Satellite News

Last year Earth had more than 100 close encounters with large asteroids. What are the odds of a direct hit in the near future?

Researchers flew NASA’s ER-2 aircraft as close to thunderclouds as safely possible and captured ‘the most detailed’ data of gamma-rays and thunderclouds ever recorded through airborne analysis.

The final instrument has been added to NASA’s Lunar Trailblazer probe, enabling it to hunt for water on the moon’s surface when it launches in early 2024.

Russia’s Luna-25 moon lander may arrive on the moon as soon as Aug. 21. The mission aims to carry the baton from a previous series of Soviet landers, at the moon’s south pole.

Russia’s Luna-25 moon lander suffered ‘an emergency situation’ during a maneuver in lunar orbit today (Aug. 19), putting the fate of the landmark mission in doubt.

Karol ‘Bo’ Bobko, who was the only NASA astronaut to fly on the first launch of two space shuttle orbiters, has died at the age of 85. In total, Bobko logged 16 days, 2 hours and 3 minutes in space.

An interview with Legacy Effects’ J. Alan Scott about his work on ‘Star Trek: Strange New Worlds.’

Sizzling ocean temperatures in the east-central tropical Pacific throughout July indicate there is a good chance El Niño conditions will remain strong for the next six months.