SpaceX Sees Big Drop in Number of Starlink Satellite De-Orbits in 2025
The number of Starlink satellites falling back to Earth and burning up in the atmosphere has declined in…
Astronomers Spent Years Watching a Planet, Then It Vanished Without a Trace
Astronomers observing the starFomalhaut, located just 25 light-years from Earth, believed they had detected a planet, later named…
SpaceX opens 2026 with launch of Cosmo-SkyMed Earth observation satellite for Italy – Spaceflight Now
The Cosmo-SkyMed Second Generation Flight Model 3 satellite deploys from SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket on Jan. 2, 2026.…
Hackers Allegedly Steal Access Tokens, Confidential Documents From European Space Agency
The European Space Agency (ESA) suffered a security breach of its science servers, with a hacker group claiming…
Incredible discovery that may have settled the ‘life on Mars’ debate
A recent analysis of the Sapphire Canyon mudstone core, drilled by NASA’s Perseverance rover in July 2024, adds…
Researchers spot Saturn-sized planet in the “Einstein desert”
Most of the exoplanets we’ve discovered have been in relatively tight orbits around their host stars, allowing us…
SpaceX Prepares to Double Output at Texas Starlink Factory
Will 2026 bring cheaper Starlink hardware? It will certainly be more plentiful as SpaceX prepares to double the…
Moon phase today explained: What the moon will look like on January 1, 2025
It’s the first Moon of the new year, and we’re just a couple of days away from the…
2026 is the year humanity will finally go back to the moon
Astronauts haven’t visited our nearest celestial neighbor since 1972. That’s when NASA astronauts Eugene Cernan and Harrison “Jack”…
After half a decade, the Russian space station segment stopped leaking
A small section of the International Space Station that has experienced persistent leaks for years appears to have…