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ESA’s Mars Express spacecraft has captured a stunning image of the north pole of Mars, revealing the interaction between vast sand dunes and layers of icy dust covering the pole. The region, known as Planum Boreum, is covered in layers of fine dust and water ice that are several kilometers thick and extend for about […]

SpaceX continues to make progress in its preparations for Flight 3 of the Starship, despite encountering some setbacks. After two Wet Dress Rehearsal (WDR) aborts, the company decided to destack Ship 28 before removing Booster 10 from the Orbital Launch Mount (OLM). Booster 10 has since been rolled back to the Production Site, while Ship […]

Using data collected by the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST), an international team of astronomers has discovered evidence of a neutron star in the remnants of a recent supernova. This groundbreaking finding provides valuable insights into the evolution of massive stars and the formation of compact objects in the universe. The supernova, known as SN […]

In this captivating image captured by the Copernicus Sentinel-3 satellite in October 2023, we are granted a stunning view of the northern plains of India and Pakistan, shrouded in a thick haze that blankets the region. Let us delve into the details of this mesmerizing snapshot to explore the various factors contributing to this mysterious […]

ESA’s second European Remote Sensing (ERS-2) satellite has completed its mission and reentered Earth’s atmosphere over the North Pacific Ocean, marking the end of a successful era in Earth observation. Launched nearly three decades ago on 21 April 1995, ERS-2, along with its predecessor ERS-1, has provided invaluable data that revolutionized our understanding of the […]

On February 21, 2024, the Houston-based company Intuitive Machines achieved a significant milestone in space exploration. Their lander, named Odysseus, successfully touched down near the South Pole of the Moon – marking the first lunar landing by a US spacecraft in over 50 years and the first time a commercially-operated vehicle has reached the Moon’s […]

Spaceflight enthusiasts have an exciting week ahead as SpaceX, China, and Roscosmos gear up for several launches. SpaceX is scheduled to launch two Starlink missions, China is preparing for two payloads to orbit on the powerful Chang Zheng 5 (CZ-5) rocket, and Roscosmos is ready to launch Russian-built satellites atop the Soyuz rocket. SpaceX kicked […]

On February 21, 2024, the European Space Agency’s (ESA) ERS-2 satellite successfully completed its atmospheric reentry over the North Pacific Ocean without causing any damage to property. The ERS-2 satellite, which was launched in 1995, provided invaluable data on Earth’s land surfaces, ocean temperatures, ozone layer, and polar ice extent over its almost 30-year lifespan. […]

Astronomers have long been fascinated by the mysterious radio bursts that originate from deep space. These bursts, known as fast radio bursts (FRBs), release an incredibly high amount of energy in just a fraction of a second, comparable to the energy output of the Sun in an entire year. However, the origin of these bursts […]

With the increasing number of launches to meet the demand for satellites, the amount of space debris in orbit is also growing. This has become a concern as it poses risks to functioning satellites and spacecraft. In response to this problem, organizations like Astroscale are focusing on developing commercial on-orbit services for active and defunct […]