Rescue spacecraft LINK will de-orbit within 3 weeks after failing to execute NASA's Swift Boost mission
The spacecraft has been put on the same orbit as Swift, but will be kept miles away from it.
Published: Sep 7, 2026 | By Pranjal Nath
China to beat NASA? Tianwen-3 plans to bring back Mars samples by 2031 to search for signs of life
China has planned to launch the robotic mission in 2028 and return with about one pound of samples.
Published: Sep 7, 2026 | By Harsh Vardhan
India’s uncrewed Gaganyaan test mission getting ready for launch in late 2026, ISRO chief confirms
Gaganyaan is India’s human space program that aims to send three Indian astronauts on a 3-day mission to low-Earth orbit.
Published: Sep 6, 2026 | By Harsh Vardhan
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: Sep 6, 2026 | 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: Sep 6, 2026 | 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: Sep 4, 2026 | 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: Sep 4, 2026 | 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: Sep 4, 2026 | 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: Sep 4, 2026 | 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: Sep 3, 2026 | 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: Sep 3, 2026 | 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: Sep 3, 2026 | 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: Sep 3, 2026 | 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: Sep 3, 2026 | 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: Sep 2, 2026 | 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: Sep 2, 2026 | 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: Sep 2, 2026 | 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: Sep 2, 2026 | 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: Sep 1, 2026 | 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: Sep 1, 2026 | By Pranjal Nath