Chandrayaan-3 Moon Landing Chief Somanath Joins RBI Board
Former ISRO Chairman Somanath, architect of Chandrayaan-3, appointed to RBI Central Board for 4 years. Space leader now enters India's financial policymaking arena.
SpaceX IPO Plans Move Forward as Starship Success Boosts Company Valuation
SpaceX signals imminent IPO after achieving profitability and Starship success. Elon Musk prepares space company for public markets. Valuation surge reflects rocket technology breakthroughs and contracts.
ISRO Loses Over 100 Scientists in Brain Drain as Private Sector Poaching Threatens India’s Space Program
Over 100 scientists and engineers have resigned from the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) in recent months, prompting the Department of Space to tighten
Spent SpaceX Falcon 9 Stage Hits the Moon on August 5: A Rare Real-Time Impact and an 89-Foot Crater Near Einstein
A spent Falcon 9 upper stage strikes the Moon on August 5 near Einstein Crater at 5,400 mph. Impact physics, LRO observation plans and
NASA Confirms Rare Atmosphere on Exoplanet ’55 Cancri e’ Among 5,573 Known Worlds
NASA has confirmed 5,573 planets outside the solar system distributed across 4,151 external systems. Of all the rocky bodies, only one officially has an atmosphere, although it is far from being considered
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NASA Sets 2028 Launch for Dragonfly, A Nuclear-Powered Drone to Explore Saturn’s Moon Titan
NASA has confirmed the Dragonfly mission to Titan, one of Saturn’s moons, authorizing the continuation of final design work and construction of the spacecraft, which is scheduled to launch in July 2028.
SpaceX’s Moonbase Alpha: Musk’s Plan for Lunar and Martian Expansion with Starship
Elon Musk’s SpaceX, the aerospace company, is currently experiencing its prime. It has managed to find a balance—at least theoretically—between powerful space launches and cost reduction. That’s why they created the Starship,
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Mars or Bust: Elon Musk’s 20-Year Countdown to Space Civilization
Elon Musk, founder of SpaceX, shared profound insights on the continuity of human civilization on the social platform X. He posted that if humanity successfully evolves into an interstellar species, our civilization
Astronomers Unlock 800-Year-Old Supernova Secrets with a Composite Image of SNR 1181
March 28, NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory, as well as many other observatories have together delivered an image of a 800 year old Supernova. It’s a composite image of the supernova remnant SNR
ISRO’s Pushpak RLV Demonstrates Autonomous Landing, Shakes Up Space Race
The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) successfully conducted a landing test of its Reusable Launch Vehicle (RLV) named “Pushpak” on the morning of 22 March 2024. The landing took place in Challakere,
Voyager 1’s Silence Since November 2023: Navigating the Unknown in Interstellar Space
As ISRO is training the astronauts for its Gaganyan space mission, the Voyager 1, the first craft in interstellar space, may have gone dark. When the Voyager 1 was launched in 1977,
ISRO Advances Space Tech with 100W PEM Fuel Cell Power System Test in Orbit
With the successful test of its 100W class Polymer Electrolyte Membrane (PEM) Fuel Cell based Power System (FCPS) on its orbital platform POEM3 , the Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) launched the
NASA’s NIAC Program Ignites New Era with 2024 Martian Explorer Concept
The Innovative Advanced Concepts (NIAC) program of NASA, which is renowned for providing financing for innovative technologies related to space exploration, has declared the selection of thirteen new projects for its 2024
Japan’s SLIM Lander Targets Historic Lunar Landing as it Enters Moon’s Orbit
Japan’s space agency, JAXA, is making headlines with its Smart Lander for Investigating Moon (SLIM) mission, an innovative leap in lunar exploration. Launched on September 7, 2023, SLIM is all about precision