Spacecrafts

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  NASA's Spacecraft Uncovers New Insights About Milky Way's Supermassive Black Hole

  This understanding changed when Dikerby and his team pointed XRISM toward a large gas cloud near the galactic center.

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  Is Interstellar Comet 3I/ATLAS Alien Tech? Astronomers Finally Answer

  Researchers used powerful radio telescopes to scan 3I/ATLAS for signs of alien technology.

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  NASA May Launch Historic Artemis 2 Moon Mission in Just One Month, Astronauts Ready for Flight

  NASA’s Artemis 2 mission could launch astronauts around the moon in February, marking the first human flight to lunar space since Apollo 17. The crew will test Orion’s systems on a free-return trajectory and prepare for future lunar landings, paving the way for Artemis 3 and NASA’s goal of establishing a long-term human presence on the moon.

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  Astronomers Successfully Weigh a Starless ‘Rogue Planet’ Drifting Through the Milky Way

  Astronomers have precisely measured the mass of a rogue planet wandering through the Milky Way using a rare gravitational microlensing event. By combining observations from ground-based telescopes across three continents with data from ESA’s Gaia spacecraft, researchers determined the planet’s distance and found it to be about the mass of Satur...

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  Rising Space Debris Threatens Earth As Chinese Shenzhou-20 Incident Highlights Orbital Risks

  Moriba Jah, a space debris expert and professor at the University of Texas at Austin, said the incident highlights the growing dangers in orbit.

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  Here's Why Saturn's Icy Moon Enceladus Is Prime Target In Search For Life

  The findings are based on analysis of data from NASA's Cassini spacecraft, which orbited Saturn from 2004 to 2017.

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  Failing Starlink Satellite Photographed in Orbit Before Fiery Reentry

  A SpaceX Starlink satellite suffered a major in-orbit failure in December 2025, losing communication after venting its fuel tank and beginning an uncontrolled orbital descent. The malfunction caused the satellite’s altitude to drop and produced minor debris, prompting close tracking by SpaceX, NASA and the U.S. Space Force. High-resolution imager...

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  Starlink Satellite Breaks Apart in Orbit, Begins Uncontrolled Fall Toward Earth After SpaceX Anomaly

  A SpaceX Starlink satellite is tumbling toward Earth after an orbital anomaly caused partial breakup and loss of contact. The company says the spacecraft will safely burn up during reentry, while the incident highlights increasing space safety concerns as satellite numbers continue to grow rapidly.

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  In Rare Accident, Musk's Starlink Lost Communication With One Of Its Satellite

  SpaceX's Starlink said one of its satellites experienced an anomaly in space on Wednesday that created a "small number" of debris and cut off communications with the spacecraft at 418 km (259.73 miles) in altitude, a rare kinetic accident in orbit

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  Chinese Spacecraft Nearly Slammed Into Starlink Satellite, SpaceX Reveals

  A Starlink satellite narrowly avoided a collision after a spacecraft launched by a Chinese rocket passed within 200 meters in orbit. SpaceX warned that the incident highlights growing safety risks caused by poor coordination as Earth’s orbital environment becomes increasingly crowded with satellites.

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  Uranus and Neptune May Be Rock-Dominated Planets, Study Suggests

  Uranus and Neptune may not be true ice giants after all. New research using advanced hybrid simulations suggests the distant planets could be dominated by rocky material rather than water-rich ices. The findings challenge decades of planetary models and may help explain the planets’ unusual, non-dipolar magnetic fields. Scientists say future dedi...

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  NASA Loses Contact With MAVEN Mars Orbiter After 11-Year Mission: "Loss Of Signal"

  Maven, launched in 2013, entered Mars' orbit in September 2014 to study the upper atmosphere and its interaction with the solar wind.

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  China Launches Three Long March Rockets in Under 19 Hours, Setting New National Record

  China made spaceflight history by launching three Long March rockets within just 19 hours, setting a national record. The missions expanded broadband satellite networks and deployed new military and communications spacecraft, highlighting the country’s rapidly growing launch capabilities and ambitious space expansion efforts.

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  International Space Station Makes History As Eight Visiting Spacecraft Simultaneously Dock

  In December 2025, the ISS reached a historic milestone with eight visiting spacecraft docked simultaneously for the first time. The lineup included Soyuz crew vehicles, Progress cargo ships, Japan’s HTV-X1, Northrop Grumman’s Cygnus, and two SpaceX Dragons. The rare configuration highlighted intense crew rotation operations and the ISS’s role...

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  NASA’s Perseverance Records First-Ever Mini-Lightning on Mars

  NASA’s Perseverance rover has captured the first confirmed mini-lightning sparks in Mars’ dusty atmosphere. Using its sensitive microphone, the rover recorded 55 tiny electrical discharges during dust storms over two Martian years. These sparks generate reactive chemicals that can break down organic molecules, affecting future life-detection ef...