Getting data in from deep space can be difficult. Almost all of our missions that have flown into deep space…
When a spacecraft dies, it loses the ability to maintain its direction in space. Additionally, as the spacecraft’s orbit begins…
Satellites really are quite a wonder. They can help forecast the weather, track climate change and help you navigate around…
What can we do about space junk? We know how much debris is in orbit, and we know the problem…
When it comes to saber-rattling, few countries employ it as much as Russia does. During their ongoing invasion and occupation…
CubeSats are taking on more and more responsibility for remote monitoring of the Earth. As they become more ubiquitous, they…
Back in the 70s, kids used to look up at the summer sky and try to be the first one…
The European Space Agency's ClearSpace-1 satellite was zeroing in on the spent payload adaptor from a 2013 rocket launch. Its…
Satellites often offer new perspectives when they launch. Sometimes because of the location they are placed in - sometimes because…
On one particular day in 2021, astronauts and cosmonauts aboard the ISS must have felt a pin-prick of fear and…