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The Mitsubishi Heavy Industries H-IIA launch vehicle continues its successful career with the launch of the Smart Lander for Investigating Moon (SLIM) robotic lunar lander and the X-Ray Imaging and Spectroscopy Mission (XRISM) X-ray telescope. This marked the 47th flight of the H-IIA, with only three flights remaining before retirement. Originally scheduled for launch on […]

Scientists have made a groundbreaking discovery in solar imaging thanks to a last-minute modification to the Solar Orbiter’s Extreme Ultraviolet Imager (EUI) camera. This modification has allowed the camera to capture images of the Sun’s atmosphere at extreme ultraviolet wavelengths, which were previously impossible to obtain. The new mode of operation, known as the occulter […]

SpaceX has reached a significant milestone in its Starship program as it rolls out Ship 25 to the launch site and stacks it on top of Super Heavy Booster 9. This marks the first fully stacked Starship rocket to be assembled at Starbase since April 20. Ship 25 has undergone several important upgrades and additions […]

Aeolus, a wind-profiling mission by the European Space Agency (ESA), recently made headlines as it completed its four-year, eleven-month, and six-day orbit around Earth. However, what captured the attention of scientists and space enthusiasts alike was the brief period when Aeolus became space debris. In its final three hours, the satellite began to tumble as […]

NASA is making significant upgrades to its Mobile Launcher (ML) in preparation for the Artemis missions. Mobile Launcher-1 (ML-1) is currently undergoing testing and validation at Launch Complex 39B, while Mobile Launcher-2 (ML-2) is being constructed for future missions. In an interview with NASA Spaceflight, David Sumner, Senior Project Manager for NASA’s Exploration Ground Systems […]

ESA Open Day at ESTEC: A Space Adventure for All Space enthusiasts, mark your calendars! The European Space Agency (ESA) is opening its doors to the public on Sunday, October 8th, for the annual ESA Open Day at ESTEC in the Netherlands. This exciting event provides a unique opportunity to meet astronauts, view spacecraft, and […]

The joint European Space Agency (ESA)/NASA Solar Orbiter spacecraft has made a groundbreaking discovery, uncovering a series of tiny jets of material being ejected from the Sun’s outer atmosphere. These plasma jets, which last for only 20 to 100 seconds and travel at speeds of 100 kilometers per second, could potentially be the source of […]

Comet C/2023 P1 (Nishimura) is currently making its way towards Earth, shining at a magnitude of around +6. On September 12th, it will reach its closest approach to our planet, coming within a distance of approximately 125.3 million kilometers (0.838 AU). This celestial visitor will also be closest to the Sun on September 17th, at […]

In the first week of September, the space industry will witness four orbital launches and a single sub-orbital crewed launch. SpaceX kicked off the week with its Starlink Group 6-12 mission, followed by two consecutive missions by China, the Ceres-1S and Chang Zheng 4C. Virgin Galactic will also launch its fourth crewed mission in four […]

After spending more than six months in space, the four crew members of the SpaceX Crew-6 mission are preparing to splashdown in the waters near Florida. The mission, which launched on March 2 and docked with the International Space Station (ISS) the following day, undocked on September 3 and is scheduled to return to Earth […]