A woman 99.9% of us have never heard of, has just died. Yet what we owe her is incalculable. You see, NASA Shuttle Mission Specialist Mary Cleave didn’t use her time in orbit staring at the vast and hypnotic majesty of space. She focused her attention on the mess below her. Namely the human-triggered deterioration […]
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The Pentagon would not comment on any statement made. “2018 saw SpaceX secure the $130 million launch contract.”
First pair of prototype satellites for the planned Amazon Kuiper internet network were launched into space on Friday from Florida.
A Bit of Space Junk, Probably Sorry to ruin either a romantic evening or a school lesson in astronomy, but whenever you gaze in wonder up at the stars, you’re also looking at thousands of tonnes of trash, just sort of hanging there about a thousand kilometres high. There are over 10,000 tonnes of rubbish […]
As part of the Caltech solar energy project, an SBSP has successfully beamed solar energy collected from space down to Earth.
Russia's Luna-25, its first moonshot in nearly half a century has failed after the spacecraft spun out of control and smashed into the moon.
HelioLinc3D, one of the world’s most advanced algorithms, has successfully discovered its first "potentially hazardous" asteroid (PHA).
SpaceX achieved a major milestone with its 16th Falcon 9 rocket launch, while also announcing plans to extend the lifespan of its boosters.
Saudi Arabia’s real purpose behind its recent milestones in the space sector demonstrates its commitment to diversifying its economy.
The story of Rayyanah Barnawi, Saudi Arabia's first woman in space, goes beyond her historic journey to the International Space Station.