Close-up of a solar eruptive prominence as seen in extreme UV light. Photograph: Stocktrek Images, Inc./Alamy Stock Photo By Meredith Garfalo, Published by Space.com, 7 March 2024 In 2021, a solar storm was recorded by multiple different spacecraft and the results tell quite the story. Space weather may seem like
An artist's impression of the TIMED spacecraft scanning Earth in orbit. (Image credit: Johns Hopkins APL/Steve Gribbenu003c/strongu003e) By Ben Turner, Published by Live Science, 28 February 2024 NASA's TIMED satellite narrowly avoided hitting a defunct Russian satellite in the early hours of the morning. An active NASA spacecraft has survived a
Illustration of ERS-2 in space. The precise timing and location of its re-entry were difficult to predict. Photograph: ESA/PA By Hannah Devlin, Published by The Guardian, 21 February 2024 ERS-2 breaks up into pieces and plummets into the ocean after reentering Earth’s atmosphere An uncontrolled satellite re-entered the Earth’s atmosphere
By Brandon Vigliarolo,Published by The Register, 14 November 2023 A tool bag is orbiting Earth. No, this isn't an elaborate Elon Musk joke. The bag entered orbit during a spacewalk conducted by NASA astronauts and International Space Station residents Jasmin Moghbeli and Loral O'Hara on November 1. During their almost
By Elizabeth Howell, Published by Space.com, 10 November 2023 The debris avoidance maneuver took place on Nov. 10. Update for Nov. 13: In an email to Space.com, a representative from NASA's Space Operations Mission Directorate confirmed the debris avoidance maneuver that took place on Nov. 10. "On Nov. 10, the International
Posted by The European Space Agency, 9 November 2023 At ESA’s Space Summit in Seville, Spain, ESA, Airbus and Voyager Space signed a Memorandum of Understanding for the Starlab space station. The agreement outlines the parties’ intention to foster science and technology development and explore collaboration in low Earth orbit
Artist's impression of an RFA rocket in flight. Image credit: RFA From: UK Space Agency, Published by gov.uk, 8 November 2023 Satellite launch company RFA UK (Rocket Factory Ltd) has received £3.5 million to support its plans to launch from SaxaVord Spaceport in the Shetland Islands. The funding was awarded
European companies already have concepts that could feature in the capsule competition By Jonathan Amos, Published by the BBC, 7 November 2023 A robotic capsule to carry cargo to and from the International Space Station is to be developed under a competition run by the European Space Agency. It's anticipated
