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February 13, 2025

Curiosity Rover Captures Mesmerizing Iridescent Clouds on Mars

NASA has released breathtaking images of wispy clouds drifting across the Martian sky, captured by the Curiosity rover. Resembling a massive feather, the stunning display was recorded on January 27, 2023, just after sunset. “These clouds were observed as part of an ongoing seasonal study of noctilucent, or ‘night-shining,’ clouds,” NASA explained in a statement.

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November 21, 2024

The Role of Autonomous Systems in Space Exploration

 NASA, in collaboration with private space companies, has successfully deployed AI-driven robots on Mars and the Moon, revolutionizing the way we explore and understand our solar system. These autonomous AI systems are designed to operate independently, performing tasks such as sample collection, geological analysis, and environmental monitoring without direct human intervention. Equipped with advanced sensors

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August 20, 2024

Elon Musk Plans Lower-Orbit Starlink Satellites to Reduce Latency

To reduce latency for Starlink, SpaceX CEO Elon Musk plans to launch “next-generation” satellites that will orbit closer to Earth. “The current Starlinks are at 550 kilometers in orbit. The next generation will be at 350 kilometers,” Musk stated while live streaming himself playing Diablo IV using Starlink over the weekend. Starlink uses orbiting satellites

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August 5, 2024

Unveiling the Moon’s Exosphere: New Insights into Lunar Atmosphere Formation

The moon, despite being our constant celestial companion, remains a source of many mysteries. For instance, it was only during the Apollo missions of the 1960s and ’70s that we learned it has a very thin atmosphere. “Many people don’t even know that the moon has an atmosphere,” said Nicole Nie, an assistant professor at

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June 25, 2024

China’s Chang’e-6 Mission Returns with Samples from the Moon’s Far Side

China’s Chang’e-6 mission has successfully returned to Earth with lunar soil samples, making China the first nation to bring back material from the moon’s far side. The Chinese National Space Administration’s lander returned after 53 days, carrying the samples in a capsule. Launched on May 3, the Chang’e-6 mission aimed to explore and collect samples

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October 12, 2023

SpaceX Unveils Fresh Website for Starlink’s Cellular Service

SpaceX has unveiled its new website, “Starlink Direct to Cell,” dedicated to promoting its upcoming Starlink service for mobile phones, emphasizing “Seamless access to text, voice, and data for LTE phones across the globe.” This service leverages the ever-expanding Starlink satellite network in Earth’s orbit to deliver cellular connectivity directly to unmodified smartphones. Originally slated

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October 7, 2023

Amazon’s Project Kuiper Prototype Satellites Successfully Launched into Space, Marking Key Milestone

Amazon’s Project Kuiper reached a significant milestone as its prototype satellites, KuiperSat-1 and KuiperSat-2, soared into space aboard an Atlas V rocket from United Launch Alliance (ULA) at Cape Canaveral, Florida, on Friday. The launch marked a crucial step toward conducting the inaugural space-based trials of the satellite internet service. The rocket, following a trouble-free

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October 5, 2023

SpaceX’s Elon Musk Aims for Starship-Powered Starlink Deployment in 2024

SpaceX CEO Elon Musk is optimistic that 2024 may finally witness the deployment of Starlink satellites using the Starship spacecraft. Speaking at the International Astronautical Congress 2023, Musk expressed his hopes for deploying Starlink V3 satellites within a year. This marks the first mention of V3 Starlink satellites, hinting at upgrades to the space-based internet

September 30, 2023

Amazon’s Project Kuiper Satellite Internet Gears Up for Space Launch After Delays

After experiencing several delays, Amazon’s Project Kuiper satellite internet service is finally set to send its first prototypes into space on Friday, October 6, as confirmed by United Launch Alliance (ULA), Amazon’s partnering organization. Initially, the prototypes were scheduled to be launched aboard ULA’s Vulcan Centaur rocket, but due to a cancellation, ULA has now

September 13, 2023

US Space Force Launches Spy Satellites for Outer Space Mission

On Sunday, the US Space Force launched a rocket into space carrying American spy satellites with a mission focused on conducting reconnaissance in outer space, targeting potential adversarial assets that could pose a threat. CBS News reported that these satellites were part of a highly classified payload from the National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) and were

January 3, 2023

5 Upcoming Space Missions in 2023

The year 2023 is being considered as the golden age for space technology. Reason- 5 big missions that will increase people’s understanding about space. These are the launch of the European Space Agency’s Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer and the super heavy SpaceX Starship. Mission Dearmoon by an 8-member team from Japan. NASA’s spacecraft returns to

December 17, 2022

NASA’s SWOT Satellite will survey all the Sources of Water on Earth.

