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Nearly 30,000 objects are hurtling through near-Earth orbit. That’s not just a problem for space

Science
Dr. Sarah Adams

Once upon a time, gazing at the night sky was an escape from manmade messiness on Earth. Not anymore. Nearly 70 years ...

NASA Goes Mirrorless: The Nikon Z9 is on the International Space Station

Technology
Michael Johnson

NASA/Roscosmos The International Space Station (ISS) has been equipped with a large batch of Nikon Z9 cameras as the astronauts there prepare ...

2024 in SPACEFLIGHT: The incredible missions set to take off next year, revealed

Science
Dr. Sarah Adams

There’s no shortage of both robotic and manned missions to space in 2024 READ MORE: All you need to know about NASA’s ...

US military’s secretive spaceplane launched on possible higher-orbit mission

Science
Dr. Sarah Adams

By Joey Roulette and Steve Gorman CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida (Reuters) -The U.S. military’s secretive X-37B robot spaceplane blasted off from Florida on ...

Asteroid Apophis to flyby Earth in first of its kind encounter in recorded history

Science
Dr. Sarah Adams

NASA relaunched a mission to study the “God of Chaos” asteroid as it started coming closer to the orbit of Earth.  A spacecraft, ...

Commercial Chinese rocket launches small returnable spacecraft to orbit (video)

Science
Dr. Sarah Adams

The Chinese commercial launch firm iSpace is once again putting satellites into orbit. The company’s sixth Hyperbola-1 rocket lifted off from the ...

China’s Spaceplane Just Released Six Mysterious Objects in Orbit

Science
Dr. Sarah Adams

China’s Shenlong robotic spaceplane, on its third mission, has added a new layer of intrigue to its space activities by deploying six ...

China’s space plane apparently deployed 6 ‘mysterious wingmen’ in orbit

Science
Dr. Sarah Adams

China’s reusable space plane just got a little more mysterious. Just four days after being launched on its third mission, China’s Shenlong ...