Spacecraft

Starlink to reconfigure satellites into lower, safer orbit in 2026

This comes after Starlink said in December that one of its satellites experienced an anomaly in space, creating a "small" amount of debris and cutting off communications with the spacecraft.

SPACEX STARLINK 5 satellites are pictured in the sky seen from Svendborg on South Funen, Denmark April 21, 2020.
This image of interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS was captured by the Hubble Space Telescope’s Wide Field Camera, July 21, 2025.

NASA releases images of comet 3I/ATLAS, rejects alien spacecraft 'rumors'

Astronauts Chen Dong, Chen Zhongrui and Wang Jie attend a see-off ceremony for the Shenzhou-20 spaceflight mission at Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center near Jiuquan, Gansu province, China April 24, 2025.

Chinese astronauts' return delayed to Earth after debris hits spacecraft

The spacecraft is on its way to crash into the asteroid’s moon

How the world won’t be destroyed: NASA found a solution to a worrying problem


There used to be rivers on Mars - here is how we know

Mars' dried up oceans and water sources are a productive place to start in the search for life on the red planet. 

 Mars, the fourth planet from the Sun (illustrative).

Growing space: Israeli experiment will try to grow plants on moon in 2025

A team of researchers from the Ben-Gurion University of the Negev has been selected to be performed in Space-IL's "Beresheet 2" spacecraft expedition.

The Moon, as seen from a distance of 500km

SpinLaunch successfully completes Suborbital Accelerator test flight

The test showed that standard satellite parts supplied by the company's partners will work with the launch environment.

Lunar base concept drawing from NASA

NASA invites you to gaze at the moon

NASA's website explains that "this celebration provides opportunities to learn about lunar science and exploration, observe celestial bodies, and honor ... connections to the Moon."

 A view of the full NASA Gateway configuration orbiting the Moon with Orion approaching Gateway (Illustrative).

NASA prepares to deflect asteroid in mission that can one day save Earth

The first-of-its-kind mission - called the Double Asteroid Redirection Test (DART) Mission - will see a spacecraft crash into an asteroid to see if it is possible to change its trajectory.

 This image mosaic of asteroid 253 Mathilde releaseed by NASA 30 June is constructed from four images acquired by the NEAR spacecraft on 27 June. The images were taken from a distance of 1,500 miles (2,400 kilometers) with sunlight coming from the upper right.

NASA announces potential landing regions for Artemis III Moon mission

Artemis III will be the first in a series of missions to bring astronauts to the Moon, including the first woman and the first person of color to be on the Moon.

SpaceX SN15 starship prototype liftoffs from the company's starship facility in Boca Chica, Texas, US, May 5, 2021.

SpaceIL using Siemens software to simulate conditions for Moon mission

The technology used to create this replica will also be used to simulate and predict conditions and optimize the spacecraft throughout the duration of its lifespan.

The Moon, as seen from a distance of 500km

Asteroid flies past Earth 27 times faster than speed of sound

A “potentially hazardous” asteroid the size of a blue whale was set to fly past Earth on Friday.

 An asteroid is seen heading towards the planet in this artistic rendition.

Debris from China rocket launch will crash land, but no one knows where

The 23-ton laboratory is the second module of the station to be built on Earth and shot off into space, the first having blasted off in late April 2021.

 Rescue workers carry Chinese astronaut Zhai Zhigang out of a return capsule after astronauts return to earth following the Shenzhou-13 manned space mission

China launches second space station module, Wentian

China began constructing the space station in April 2021 with the launch of the Tianhe module, the main living quarters, in the first of 11 crewed and uncrewed missions in the undertaking.

 Rescue workers carry Chinese astronaut Zhai Zhigang out of a return capsule after astronauts return to earth following the Shenzhou-13 manned space mission