The first satellite was launched on Friday to survey all the sources of water on Earth. It has been prepared jointly by the American Space Agency NASA and the French Space Agency National Center for Special Studies. The name of this satellite is International Surface Water and Ocean Topography (SWOT). It was sent into space

November 16, 2022

NASA’s Moon Mission Launched Today

American Space Agency NASA’s Moon Mission ‘Artemis-1’ has been launched today. The rocket took off from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida at 1:47am EST (6:47am GMT). According to NASA, a few minutes after the launch, the rocket left the Orion spacecraft towards the moon. On Monday, Orion will pass 96.5 kilometers of the Moon’s

November 9, 2022

NASA develops a Technology that would take Humans to Mars 

NASA is ready to prove a technology that could be used in the future to explore Mars. It is a kind of inflatable flywheel that would act as a thermal shield when entering the atmosphere. It has been named as LOFTID (Low-Earth Orbit Flight Test of an Inflatable Decelerator) and NASA points out that if

August 15, 2022

 NASA to test “Surgeon” Robot on International Space Station

In development for two decades, the robot is equipped with two instrument arms that can be remotely controlled to perform minimally invasive surgery and other procedures. NASA will test, together with the company Virtual Incision, a remote surgical robot aboard the International Space Station (ISS).   The platform is named MIRA – which stands for

August 5, 2022

Blue Origin sends 6 People into Space

Amazon founder Jeff Bezoss’ aerospace company Blue Origin sent six people into space on Thursday for space tourism. The company’s new Shepard spacecraft launched from Launch Site One in Texas. This spaceship took the passengers 107 km above the earth and from there the people came back to earth with parachutes. This space mission lasted

July 19, 2022

Japan’s Inter-Planetary Trains

Japan is planning to make Earth-like habitable environment on the Moon and Mars. There will also be interplanetary trains connecting the Earth, Moon and Mars. It sounds strange but it’s true. For this project, researchers from Kyoto University in Japan collaborated with the Kajima Construction Company. The team announced plans to develop a “glass” habitat

May 14, 2022

Britain to set up a Solar Plant in Space

Britain to set up a Solar Plant in Space UK Government is working on a plan to build a Solar Power Plant in Space. 50 UK engineering organisations, including Airbus and Cambridge University, have joined this government initiative. The UK launched an initiative last year to explore options in this direction. Its goal is to

May 10, 2022

Space Hotel by 2025: Now Celebrate the Holidays in Space

Space Tourism: New discoveries are constantly being made in the space sector. Many companies are working to take people to space and bring them home.  So far you have surely seen many 5-star and 7-star hotels with great views on Earth, but have you thought that there can be a hotel that isn’t of the

May 9, 2022

NASA’s CAPSTONE Mission

What is NASA’s CAPSTONE campaign, what will it do on the Moon? NASA is preparing for the launch of its Capstone mission this month. A microwave-sized CubeSat weighing only 25 kg will trace the path of the Moon’s orbit. Once in space and before reaching the Moon’s orbit, Capstone will use its propulsion system for

May 3, 2022

The first image of the fully focused James Webb

The James Webb Space Telescope, the most powerful ever built, is now fully aligned. The observatory, launched last December, is capable of capturing sharp, well-focused images with its four onboard science instruments. In two months, the time needed for the final preparations, he will be ready to do science. The telescope’s alignment across all of

May 2, 2022

How Satellites are Transported to Space

It is a very difficult task to bring any object outside the Earth into space. In this, it is very important for the object to be free from the effect of Earth’s gravity. In contrast to this huge force, going to space also requires a lot of fuel and special technology. For this, instead of

April 25, 2022

SpaceX conquering Space

Oscar-winning director couple Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi and Jimmy Chin’s SpaceX foray orbits the ‘Demo-2’ flight, launched in May 2020, which for the first time carried two astronauts aboard a commercial rocket to the Space Station International. Thanks to this Experiment, SpaceX, the project of billionaire Elon Musk, now benefits from contracts with NASA to supply

April 25, 2022

Good News for Space Fans: 6 hours of Luxury journey in Space for $125,000

Recently, America’s Space Perspective Company has created a spaceship that will allow people to travel for 6 hours in space. The name of this spacecraft i.e. spaceship has been named Neptune. Will travel at the end of 2024 The passengers sitting in the spaceship will be able to see the earth from 360 degree angle