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After collecting the first-ever samples from the far side of the moon, China is now setting its sights on even more distant destinations — Mars, asteroids and Jupiter, positioning itself as a key player in space exploration for the coming decade. The country’s plans span the moon, near-Earth asteroids, comets, obtaining the first-ever samples from […]

NASA and its Russian counterpart have identified 50 “areas of concern” related to a long-running leak aboard the space station, a media report states. The leak has been ongoing since 2019 in the Russian segment of the International Space Station (ISS) and was the focus of a new report from NASA’s Office of the Inspector

The retirement of the International Space Station (ISS) is planned for 2030. With just six years left on the clock, private companies are vying to see their space stations reach low-Earth orbit and become the world’s first-ever commercial orbital laboratory. At the 75th International Astronautical Congress (IAC) held in Milan, Italy, on Monday (Oct. 14),

Kenya experienced a remarkable rise in satellite subscriptions during the 2023/24 financial year, driven by the launch of Starlink Internet Services. Satellite subscriptions grew by 73.1% in the fourth quarter alone, from 4,808 in March to 8,324 in June 2024. Remarkably, the year-over-year growth hit an incredible 1,955.3%, with subscriptions rising from just 405 in

Europa Clipper has set sail at long last. NASA’s Europa Clipper probe launched today (Oct. 14) atop a SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center (KSC) in Florida, kicking off a highly anticipated astrobiology mission to the Jupiter ocean moon Europa. Liftoff, from KSC’s Pad 39A, occurred at 12:06 p.m. EDT (1606 GMT),

The new home of NASA’s retired space shuttle Endeavour has reached new heights, and the California Science Center is celebrating with a “topping off” ceremony. Now just over a year since the science center began stacking the solid rocket boosters that went on to form the world’s only vertical, launchpad-like exhibit of a winged orbiter,

Zambia is set to make a significant stride in space technology by commissioning its ground receiving station, a facility valued at USD 14 million( ZMW 369.75 million). President Hakainde Hichilema will soon preside over the station’s official opening, which is now fully operational in Chibombo District. The facility is a National Remote Sensing Center unit

The biggest and most powerful rocket ever built took to the skies again. And this time, it came back. SpaceX launched its 400-foot-tall (122 meters) Starship vehicle for the fifth time ever today (Oct. 13), sending the giant rocket aloft from its Starbase site in South Texas at 8:25 am. EDT (1225 GMT; 7:25 a.m.

Blue Origin postponed the launch debut of its second human-rated spacecraft today (Oct. 13), nearly a week after technical issues thwarted its first launch attempt. Jeff Bezos‘ aerospace company hoped to launch its uncrewed NS-27 mission at 9:27a.m. EDT (1327 GMT) on Sunday to send a brand-new New Shepard rocket-capsule combo on a brief trip

SpaceX’s Crew-8 astronauts will have to wait a bit longer to begin their trip home to Earth after plans to depart the International Space Station Sunday morning (Oct. 13) were postponed by bad weather at their splashdown site.. Crew-8’s Dragon capsule, named Endeavour, was scheduled to undock from the International Space Station (ISS) at 7:05