Satellite News

Energy-packed plasma waves pump enough energy into streams of solar wind to propel them to their unexpectedly high speeds, observations by two sun-studying spacecraft suggest.

Starliner’s astronauts will spend at least 8 months in space, longer than a typical ISS crew. But numerous other astronauts have safely spent a year on the ISS, or even longer.

The Hubble Space Telescope has imaged one of Andromeda’s dwarf galaxies. It’s named Pegasus.

Chinese astronauts aboard the Tiangong space station are studying microbes, to help determine if some of Earth’s early lifeforms can handle a simulated cosmic environment.

The Celestron Origin is an easy-to-use smart telescope that will have you producing stunning pictures of deep sky objects in minutes.

NASA’s Europa Clipper mission is on track for an October launch following tests confirming the spacecraft can handle the harsh conditions around Jupiter’s intriguing moon.

Boeing’s Starliner spacecraft will fly back to Earth for a landing on Sept. 7, but without its crew. Its two astronauts will ride home on SpaceX Crew Dragon in February 2025.

It’s a little on the expensive side, but this Lego space station playset packs in multiple ways to play.