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NASA's New Satellite Duo Begins Tracking Mysterious Auroral Electrojets
The EZIE mission is shaping up to be a breakthrough in space weather research. Launched in March 2025, its three satellites are now orbiting Earth and collecting data on auroral electrojets, massive energy currents near the poles. Scientists believe the results could lead to better forecasting tools and stronger, safer satellite systems.
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ISRO Expands with Two Launchpads, Chandrayaan-4 to Launch in 2028 with Lunar Sample Return Mission
Isro is developing two new launchpads in Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu to support its growing space program. Chandrayaan-4, a 9,200 kg mission planned for 2028, will involve a lunar sample return. The organisation is also collaborating with NASA on the NISAR satellite for environmental monitoring. In the past decade, Isro has launched 433 satellite...
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SpaceX Delays Starship Flight 8 Launch After Technical Glitches
The scheduled launch of SpaceX’s Starship Flight 8 on March 3 was delayed due to last-minute technical issues. The test flight was expected to evaluate the booster recovery system and deploy four Starlink satellite models. A previous test, Flight 7, saw partial success, with the booster landing as planned but the upper stage failing due to a prop...
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Solar Sail Satellites Could Enhance Space Weather Forecasting and Alerts
Solar sail satellites, harnessing sunlight for propulsion, are being developed to improve space weather forecasting. NOAA and NASA’s Solar Cruiser project aims to extend geomagnetic storm alert times by 50%, reducing risks to power grids, GPS, and air traffic. The new spacecraft, expected to launch in 2029, will move beyond traditional observatio...
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NASA’s Lunar Trailblazer Set to Explore Moon’s Water Cycle and Ice Locations
NASA’s upcoming Lunar Trailblazer mission aims to explore and map water on the Moon. Set for launch next year, this satellite will utilise advanced instruments to identify and measure water in various forms. It will investigate permanently shadowed craters and surface features to gather insights about lunar water's origins and its potential for f...
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Group Backed By Bloomberg, NASA To Launch 1st Methane-Hunting Satellite
A coalition using NASA-developed technology and backed by philanthropists including former New York mayor Mike Bloomberg will launch the first in a series of satellites on Friday to pinpoint leaks of the planet-warming gas methane from space.
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NASA to Reportedly Launch an 'Artificial Star' Satellite to Help Astronomers Study the Cosmos
NASA's groundbreaking Landolt Space Mission will revolutionize astronomy by launching an artificial star into Earth's orbit by 2029. This satellite, about the size of a loaf of bread, will enhance the precision of ground-based telescopes, providing astronomers with more accurate measurements of celestial objects. Equipped with eight lasers, the sat...
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NASA Launches Tiny Climate Change Satellite To Study Earth's Poles
A tiny NASA satellite was launched Saturday from New Zealand with the mission of improving climate change prediction by measuring heat escaping from Earth's poles for the first time.
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On New Year Day, India To Launch Satellite To Study Black Holes: 10 Points
India will begin the New Year today with an effort to solve one of the biggest mysteries of the universe -- black holes. A rocket will lift off today carrying an advanced astronomy observatory meant to study black holes and neutron stars.
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NASA's Capstone Satellite Breaks From Earth’s Orbit, Heads Towards Moon Ahead of Upcoming Artemis Program
NASA’s Capstone satellite is headed to the moon, after it broke from the Earth’s orbit on Monday, according to the US space agency. Launched six days ago from New Zealand's Mahia Peninsula by the company Rocket Lab in one of their small Electron rockets, the Capstone satellite will send back vital information for months as the first to take a n...
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NASA Launches Mini Satellite Capstone to Outer Space in Bid to Return Humans to the Moon
NASA blasted a nanosatellite barely bigger than a microwave oven into outer space Tuesday, part of a landmark mission to return humans to the Moon.
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NASA To Test Giant "Slingshot" Technology Later This Year For Launching Satellites Into Space
NASA is planning to test an unconventional system later this year for launching small objects to low Earth orbit. It aims to make space launches more affordable and environmentally friendly.
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NASA Launches New Satellite For 3-Year Mission To Study Global Ice Loss
NASA's most advanced space laser satellite blasted off Saturday on a mission to track ice loss around the world and improve forecasts of sea level rise as the climate warms.
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New "Planet Hunter" Starts Scouring For "New Worlds"
After a successful launch in April this year, NASA's newest planet hunter, the Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS), has now started its search for planets around nearby stars.
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Rocket-Control Glitch Delays Launch Of NASA's Planet-Hunting Satellite
An 11th-hour technical glitch prompted SpaceX to postpone its planned launch on Monday of a new NASA space telescope designed to detect worlds beyond our solar system, delaying for at least 48 hours a quest to expand astronomers' known inventory of so-called exoplanets.
