Space Debris

Updated October 23, 2026 — 3:36pm, first published 12:02pm The federal government has made a formal bid to the European Space Agency to send Australian of the Year Katherine Bennell-Pegg to space, but has refused to say how much the offer is worth, amid doubts it has stumped up enough…

Updated 23 October 2026 at 10:23 IST A 38-year-old man, identified as Madan Pandit, died and three others were injured after allegedly inhaling toxic gas inside an under-construction septic tank in Delhi's Chhawla. The incident renews concerns over worker safety in confined spaces, amid previous septic tank deaths in Mundka.…

Traveling between the United Kingdom and Kenya just got significantly smoother. Kenya and the UK have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) that allows baggage arriving at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA) from London’s Heathrow and Gatwick airports to bypass repeat security screening. The State Department for Aviation and Aerospace…

Elon Musk has expanded a number of his companies within Texas, including Tesla, SpaceX, the Boring Co. and Neuralink. Tesla broke ground on a lithium refinery in Texas earlier this year with Governor Greg Abbott in attendance. Christophe Gateau | Picture Alliance | Getty Images SpaceX said on Thursday that…

On October 18, 1963, French feline Félicette became the first “catstronaut” to head to space, landing safely by parachute after a trip of under 20 minutes. In that time, Félicette climbed to an altitude of more than 150 kilometers (93 miles) and experienced five minutes of weightlessness. It wasn’t enough…

Skip to content Home / Space Nuclear Power Corporation Awarded DARPA Agreement for Ground Test of Autonomous Nuclear Reactor Controller LOS ALAMOS, N.M. — October 21, 2026 — Space Nuclear Power Corporation (SpaceNukes) announced today that the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) has awarded the company an Other Transaction…

NEW YORK -- The U.S. stock market is ticking higher Wednesday as strong profit reports from SpaceX, Capital One Financial and other big companies help offset updates from Netflix and AT&T that investors found disappointing. The S&P 500 rose 0.2% and is on track for a third straight modest gain.…

Buses lined up at Tirupattur bus stand in Sivaganga district owing to lack of space. | Photo Credit: BALACHANDAR L Space constraints and a glaring lack of basic passenger amenities at the Tirupattur bus stand in Sivaganga district have continued to cause severe inconvenience for commuters and transport operators alike.…

NASA astronaut Luke Delaney conducts botany experiments on the ISS. (Image credit: NASA/Jessica Watkins) Growing plants in space? Yes indeed! NASA astronauts are conducting botany experiments aboard the International Space Station (ISS). What is it? In this snapshot — captured by NASA astronaut Jessica Watkins, commander of SpaceX 's Crew-13…

NASA’s Roman Space Telescope has achieved nearly 30% better optical performance than required, promising stunningly sharp views of the universe and its greatest mysteries. NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope is performing even better than scientists anticipated after engineers completed an extensive series of tests and precision adjustments...Read More