About Author
Harsh Vardhan brings over five years of experience in space reporting - a niche he discovered after staring at the night sky years prior. His interests lie in watching thrilling rocket launches, learning about mind-bending outer space discoveries and telling his readers about them. Since his journalism career began in 2021, Harsh has worked at Republic Media Network, Mashable India and Deccan Herald as a science writer. When Harsh is AFK, you can find him on a bike, behind a camera or in bed binging on movies.
Latest From Harsh Vardhan
Artemis II Pilot Victor Glover reveals tense moment when crew received 'cabin leak' warning in space
Victor Glover revealed that the Artemis II crew experienced a scare early in the mission just a day after its launch on April 1, 2026.
NASA's 'fully functional' Nancy Grace Roman Telescope moves closer to releasing first images
The Roman telescope, launched on August 30, is exceeding expectations and quelling worries as it moves closer to releasing its first images.
NASA to provide major update on upcoming Artemis missions on October 23—streaming details here
The conference will begin at 2 pm EDT at the Kennedy Space Center with NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman and others in attendance.
NASA’s Space Reactor-1 Freedom and Skyfall: How the agency plans to hit two birds with one stone
NASA says it has mutually agreed to key contract actions with its partners to advance the development of humanity’s first fission-powered spacecraft.
JAXA confirms MMX spacecraft is in good health as it cruises towards Martian moon Phobos
JAXA said on Wednesday that the MMX spacecraft is in good health and teams are on track to conduct functional checks in the coming days.
NASA's ESCAPADE orbiters head toward Earth for gravity assist as they prepare to set course for Mars
The ESCAPADE orbiters will swing close past Earth and each fire their main engine for an essential burn on their way to Mars.
Starship Flight 15: Elon Musk says SpaceX will try to catch both rocket stages next month
"We remain on track with our goals to bring back both the first and second stages to the tower this year," SpaceX President Gwynne Shotwell said, reiterating Musk's ambitions.
Japan’s H3 rocket spotted in space after launching MMX mission to Martian Moon Phobos; watch video
The MMX mission aims to collect the samples from Mars’s moon Phobos and complete a round-trip to Earth—something which has never been done before.
In a first, Europe’s Proba-3 and India’s Aditya-L1 spacecraft jointly observe early stage CMEs
Scientists have gained new insights into coronal mass ejections and their evolution, thanks to the combined power of the Proba-3 and Aditya-L1 observatories.
NASA completes booster stacking of SLS rocket for Artemis III—here’s what’s next for the mission
The SLS rocket's core stage will be integrated with the two boosters and hauled to the launch pad, where teams will practice loading cryogenic propellant.
Japan’s historic sampling mission to Martian moon Phobos launches today—time and livestream details
The mission will be the first to collect samples from a moon other than ours and complete a round-trip from the Martian neighbourhood.
SpaceX Starfall: Netizens spot secret return vehicle launching on Bandwagon-5 mission tomorrow
The Falcon 9 rocket is scheduled to lift off from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida when the one-hour window opens at 6:30 am ET.
ISRO completes critical crew module separation tests ahead of first uncrewed Gaganyaan mission
With the tests, ISRO has validated critical systems of the Crew and Service module ahead of first Gaganyaan test mission slated for late 2026.
U.S. startup Reflect Orbital taps India-based Skyroot Aerospace's private rocket for two missions
The first mission will launch atop Skyroot Aerospace’s Vikram-1 rocket whereas the second on the Vikram-1U which has a greater payload capacity.
NASA’s Lucy spacecraft marks 5th launch anniversary—here’s all about the mission exploring ‘Trojan’ asteroids
Lucy is more than 550 million miles from Earth as of October 16, and it's due to make its flyby of one of the Trojan asteroids next year.
Watch: SpaceX launches and lands Falcon 9 rocket for classified U.S. Space Force mission
The Falcon 9 rocket launched from the Vandenberg Space Force Base in California for the USSF-481 mission that marked the 114th flight for the vehicle.
NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Telescope named one of the best inventions of 2026 by TIME
This accomplishment is monumental as the telescope is currently in its commissioning phase and hasn’t even begun its operations.
NASA head to share updates on Artemis III and Artemis IV during live briefing on October 23
Artemis III and IV are targeted for 2027 and 2028 respectively. Catch the latest updates on their progress from NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman on October 23, 2026.
Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin has a huge role to play in collecting samples from Martian moon Phobos
Blue Origin's tool might help reveal the origins of the two Martian moons which have been shrouded in mystery.
Artemis II astronaut Christina Koch steps away from spaceflight as she takes on new role at NASA
Koch has been appointed as acting deputy chief engineer starting November 1 and she will succeed Katherine Van Hooser, who is retiring next week.
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SpaceX shares stunning new photos of Flight 14, Starship’s debut orbital mission
SpaceX has shared new photos of the Starship rocket which lifted off on its debut orbital flight on September 28.
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Weirdest interstellar objects to visit our solar system and the alien theories they fueled
Three interstellar objects have visited our solar system to date and their unusual characteristics fueled theories that couple of them may be alien spacecraft.
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The Golden Record: When humanity sent a message specifically for aliens
Nearly 50 years ago, NASA launched two probes with a message for aliens. That message is yet to find its recipients.
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Top cosmic mysteries NASA’s powerful new Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope could solve
NASA’s brand new Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope is scheduled to launch on August 30 and following are the top mysteries it could help solve.
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Total solar eclipse 2026: 5 reasons why you must not miss the cosmic event on August 12
The total solar eclipse on August 12 will be the first to be witnessed in mainland Europe in nearly three decades. Here are some must know facts about this cosmic event.