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NASA to unveil Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope in April. Here's all you need to know

NASA will host a media briefing on April 21 at the Goddard Space Flight Center, unveiling the Roman telescope to the public.
Published: 2 days ago  |  By Juhi Varma

Rocket Lab's launch of ESA’s first Celeste LEO-PNT satellites delayed due to bad weather

The satellites will test new technologies to enhance Europe’s Galileo satnav system.
Updated: 3 days ago  |  By Sandip Kishan

Chinese startup Sustain Space tests robotic arm for orbital re-fueling in space

The arm has joints along its entire length, making it possible to be bent as needed.
Published: 3 days ago  |  By Pranjal Nath

This NASA tool will fly aboard a JAXA-ISRO mission to look for water in the Moon's south pole

The device, dubbed the Neutron Spectrometer System, will detect the presence of the H in H₂O without drilling into the surface.
Published: 3 days ago  |  By Biplab Das

This private space company wants to 'bag' a 100-ton asteroid and bring it closer to Earth for mining

TransAstra’s “New Moon” mission aims to transform space manufacturing and research.
Updated: 6 days ago  |  By Sandip Kishan

Blue Origin has come up with bold plan to protect Earth from asteroid impacts

The company has devised the Near-Earth Objects (NEO) Hunter program to protect Earth from asteroid attacks.
Published: 6 days ago  |  By Juhi Varma

ESA confirms solar eclipse-generating Proba-3 satellite is 'alive' after a month of silence

The Coronagraph spacecraft appears stable with recovery and damage checks underway.
Published: Mar 20, 2026  |  By Sandip Kishan

NASA’s Roman Space Telescope passes major pre-flight tests, may launch as early as this fall

The tests, conducted from January to March, confirmed that the telescope will withstand launch conditions and function as intended in space.
Published: Mar 20, 2026  |  By Juhi Varma

SpaceX and Reflect Orbital's plans could 'scar' the night sky, warns the astronomical community

SpaceX plans on launching a million orbital data centers, while Reflect Orbital wants to deploy space mirrors to reflect sunlight onto Earth.
Published: Mar 19, 2026  |  By Juhi Varma

NASA's Parker Solar Probe gathers data from Sun's corona again, equals distance and speed records

The probe completed its 27th closest approach to the Sun this March.
Updated: Mar 17, 2026  |  By Pranjal Nath

World’s first commercial space science telescope Mauve returns first observation

UK-based Blue Skies Space's first satellite begins calibration with a bright star 104 light-years away.
Published: Mar 17, 2026  |  By Sandip Kishan

Massive water tank located 600 meters below ground can help deepen understanding of ghost particles

Neutrinos are hard to detect because of their ability to pass through anything without interaction.
Published: Mar 16, 2026  |  By Pranjal Nath

NASA’s cereal-box-sized SPARCS sends first images as exoplanet mission begins

The tiny spacecraft will study energetic behavior the galaxy’s most common stars.
Published: Mar 13, 2026  |  By Sandip Kishan

Mars exploration: HRSC principal investigator explains how the camera helps identify safe landing sites

The HRSC recently released images of the Trouvelot Crater which shows signs of ancient water activity.
Published: Mar 13, 2026  |  By Juhi Varma

NASA’s Van Allen Probe A to make fiery re-entry into Earth's atmosphere today

Van Allen Probe A and B ceased operations within 3 months of each other in 2019.
Published: Mar 10, 2026  |  By Pranjal Nath

NASA's DART created history by altering orbit of asteroid Didymos around the Sun

NASA's DART mission altered the orbits of both Didymos and Dimorphos around the Sun, validating kinetic impact as a viable technique against asteroid collision.
Updated: Mar 9, 2026  |  By Juhi Varma

Europe may soon be getting a self-healing spacecraft

ESA-backed project tests carbon-fiber composites that detect damage and fix themselves.
Updated: Mar 6, 2026  |  By Sandip Kishan

ESA orbiters witness powerful solar superstorm hitting Mars

Earth and Mars showed very different responses to the same solar storm.
Published: Mar 6, 2026  |  By Sandip Kishan

NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope images 'Exposed Cranium' nebula in never-before-seen details

Webb has captured the star within the nebula in its dying moments, yet its ultimate fate is uncertain.
Published: Feb 27, 2026  |  By Juhi Varma

'Listen' to Jupiter, Saturn and Uranus ahead of the six-planet parade on February 28

In a process known as sonification, binary data of electromagnetic radiation is translated to sound.
Updated: Feb 26, 2026  |  By Pranjal Nath
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