Earth to Temporarily Gain a Mini-Moon
New York (Agencies)): Earth is set to temporarily acquire a new celestial companion, as an asteroid known as 2024 PT5 will enter Earth’s orbit on September 29th. This phenomenon, often…
Stranded US astronaut reports ‘strange noises’ on space station
WASHINGTON (Agencies): Boeing’s Starliner spacecraft has begun to emit an unusual pulsing noise, NASA astronaut Butch Wilmore told mission control on Saturday. Neither Wilmore nor the agency’s staff on the…
Order Sunlight On-Demand with Reflect Orbital’s New App
San Francisco (Agencies): Reflect Orbital, an innovative aerospace startup, has unveiled a groundbreaking app that allows users to order sunlight reflected from satellites. This service, dubbed “Sunlight-as-a-Service,” aims to extend…
UK Space Command Launches First Satellite
London (Agencies): UK Space Command’s first satellite, Tyche, was successfully launched on the evening of 16 August onboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket. The launch was part of the ‘Transporter-11’…
Chinese Rocket Breaks Up in Orbit, Scattering Debris
WASHINGTON (Agencies): A Chinese rocket carrying the first satellites in a planned communications constellation intended to rival Starlink broke up in low-Earth orbit this week, spreading debris across the orbital…
Wales to host deep-space radar under AUKUS
LONDON (Agencies): Wales has been selected to host a new ground-based Deep Space Advanced Radar Capability (DARC) under the trilateral AUKUS security partnership between Australia, the UK, and the US.…
Boeing rockets built by inexperienced workers – NASA
WASHINGTON (Agencies): NASA’s inspector general has issued a damning report on Boeing’s rocket division, stating that the aerospace giant’s next-generation spacecraft is years behind schedule, significantly over budget, and built…
‘Milestone event’: China launches first batch of satellites to establish ‘Chinese Starlink’
BEIJING (Agencies): China successfully sent 18 Qianfan satellites into preset orbits via a Long March-6 carrier rocket launched from the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center in North China’s Shanxi Province on…
NASA, Saudi Space Agency sign agreement on civilian space exploration
RIYADH (Agencies): Saudi Arabia and the US signed a framework agreement on Monday to increase cooperation between the two countries on civilian space exploration and research, Saudi Press Agency reported…
Russia to launch Starlink-style internet network – media
MOSCOW (Agencies): Russia is planning to simplify satellite access to high-speed internet for users on the country’s extensive public transport network, the Izvestia newspaper reported on Tuesday, citing official documents.…