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Satellite Constellations Like Elon Musk's Starlink Could Contaminate Space Telescope Images, NASA Warns
The contaminated images could impact various scientific studies, including asteroid detection and galaxy observations.
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NASA Explores Industry Collaboration to Boost Swift Observatory’s Orbit and Extend Its Mission
NASA is partnering with U.S. firms to study boosting the Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory’s orbit, aiming to extend its scientific life and advance orbital servicing technologies. Funded through Phase III SBIR awards, the project explores cost-effective solutions while preserving Swift’s astrophysics role. Collaboration with Starfish Space may al...
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"NISAR To Provide Data On Disaster Management, Crop Health": NASA Scientist
Project Scientist for the NISAR mission, Dr Paul Rosen, talked about the benefits of the NISAR mission, as it will help provide reliable data on disaster management, agricultural crop health, forest management and other scientific endeavours.
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NISAR Satellite Is India's Scientific Handshake With World: Union Minister Jitendra Singh
"NISAR is not just a satellite, it is India's scientific handshake with the world" says Science Minister Dr Jitendra Singh.
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Rising Rocket Launches May Delay Ozone Layer Recovery, Study Finds
A growing number of rocket launches may be compromising the ozone layer's recovery, according to new scientific studies. Chlorine and soot from rockets, along with pollutants released during satellite re-entry, could have long-term environmental impacts. The space industry is urged to act now—through regulation, innovation, and cleaner fuels—to...
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NASA Tests Modular Satellite Tech to Cut Launch Costs and Speed Missions
NASA is developing scalable, modular satellite platforms to reduce cost and accelerate science missions. The Athena EPIC spacecraft, built from eight “Satlet” modules, shares control systems among instruments, simplifying integration. Slated to launch in 2025 on a SpaceX rideshare, Athena aims to cut costs from billions to millions per mission....
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European Satellites Create First Artificial Solar Eclipse
A pair of European satellites have created the first artificial solar eclipses by flying in precise and fancy formation, providing hours of on-demand totality for scientists.
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SpaceX Launches Falcon 9 Rocket With 28 Starlink Satellites Into Orbit From Florida
SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket launched 28 Starlink satellites into low-Earth orbit from Florida, marking the company’s 34th Starlink mission for 2025. The booster B1080 landed successfully on a drone ship after its 18th flight. These new satellites will expand the Starlink megaconstellation, bringing high-speed internet access to more parts of the g...
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NASA's MMS Mission Marks 10 Years of Magnetic Reconnection Discoveries
NASA's Magnetospheric Multiscale (MMS) mission has completed a decade of discoveries, advancing the study of magnetic reconnection—a crucial process in space physics. The four-satellite fleet has enabled over 1,500 research papers, refining theories and revealing unexpected reconnection locations. The mission has also set records for GPS tracking...
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Watch: RRM-TD, India's First Space Robotic Arm, In Action Onboard POEM4
The POEM4 mission, part of the PSLV-C60 SpaDeX mission, uses the fourth stage of the Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV) to create a special platform for scientific experiments.
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Satellite Constellations Like Elon Musk's Starlink Could Contaminate Space Telescope Images, NASA Warns
The contaminated images could impact various scientific studies, including asteroid detection and galaxy observations.
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NASA Explores Industry Collaboration to Boost Swift Observatory’s Orbit and Extend Its Mission
NASA is partnering with U.S. firms to study boosting the Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory’s orbit, aiming to extend its scientific life and advance orbital servicing technologies. Funded through Phase III SBIR awards, the project explores cost-effective solutions while preserving Swift’s astrophysics role. Collaboration with Starfish Space may al...
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"NISAR To Provide Data On Disaster Management, Crop Health": NASA Scientist
Project Scientist for the NISAR mission, Dr Paul Rosen, talked about the benefits of the NISAR mission, as it will help provide reliable data on disaster management, agricultural crop health, forest management and other scientific endeavours.
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NISAR Satellite Is India's Scientific Handshake With World: Union Minister Jitendra Singh
"NISAR is not just a satellite, it is India's scientific handshake with the world" says Science Minister Dr Jitendra Singh.
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Rising Rocket Launches May Delay Ozone Layer Recovery, Study Finds
A growing number of rocket launches may be compromising the ozone layer's recovery, according to new scientific studies. Chlorine and soot from rockets, along with pollutants released during satellite re-entry, could have long-term environmental impacts. The space industry is urged to act now—through regulation, innovation, and cleaner fuels—to...
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NASA Tests Modular Satellite Tech to Cut Launch Costs and Speed Missions
NASA is developing scalable, modular satellite platforms to reduce cost and accelerate science missions. The Athena EPIC spacecraft, built from eight “Satlet” modules, shares control systems among instruments, simplifying integration. Slated to launch in 2025 on a SpaceX rideshare, Athena aims to cut costs from billions to millions per mission....
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European Satellites Create First Artificial Solar Eclipse
A pair of European satellites have created the first artificial solar eclipses by flying in precise and fancy formation, providing hours of on-demand totality for scientists.
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SpaceX Launches Falcon 9 Rocket With 28 Starlink Satellites Into Orbit From Florida
SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket launched 28 Starlink satellites into low-Earth orbit from Florida, marking the company’s 34th Starlink mission for 2025. The booster B1080 landed successfully on a drone ship after its 18th flight. These new satellites will expand the Starlink megaconstellation, bringing high-speed internet access to more parts of the g...
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NASA's MMS Mission Marks 10 Years of Magnetic Reconnection Discoveries
NASA's Magnetospheric Multiscale (MMS) mission has completed a decade of discoveries, advancing the study of magnetic reconnection—a crucial process in space physics. The four-satellite fleet has enabled over 1,500 research papers, refining theories and revealing unexpected reconnection locations. The mission has also set records for GPS tracking...
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Watch: RRM-TD, India's First Space Robotic Arm, In Action Onboard POEM4
The POEM4 mission, part of the PSLV-C60 SpaDeX mission, uses the fourth stage of the Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV) to create a special platform for scientific experiments.
