Space Debris

Only a few past missions, like NASA's GRAIL, have attempted operations in very low orbits around the moon. Credit: NASA WASHINGTON — DARPA is seeking proposals for a small lunar orbiter that could be used to test operations in very low orbits while prospecting for water ice. DARPA issued a…

Imagine you’re on the moon, digging up lunar regolith. You’re focused on the task at hand when you suddenly slip and fall, right into your pickaxe. Even in the moon’s weaker gravitational field, accidents are a real possibility. A sharp pain flares up on your right side, and you call…

The Russia-Ukraine war is arguably the first commercial space war on account of its use of private companies’ imagery for tracking and targeting. The conflict has demonstrated the advantage of knowing what’s happening on the ground and highlighted the role of the space domain for the critical Indo-Pacific region and…

A Falcon 9 lifts off April 21 a cargo Dragon spacecraft on the SpX-32 mission to the ISS. Credit: NASA webcast WASHINGTON — SpaceX launched a Dragon spacecraft to the International Space Station April 21 whose cargo includes more crew supplies and fewer science experiments than usual. A Falcon 9…

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket stands at Space Launch Complex 4 East at Vandenberg Space Force Base ahead of the launch of the NROL-145 mission. Image: SpaceX Update April 20, 9 a.m. EDT: SpaceX landed the booster on the droneship. America’s spy satellite agency, the National Reconnaissance Office (NRO), launched…

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This NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope image features a small portion of the Eagle Nebula (Messier 16). Credits: ESA/Hubble & NASA, K. Noll NASA Hubble Mission Team Goddard Space Flight Center Apr 18, 2025 As part of ESA/Hubble’s 35th anniversary celebrations, the European Space Agency (ESA) is sharing a new image series…

NEW DELHI: India is set to make history in space exploration once again, as Indian Air Force Group Captain Shubhanshu Shukla will fly to the International Space Station (ISS) in May 2025. The Centre confirmed his selection for the Axiom Mission 4 (Ax-4), a NASA-approved private spaceflight organised by Axiom…

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