NASA's Habitable Worlds Observatory may find signs of alien life with this proposed upgrade
JWST lacks the precision to detect life on exoplanets, and this new telescope aims to change that.
Published: 56 minutes ago | By Ankita Garkoti
NOAA’s SOLAR-1 is now operational—and it's changing how the U.S. watches space weather
The SOLAR-1 probe is a significant upgrade over existing research observatories and instruments that watch the Sun.
Published: 7 days ago | By Pranjal Nath
A fleet of six spacecraft could be Earth's first active defense against solar storms
"It's like people in a village who see a river flooding—maybe they can predict when that will happen, but probably what's even better is if they could build a storm wall."
Published: Jun 11, 2026 | By Ankita Garkoti
A lobster-eye X-ray telescope could unveil some of the deepest secrets of the Moon's geology
It will be able to map the abundance of five key elements across the entire lunar surface.
Updated: Jun 9, 2026 | By Biplab Das
SpaceX launches 53 new Starlink satellites in less than 19 hours from two U.S. coasts
The Starlink satellite constellation has over 10,500 members in orbit as of now.
Published: Jun 5, 2026 | By Ankita Garkoti
'Best. Mars. Mission. Ever.': A look at MAVEN's achievements as NASA bids goodbye to spacecraft
NASA has officially ended the MAVEN mission after failing to reestablish contact with the spacecraft.
Published: Jun 4, 2026 | By Ankita Garkoti
'Under budget and ahead of schedule': NASA moves up Roman telescope launch date after key inspection
The Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope was supposed to launch in early September this year. But NASA is speeding things up.
Published: Jun 4, 2026 | By Pranjal Nath
How will astronauts do laundry on future Moon missions? Scientists are testing a plasma jet solution
The plasma device is aimed at removing harmful germs whose presence might make astronauts sick.
Published: Jun 3, 2026 | By Ankita Garkoti
DARPA to launch robotic satellite repair mission that could change how aging spacecraft are managed
DARPA is all set to launch its robotic spacecraft designed to inspect and repair satellites in the geosynchronous orbit as early as summer 2026.
Published: May 26, 2026 | By Ankita Garkoti
NASA discovers lava-like material that could help astronauts 'live off the land' on the Moon
The new material could help the agency design technology that could house molten lunar rocks from where resources like metals and oxygen could be extracted.
Published: May 25, 2026 | By Biplab Das
Colonizers may not need to transport building tools to Mars—they could just print them, says study
A new study led by a recent graduate of the University of Arkansas suggests that 3D printing tools might be possible on the Red Planet.
Published: May 21, 2026 | By Biplab Das
U.S. Space Force reveals the instruments it launched with SpaceX CRS-34 to bolster national security
The technological payloads represent some of the latest advancements in the fields of space technology and biotechnology.
Published: May 21, 2026 | By Pranjal Nath
Scientists have designed a reptile-inspired Mars rover that can 'swim' through sand
“The wheels mimic the animal’s characteristic interaction with the ground, generating both longitudinal and lateral forces."
Published: May 20, 2026 | By Biplab Das
Two spacecraft simultaneously capture both hemispheres of interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS
The imaging was done using an instrument that also found changing composition of the comet.
Published: May 18, 2026 | By Pranjal Nath
NASA's Perseverance rover sends selfie from the Martian 'Wild West' — here's why it's special
The rover ventured farther west than it had ever been since landing at the Jezero Crater in 2021.
Updated: May 15, 2026 | By Pranjal Nath
NASA tests palm-sized space processor 100 times more powerful and built for harsh space conditions
When used in future space missions, it could process huge amounts of data directly in space instead of taking most of the help from Earth.
Published: May 13, 2026 | By Pranjal Nath
This student-built satellite is set to help us understand ghost particles better—here's how
Called Solar Neutrino Astro-Particle PhYsics CubeSat (SNAPPY), the project launched on May 3, 2026, atop a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket.
Published: May 8, 2026 | By Pranjal Nath
NASA's new STORIE mission to provide fresh inside-out view of 'space doughnut' around Earth
The STORIE instrument will be installed on the exterior of the International Space Station, from where it will measure the speed and direction of energetic neutral atoms in the ring current.
Published: May 8, 2026 | By Nibedita Sen
Nights on the Moon are extremely cold—and this new NASA testing rig can recreate them on Earth
The new technology, called LESTR, mimics cold temperatures without the use of cryogenic liquids.
Published: May 7, 2026 | By Pranjal Nath
Sentinel-1D becomes fully operational, marking major milestone in Europe's Earth observation mission
Part of ESA’s Copernicus program, the constellation allows all-weather, day-night monitoring.
Published: May 5, 2026 | By Sandip Kishan