Big constellations no longer necessarily mean small satellites
Friday, 25 August 2023 13:03Defense Innovation Unit to sponsor a rapid response space mission
Friday, 25 August 2023 13:00Week in images: 21-25 August 2023
Friday, 25 August 2023 12:05Week in images: 21-25 August 2023
Discover our week through the lens
Launch of 4 astronauts to space station bumped to Saturday
Friday, 25 August 2023 06:50NASA and SpaceX halted the countdown late Thursday for the launch of four astronauts to the International Space Station.
Mission managers rescheduled the liftoff for early Saturday morning, giving them an extra 24 hours to close out lingering issues, officials said. Nearly ideal weather was expected.
The four astronauts, representing four countries, had not yet headed to the SpaceX Falcon rocket awaiting them on the pad.
They are expected to spend six months at the space station, replacing four astronauts who have been there for half a year.
What is ESA? THIS is ESA
Friday, 25 August 2023 06:00What is ESA? THIS is ESA
Explore this interactive illustrated guide to what ESA is and what we do - available in all ESA Member State langauges
Proba-3: seeing in the dark
Friday, 25 August 2023 05:50European Union nations join ASAT testing ban
Thursday, 24 August 2023 21:58Space Force to seek industry ideas for rapid deployment of satellites
Thursday, 24 August 2023 20:51Justice Department sues SpaceX over hiring practices
Thursday, 24 August 2023 20:07Satellite built as low-cost way to reduce space junk reenters atmosphere years early
Thursday, 24 August 2023 18:09SBUDNIC, built by an academically diverse team of students, was confirmed to have successfully reentered Earth's atmosphere in August, demonstrating a practical, low-cost method to cut down on space debris.
When it comes to space satellites, getting the math wrong can be catastrophic for an object in orbit, potentially leading to its abrupt or fiery demise. In this case, however, the fiery end was cause for celebration.
About five years ahead of schedule, a small cube satellite designed and built by Brown University students to demonstrate a practical, low-cost method to cut down on space debris reentered Earth's atmosphere sometime on Tuesday, Aug.
Solar Orbiter discovers tiny jets that could power the solar wind
Thursday, 24 August 2023 17:00The ESA/NASA Solar Orbiter spacecraft has discovered a multitude of tiny jets of material escaping from the Sun’s outer atmosphere. Each jet lasts between 20 and 100 seconds, and expels plasma at around 100 km/s. These jets could be the long-sought-after source of the solar wind.
NASA and SpaceX to send next crew to the ISS
Thursday, 24 August 2023 15:04NASA and SpaceX are preparing to launch a crew of four to the International Space Station on Friday.
Dubbed Crew-7, the mission will be commanded by American Jasmin Moghbeli and includes Andreas Mogensen of Denmark, Satoshi Furukawa of Japan and Konstantin Borisov of Russia.
Lift-off is targeted for 3:50am (0750 GMT) from Launch Complex 39A at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, with a backup opportunity at 3:27 am on Saturday.
It will be the first space mission for both Moghbeli and Borisov.
"This is something I've wanted to do for as long as I can remember," said Moghbeli, a Naval test pilot, during a media call last month.
"One of the things I'm most excited about is looking back at our beautiful planet," added the 40-year-old of Iranian heritage.
India's lunar rover goes down a ramp to the moon's surface and takes a walk
Thursday, 24 August 2023 14:41A lunar rover slid down a ramp from the lander of India's spacecraft within hours of its historic touch-down near the moon's south pole, Indian space officials said Thursday, as the country celebrated its new scientific accomplishment.
Sensing city night heat from space
Thursday, 24 August 2023 13:25Confirmed by the World Meteorological Organization, July 2023 was the hottest month on record, with high-impact weather continuing through August. These records are based on air temperatures, but measurements of the temperature of Earth’s surface taken from space are also essential to tracking the impact of climate change, and to being better prepared for such extremes – especially when it comes to cities where stifling urban heat islands form.