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SpaceX CEO Elon Musk says a portable version of Starlink is set to arrive in the coming months. “We’ll be introducing the Starlink mini later this year, which can fit in a backpack,” he said in a speech to SpaceX employees. On Friday, SpaceX took to Twitter/X to post Musk’s speech, which provided an update […]

Japan launched a new optical reconnaissance satellite late Thursday to boost the country’s remote sensing capabilities. A Mitsubishi Heavy Industries H-2A rocket in a figuration with a pair of SRB-A3 solid boosters lifted off from Tanegashima Space Center in southwestern Japan at 11:44 p.m. Eastern (0444 UTC Jan. 12). MHI confirmed separation of the satellite

Astronomers have discovered an unexpected and unexplained feature outside our Milky Way galaxy that’s radiating high-energy light called gamma rays. The team behind the discovery, including NASA and University of Maryland cosmologist Alexander Kashlinsky, found the gamma-ray signal while searching through 13 years of data from NASA’s Fermi Telescope. “It is a completely serendipitous discovery,”

The Tunisian Space Association (TUNSA) operates with a mission to advance the utilisation of space technology for bolstering Tunisia’s economic, social, and environmental progress while promoting and enhancing the nation’s scientific and technological prowess. As a non-profit entity, TUNSA is a collaborative platform for diverse individuals and organisations interested in space endeavours, including scientists, engineers,

The excitement was palpable. After more than fifty years, humanity was set to return back to the Moon with Artemis missions. But now, it seems like we will have to wait longer. NASA announced Wednesday that it will delay its next few Artemis missions due to technical hurdles. “To safely carry out these missions, agency

China launched its Einstein Probe early Tuesday to detect X-ray emissions from violent, fleeting cosmic phenomena using novel lobster eye-inspired optics. A Long March 2C rocket lifted off from Xichang Satellite Launch Center in southwestern China at 2:03 a.m. (0703 UTC), Jan. 9. The China Aerospace Science and Technology Corp. (CASC) confirmed launch success within

The United Arab Emirates has agreed to develop an airlock module for the lunar Gateway, helping complete the design of the lunar space station while enhancing the UAE’s role in the Artemis lunar exploration effort. NASA and the UAE’s Mohammed bin Rashid Space Centre (MBRSC) announced Jan. 7 that the UAE would contribute the Crew

Aditya L1, India’s first mission to study the Sun, is inching closer to its destination, the Lagrange Point (L1), located 1.5 million kilometers away from the Earth. The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) had launched Aditya L1 on September 2, last year. ISRO could be attempting one of the most crucial maneuvers of this mission

SpaceX launched another batch of its Starlink internet satellites on Tuesday (Jan. 2), on its first mission of 2024. A Falcon 9 rocket topped with 21 Starlink craft lifted off from California’s Vandenberg Space Force Base at 10:44 p.m. EST (0313 GMT on Jan. 3; 7:44 p.m. local California time). And some of those satellites

WASHINGTON — The commercial arm of India’s space agency ISRO announced Jan. 2 it will launch a large communications satellite later this year on a SpaceX Falcon 9, further underscoring SpaceX’s dominance in the global launch market. New Space India Ltd. (NSIL), the arm of ISRO responsible for commercial launch and satellite services, said it