A potentially catastrophic asteroid, dubbed a “city killer”, is on a collision course with the Moon, and scientists warn the impact could have dangerous ripple effects for Earth. The asteroid, named 2024 YR4, no longer poses a direct threat to our planet, but NASA has identified a 4.3% chance of it striking the lunar surface…
Asteroid 2024 YR4 is not expected to strike Earth, but more and more, scientists worry that it could collide with the Moon. According to the experts at the University of Western Ontario caution that such an impact would hurl more than 100 million kilograms of rubbish into space. This fast-moving lunar material can be a…
The European Space Agency’s Proba-3 mission has achieved a major milestone by capturing its first images of the Sun’s faint outer atmosphere, known as the solar corona. This was made possible by two spacecraft flying in precise formation to create the world’s first artificial solar eclipse in space. One satellite blocked the Sun’s bright disk,…
SpaceX successfully launched another batch of 26 Starlink satellites into low Earth orbit on June 16, further expanding its global broadband internet constellation. The Falcon 9 rocket lifted off from Space Launch Complex 4 East at Vandenberg Space Force Base in California at 11:36 p.m. EDT (3:36 a.m. GMT, Wednesday) on June 16. This mission…
SpaceX on Monday successfully launched 26 Starlink satellites from California. The Falcon 9 rocket lifted off shortly after dusk from Vandenberg Space Force Base.The mission lifted off at 8:36 pm PDT (11:36 pm EDT / 0336 GMT June 17) from Space Launch Complex 4 East at Vandenberg Space Force Base. The launch used a relatively…
This image shows the Sun’s corona captured by the Proba-3 pair of spacecraft in the visible light spectrum, with the hair-like structures revealed using a specialized image processing algorithm (Image credit: AP) A pair of European satellites have created the first artificial solar eclipses by flying in precise and fancy formation, providing hours of on-demand…
A recent NASA-led study, highlighted by New Scientist, reveals that this accelerated re-entry is caused by increased solar activity during the solar maximum—a period of intense solar storms and radiation. These storms heat and expand Earth’s upper atmosphere, increasing atmospheric drag on satellites and hastening their descent. This shift poses new challenges for satellite operators,…
Russian forces have been beefing up bases and building military infrastructure near the Finnish border, according to recent satellite imagery, in moves that could reveal their strategy for what happens after the Ukraine war. The imagery, confirmed by NATO officials, shows row after row of new tents; new warehouses that can store military vehicles; renovations…
On May 13, 2025, at 1:02 a.m. EDT (0502 GMT), SpaceX launched another mission to build out its Starlink network. The Falcon 9 rocket launched from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida, launching 28 Starlink satellites into low Earth orbit (LEO). This launch represents an important milestone in the development of SpaceX’s satellite internet constellation,…
China has long tapped Latin America to supply oil, iron ore, soybeans and other commodities, all drivers of growth for many Latin American countries. But also a source of frustration for those that hope to grow their economies and exports with more than mining and farm goods. China’s leader, Xi Jinping, is trying to show…