrupted GPS signals: StudyNASA's Artemis II mission created large disturbances in the ionosphere that disrupted GPS signals across the United States. These disturban...
Voyager 1 lost? Where is NASA's spacecraft right now, and how long will it last?As NASA's Voyager 1 and Voyager 2 traverse the vast reaches of interstellar space, they confront various power and communication obstacles....
Crew from NASA's simulated Mars mission emerges after 378 days in isolationFour crew members completed a 378-day isolation mission to simulate conditions for a future Mars expedition. They grew crops and engaged in...
China's secretive Shenlong spaceplane: What the US report revealsA newly released report by the US Defense Intelligence Agency showcases an intriguing image of China's Shenlong spaceplane operating in orb...
India-Pakistan Moon race: With China's help, Pakistan wants to send humans to Moon five years before IndiaPakistani astronaut on Moon: Pakistan has set a target of landing on the Moon by 2035 as it expands its space programme through cooperation...
Accounting for daily weather variability may give more realistic estimation of glacier melt: StudyA recent study emphasises the significance of daily weather in estimating glacier melt rates and ice loss. Researchers enhanced the Global ...
US startup plans to sell sunlight at night with help from India's Skyroot AerospaceReflect Orbital is revolutionizing nighttime visibility by launching satellites to deliver on-demand sunlight. In collaboration with Skyroo...
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 ...
ASTS stock today falls 14%: Why AST SpaceMobile shares are down after SpaceX Spectrum DealASTS stock came under pressure after SpaceX agreed to acquire Grain Management’s nationwide low-band spectrum portfolio that AST SpaceMobil...
NASA releases 800GB of moon data: What did Artemis II astronauts see around the moon?NASA has released more than 800GB of Artemis II Moon data, including 11,000-plus images and videos, 8.5 hours of astronaut audio and crew a...
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...
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...
By 2014, 16,000 volunteers had traced solar eruptions across spacecraft images; 38,000 hand-drawn tracks helped scientists catalog 144 coronal mass ejectionsSolar Stormwatch involved over 16,000 volunteers who tracked solar eruptions using images from NASA's STEREO spacecraft. Participants marke...
SpaceX Starship Flight 14: When and where to watch historic launch, 3 major firsts including Starlink V3 debutSpaceX's Starship Flight 14 is set to attempt orbital insertion and deploy next-generation Starlink V3 satellites. The mission will also in...
UFO déjà vu? Mystery lights over Tehran revive Iran’s famous 1976 sky sagaA mysterious brightly lit object spotted over Tehran has sparked speculation online, with videos appearing to show it hovering or moving sl...
In 1993, Russia reflected sunlight from space. Now, a California startup wants to turn the night sky into a marketplace for on-demand sunlight from orbitA California startup is developing satellites that could redirect sunlight to Earth after sunset, creating what it calls “sunlight on deman...
In 1962, the US detonated a 1.4-megaton nuclear bomb in space that knocked out streetlights and triggered burglar alarms in Hawaii. 64 years later, it says weapons are already in orbitThe United States has acknowledged its possession of orbital space-control weapons, a declaration echoing a 1962 nuclear test that generate...