The European aerospace industry has taken a significant step forward with the successful tests of the HFT-3 and CTLO1-C components of the Ariane 6 launch system. These tests, conducted at the German Aerospace Center in Lampoldshausen and Europe’s Spaceport in French Guiana, demonstrate the strength of European industrial and institutional collaboration. The achievements of the […]

Scientists have made a groundbreaking discovery using the James Webb Space Telescope, revealing the presence of carbon-bearing molecules in the atmosphere of exoplanet K2-18 b. This finding has provided valuable insights into the nature of this intriguing exoplanet, which is believed to be a Hycean planet, potentially featuring a hydrogen-rich atmosphere and a water-covered surface. […]

China continues its impressive launch cadence in 2023, with five more launches taking place in the past few weeks. These launches include a barge launch from the Gushenxing-1S rocket and multiple launches of Yaogan satellites. One of the recent launches involved the Gushenxing-1 rocket, which took off from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center (JSLC) in […]

On Friday, September 15, the Soyuz MS-24 mission successfully launched from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, carrying a crew of three to the International Space Station (ISS). The crew, consisting of Russian cosmonauts Oleg Kononenko and Nikolai Chub, as well as NASA astronaut Loral O’Hara, docked with the ISS just over three hours later. This […]

British electronics specialist Filtronic is making significant advancements in the development of technology that will revolutionize satellite constellations and provide high-speed broadband internet coverage. With the support of the European Space Agency (ESA) and the UK Space Agency, Filtronic is working on spacefaring hardware that aims to establish fast and high-capacity links between low Earth […]

On September 15, 2023, history was made as two Russian cosmonauts embarked on a year-long mission aboard the International Space Station (ISS). Oleg Kononenko and Nikolai Chub, representing the Russian federal space corporation Roscosmos, were joined by American astronaut Loral O’Hara from NASA. However, O’Hara will return to Earth after six months, while Kononenko and […]

Understanding the Impact of Microgravity on the Human Body: A Closer Look at ESA Astronaut Andreas Mogensen’s Mission In the quest for space exploration, scientists have been continuously striving to understand how the human body copes with the challenges of microgravity. The International Space Station (ISS) has been a hub for a high number of […]

Texas-based small launch company Firefly Aerospace has successfully launched its Alpha rocket for the third time, as part of a dedicated mission for the U.S. Space Force. The mission, known as VICTUS NOX, aimed to demonstrate the United States’ capability to quickly place a satellite in orbit in response to a national security threat. Firefly […]

Aerojet Rocketdyne, a company under L3Harris Technologies, has started installing its RS-25 liquid-propellant rocket engines into NASA’s second Space Launch System (SLS) core stage at the Michoud Assembly Facility in New Orleans. The installation process began on September 11, several months later than originally planned. The engines were initially prepared for installation earlier this year […]

Scientists have made a groundbreaking discovery that may finally explain why the Sun’s atmosphere, known as the corona, is so much hotter than its surface. The corona has a temperature of around one million degrees Celsius, while the surface temperature is only 6000 degrees. This stark difference has puzzled researchers for over 65 years. The […]