SPACEFLIGHT

NASA-funded "Slingshot" concept aims to map minerals on the Moon and beyond

Here's how NASA's 'Slingshot' concept hopes to spot valuable minerals from orbit.
Published: 1 hour ago  |  By Ankita Garkoti

Germany’s Isar Aerospace scripts history by launching first private rocket to orbit from continental Europe

This was Spectrum’s second launch ever and it broke several records in European commercial spaceflight on its way to space.
Published: 2 hours ago  |  By Harsh Vardhan

Progress 96 mission to bring supplies to the ISS on September 9: How to watch the resupply live

The mission will bring three tons of supplies for the Expedition 75 crew living in space.
Published: 1 day ago  |  By Pranjal Nath

NASA’s Curiosity rover crosses more than 5,000 days on Mars, defying its odds of survival

Curiosity had a mission of just one Martian year, or roughly 669 Mars days.
Published: 1 day ago  |  By Harsh Vardhan

ISRO bounces back with successful launch of Earth imaging satellite aboard GSLV rocket

With this success, ISRO redeemed itself after the back-to-back failures it suffered in 2025 and 2026.
Published: 2 days ago  |  By Harsh Vardhan

ESA and JAXA's BepiColombo spacecraft begins Mercury arrival after 8 years in space

Eight years after launch, BepiColombo has entered its final approach to the planet. Here’s what happens next.
Published: 2 days ago  |  By Ankita Garkoti

Astronomers just named the landing site for NASA’s Dragonfly spacecraft on Saturn’s moon Titan

The name, Ahmakiq Undae, comes from an IAU convention of naming dune fields in Latin after gods of wind.
Published: 2 days ago  |  By Pranjal Nath

ISRO to launch India's first geosynchronous-orbit imaging satellite today—livestreaming details here

The mission marks ISRO's return to the launch pad following the failure of its PSLV rocket earlier this year.
Published: 2 days ago  |  By Lakshmi Kola

One final Tango: Last of ESA's Cluster satellites makes fiery reentry 26 years after launch; watch video

The fourth and final satellite's controlled reentry occurred at 23:30 CEST (5:30 pm EDT) over the South Pacific Ocean on September 1.
Published: 2 days ago  |  By Harsh Vardhan

Chinese version of SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket successfully launches on debut mission, 1st landing targeted in 2027

Similar to SpaceX's Falcon 9, the Chinese rocket has a reusable first stage and is designed for at least 25 flights.
Published: 2 days ago  |  By Harsh Vardhan

Europe and Japan’s BepiColombo to enter tricky 'Mercury Arrival Phase' eight years after launch: Watch it live

BepiColombo's ‘Mercury Arrival Phase’ is set to begin at 8 am EDT on September 3, the European Space Agency announced.
Published: 3 days ago  |  By Harsh Vardhan

80,000-year mission to Alpha Centauri 4.4 light-years away: Nonprofit eyes launch by 2029

Sending humanity's first spacecraft to another star will help realize the idea of interstellar travel.
Published: 3 days ago  |  By Harsh Vardhan

Indian scientists propose BHEEM—a Mars habitat double the size of ISS designed to launch on Starship

This design, the scientists said, could solve the biggest logistical problems in building space habitats. 
Published: 3 days ago  |  By Harsh Vardhan

Why Sophie Adenot and Jessica Meir's US Spacewalk 99 fell behind schedule

With the astronauts falling behind schedule, Mission Control had to push some tasks to a future spacewalk.
Published: 3 days ago  |  By Pranjal Nath

NASA restarts Swift telescope after failed rescue, but its future is far from certain

Swift resumes science after a failed rescue attempt, but its orbit keeps decaying fast. Here’s what’s next.
Published: 4 days ago  |  By Ankita Garkoti

NASA's Roman Space Telescope activates the instrument built to spot hidden planets

NASA's newest space telescope is now closer to photographing planets that orbit distant stars.
Published: 4 days ago  |  By Ankita Garkoti

NASA's Nancy Grace Roman Telescope just adjusted its course in space—here's how to track it in real time

NASA has made an addition to its Eyes on the Solar System application to allow the public to track Roman in an interactive fashion.
Published: 4 days ago  |  By Pranjal Nath

Inside Artemis III: A look at how astronauts are training for NASA's ambitious mission

Artemis III will last much longer than its predecessor, requiring greater endurance from astronauts.
Published: 4 days ago  |  By Pranjal Nath

International Space Station to see its sixth all-woman spacewalk today: Here's a look at the other five

NASA's Jessica Meir and ESA's Sophie Adenot will venture out of the station at 8:30 am EDT.
Published: 5 days ago  |  By Pranjal Nath

Watch: Nancy Grace Roman Telescope and SpaceX Falcon Heavy upper stage cruise through space in timelapse footage

The Roman telescope is on a three-month journey to the Lagrange Point 2 roughly a million miles from Earth.
Published: 5 days ago  |  By Harsh Vardhan
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