Satellite News

Blue Origin mated the two stages of its powerful New Glenn rocket for the first time recently, in preparation for the heavy lifter’s debut later this year.

Sierra Space’s latest deliberate explosion saw a futuristic space module prototype blow to pieces. The burst test is meant to assure safety for a space station that may fly in 2030.

For only the eighth time in history, scientists detected an asteroid before it made its fiery appearance over Earth. The tiny fireball exploded near Berlin early on Jan. 21.

The sun’s magnetic field could soon slam into Earth’s, triggering stunning light displays.

In the spring of 2024, NASA plans to launch a spacecraft to capture minuscule dust particles streaming into our solar system from interstellar space.

SpaceX’s Starship launch site in South Texas may get bigger soon. The company has offered a land swap with the state to expand launch activities.

Comet Wild 2 formed 4.5 billion years ago and is a relic of the birth of the solar system. In 2006, NASA brought pieces of it down to Earth.

The SLIM ‘Moon Sniper’ probe went silent shortly after notching Japan’s first-ever lunar landing on Jan. 19. But there may be life in the spacecraft yet.