Space Debris

SpaceX's next-generation Starship spacecraft atop its Super Heavy booster is launched on its ninth test at the company's launch pad in Starbase, Texas, US, May 27, 2025. — Reuters The US Air Force has suspended plans it had proposed with Elon Musk's SpaceX to test hypersonic rocket cargo deliveries from…

NASA's retired space shuttle Discovery on display in the McDonnell Space Hangar at the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum's Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center. (Image credit: collectSPACE.com) On July 4, 2006, NASA's space shuttle Discovery launched on a "return to flight" mission that paved the way for it and its…

NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center/Chris Smith (KBRwyle) Researchers have put several large language models (LLMs) like ChatGPT to test to see just how likely they would be to successfully pilot a spacecraft. The results are promising and show that AI models like Gemini and ChatGPT could one day be reliable…

"We will be able to industrialize Zephyr production up to 50 units per year." Europe’s first reusable rocket main stage demonstrator, Themis, is being transported to its launch pad at Esrange Space Centre, Sweden. Credit: ESA/ArianeGroup Welcome to Edition 8.01 of the Rocket Report! Today's edition will be a little…

Comet has been floating through space for billions of years before being years before being photographed by UAE observatory...Read More

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July 04, (THEWILL) — The Honourable Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo, has commissioned the newly constructed access road leading to the Sadiq Abubakar III International Airport, Sokoto. Keyamo played the role on Thursday when he embarked on a working visit to the northern state. The Minister also…

SV Hotel is set to open the Me and All Hotel Berlin East Side in early September 2025, marking its first Hyatt-branded hotel under the Me and All Hotels brand. The property, located near Berlin's Ostbahnhof station and directly on the Spree River, will feature 227 rooms and offer a…

Choy sum and spinach are widely consumed leafy greens in Asia, but they are sensitive to environmental stresses that can affect crop quality and yield. This issue can be managed by a novel near-infrared (NIR) fluorescent nanosensor, which can monitor how plants grow without invasive or damaging procedures, helping to…

When most people think about space station design, they picture advanced technology, high-tech control panels, and complicated engineering systems. But there is one simple invention that quietly plays a massive role in keeping astronauts safe and organized: Velcro. This tiny innovation is a perfect example of how sometimes the simplest…