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NASA's New Satellite Duo Begins Tracking Mysterious Auroral Electrojets
The EZIE mission is shaping up to be a breakthrough in space weather research. Launched in March 2025, its three satellites are now orbiting Earth and collecting data on auroral electrojets, massive energy currents near the poles. Scientists believe the results could lead to better forecasting tools and stronger, safer satellite systems.
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ISRO Expands with Two Launchpads, Chandrayaan-4 to Launch in 2028 with Lunar Sample Return Mission
Isro is developing two new launchpads in Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu to support its growing space program. Chandrayaan-4, a 9,200 kg mission planned for 2028, will involve a lunar sample return. The organisation is also collaborating with NASA on the NISAR satellite for environmental monitoring. In the past decade, Isro has launched 433 satellite...
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SpaceX Delays Starship Flight 8 Launch After Technical Glitches
The scheduled launch of SpaceX’s Starship Flight 8 on March 3 was delayed due to last-minute technical issues. The test flight was expected to evaluate the booster recovery system and deploy four Starlink satellite models. A previous test, Flight 7, saw partial success, with the booster landing as planned but the upper stage failing due to a prop...
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Solar Sail Satellites Could Enhance Space Weather Forecasting and Alerts
Solar sail satellites, harnessing sunlight for propulsion, are being developed to improve space weather forecasting. NOAA and NASA’s Solar Cruiser project aims to extend geomagnetic storm alert times by 50%, reducing risks to power grids, GPS, and air traffic. The new spacecraft, expected to launch in 2029, will move beyond traditional observatio...
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NASA’s Lunar Trailblazer Set to Explore Moon’s Water Cycle and Ice Locations
NASA’s upcoming Lunar Trailblazer mission aims to explore and map water on the Moon. Set for launch next year, this satellite will utilise advanced instruments to identify and measure water in various forms. It will investigate permanently shadowed craters and surface features to gather insights about lunar water's origins and its potential for f...
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Group Backed By Bloomberg, NASA To Launch 1st Methane-Hunting Satellite
A coalition using NASA-developed technology and backed by philanthropists including former New York mayor Mike Bloomberg will launch the first in a series of satellites on Friday to pinpoint leaks of the planet-warming gas methane from space.
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NASA to Reportedly Launch an 'Artificial Star' Satellite to Help Astronomers Study the Cosmos
NASA's groundbreaking Landolt Space Mission will revolutionize astronomy by launching an artificial star into Earth's orbit by 2029. This satellite, about the size of a loaf of bread, will enhance the precision of ground-based telescopes, providing astronomers with more accurate measurements of celestial objects. Equipped with eight lasers, the sat...
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NASA Launches Tiny Climate Change Satellite To Study Earth's Poles
A tiny NASA satellite was launched Saturday from New Zealand with the mission of improving climate change prediction by measuring heat escaping from Earth's poles for the first time.
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On New Year Day, India To Launch Satellite To Study Black Holes: 10 Points
India will begin the New Year today with an effort to solve one of the biggest mysteries of the universe -- black holes. A rocket will lift off today carrying an advanced astronomy observatory meant to study black holes and neutron stars.
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NASA's Capstone Satellite Breaks From Earth’s Orbit, Heads Towards Moon Ahead of Upcoming Artemis Program
NASA’s Capstone satellite is headed to the moon, after it broke from the Earth’s orbit on Monday, according to the US space agency. Launched six days ago from New Zealand's Mahia Peninsula by the company Rocket Lab in one of their small Electron rockets, the Capstone satellite will send back vital information for months as the first to take a n...
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NASA Launches Mini Satellite Capstone to Outer Space in Bid to Return Humans to the Moon
NASA blasted a nanosatellite barely bigger than a microwave oven into outer space Tuesday, part of a landmark mission to return humans to the Moon.
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NASA To Test Giant "Slingshot" Technology Later This Year For Launching Satellites Into Space
NASA is planning to test an unconventional system later this year for launching small objects to low Earth orbit. It aims to make space launches more affordable and environmentally friendly.
-
NASA Launches New Satellite For 3-Year Mission To Study Global Ice Loss
NASA's most advanced space laser satellite blasted off Saturday on a mission to track ice loss around the world and improve forecasts of sea level rise as the climate warms.
-
New "Planet Hunter" Starts Scouring For "New Worlds"
After a successful launch in April this year, NASA's newest planet hunter, the Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS), has now started its search for planets around nearby stars.
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Rocket-Control Glitch Delays Launch Of NASA's Planet-Hunting Satellite
An 11th-hour technical glitch prompted SpaceX to postpone its planned launch on Monday of a new NASA space telescope designed to detect worlds beyond our solar system, delaying for at least 48 hours a quest to expand astronomers' known inventory of so-called exoplanets.
