Space Exploration
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SpaceX launches 24 Starlink satellites into Earth orbit
As of early June 2026, over 10,000 Starlink satellites actively beam internet from orbit, a constellation that has grown from just 60 in 2019 to an unimaginable scale, reports space.
SpaceCamp Movie's Tragic Timing, 40 Years Later
Just five months after the Space Shuttle Challenger exploded on January 28, 1986, killing seven astronauts, 20th Century Fox released 'SpaceCamp,' a children's movie about a group of kids who accident
How Can We Trace Meteorite Origins and Cosmic Journeys?
At a distance of over 62 million miles from Saturn, the Cassini spacecraft's Cosmic Dust Analyzer (CDA) instrument detected nano-dust particles.
This Week In Space podcast covers Orion Probe disclosure.
Just months after celebrating record-breaking data transmission, the Orion Probe's primary Spectrometer operates at only 60% efficiency.
Blue Origin rebuilds pad as Relativity targets 2026 Mars
While Blue Origin rebuilds its New Glenn launch pad after a June explosion, Relativity Space and Impulse Space are already targeting 2026 for their first commercial robotic Mars lander mission.
Plasma beam tech could revolutionize Mars laundry
A purple plasma beam reduced spore colonies on cotton fabric from 250,000 colonies per milliliter to about 60,000 in recent tests, according to New Scientist .
SpaceX Starship V3 rocket achieves first flight success
Standing 408 feet tall, SpaceX's Starship V3, the largest rocket ever built, successfully deployed 20 dummy satellites and splashed down in the Indian Ocean on its maiden flight.
NASA Broadcasts Roscosmos Spacewalk for ISS Operations
On Wednesday, May 27, NASA will broadcast live coverage of a spacewalk performed by Russian cosmonauts, a striking decision given its own astronauts, Tracy Caldwell Dyson and Mike Barratt, were origin
NASA Seeks Partners for Mission Storytelling, From Moon to Mars
NASA, the agency renowned for its groundbreaking missions, is now asking filmmakers, poets, and musicians to tell its stories – but without offering any funding.