China is on a great mission to make its space station Tiangong much better than it is up to now. They want their station’s operational capabilities up. Since November 2022, Tiangong, which is China’s orbital outpost, has entered into its full operation upon the installment of the science module named Mengtian. In low Earth orbit, … Read more
Due to the approaching Tropical Storm Helene, SpaceX has postponed its upcoming mission dubbed Crew-9 to the International Space Station (ISS). Originally scheduled for September 26th launch from Florida’s Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, the company has ordered at least a two-day delay of the launch. Helene is supposed to intensify into a Category 3 … Read more
Although the world appears static, it is constantly evolving. NASA’s Rome Space Telescope, scheduled to launch in 2027, will help scientists better understand our dynamic universe by observing distant galaxies. One of the main focuses of this mission is the study of galactic fossils, the remains of ancient stars that hold clues to how galaxies … Read more
On September 5, 2024, SpaceX successfully launched a series of next-generation spy satellites for the US National Reconnaissance Office (NRO). The Falcon 9 rocket lifted off from the Vandenberg Space Base in California at 11:20 p.m. EDT sends various satellites into orbit. Dubbed NROL-113, the mission is part of the NRO’s new satellite network to … Read more
Scientists at the University of California, Los Angeles present new research on a curious cosmic phenomenon known as “whistlers” — very low frequency packets of radio waves that race along magnetic field lines. This first-of-its-kind study, appearing in the Physics of Plasmas, from AIP Publishing, provides new insights into the nature of whistlers and space … Read more
Anton Shkaplerov of Roscosmos, Norishige Kanai of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) and NASA astronaut Scott Tingle landed near a remote town in Kazakhstan at 1239GMT (8:39 a.m. EDT / 6:39 p.m. in Kazakhstan). While in space, the Expedition 55 crew studied the effects of microgravity on bone marrow and researched plant growth in … Read more
3/1/2018 – mu Space Corp, Thailand’s first space technology startup to acquire a satellite license is set to raise over 300 million baht (about US$9.2 million) this year in an effort to fund its business development and expansion. The fundraising round is planned after the startup has received a license from the National Broadcasting and … Read more
