Space Debris

The Cosmo-SkyMed Second Generation Flight Model 3 satellite deploys from SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket on Jan. 2, 2026. Image: SpaceX via livestream SpaceX rang in the new year with a Falcon 9 rocket launch Friday evening from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California. Aboard was a 1,700-kg (3,748 lb) Earth…

SpaceX launched the first mission of 2026 tonight (Jan. 2). A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launches the COSMO-SkyMed Second Generation mission for the Italian Space Agency and the Italian Ministry of Defence from California on Jan. 2, 2026. (Image credit: SpaceX) About 4.5 minutes later, the Falcon 9's second stage…

OpenSpace recently acquired Disperse, a construction progress tracking platform that was previously the partner behind the software platform buyer's own progress tracking tool that the two firms launched in June to help construction teams identify productivity issues earlier in projects.Terms of the deal were not disclosed. The acquisition brings together…

Astronomers using NASA's Hubble Space Telescope (HST) have witnessed the surprising aftermath of massive space rocks smashing into each other in a nearby planetary system. What initially looked like a reflective exoplanet turned out to be something far more dramatic. Researchers first noticed a bright point of light and assumed…

The company's prototype, launched aboard a SpaceX rocket in the summer, is designed to test how the space environment can enhance material performance. In microgravity, semiconductor atoms can form into a near-perfect crystalline structure, while the vacuum above Earth virtually eliminates contamination from airborne particles. The combination promises to yield...Read…

Space Researchers have confirmed the mass of a free-floating planet thanks to a lucky convergence of ground- and space-based telescopes By Leah Crane Facebook / Meta Twitter / X icon Linkedin Reddit Email Artist’s impression of the free-floating planet lensing light from a distant source J. Skowron/OGLE Nearly 10,000 light…

The former senator representing Nasarawa North Senatorial District, Godiya Akwashiki, has passed away at the age of 52, throwing the state and Nigeria’s political space into deep mourning and marking a solemn chapter in Nasarawa’s political history. Family sources confirmed on Thursday that Akwashiki died on Wednesday, December 31, 2025,…

Hubble unveils the “Lost Galaxy” as a vibrant spiral alive with newborn stars and glowing clouds of cosmic energy. This Hubble Space Telescope image highlights the spiral galaxy NGC 4535, a vast system of stars located about 50 million light-years from Earth in the constellation Virgo (The Maiden...Read More

A bubbly-looking galaxy smashup called the Champagne Cluster offers a rare glimpse into cosmic collisions—and the hidden behavior of dark matter. The Champagne Cluster is a dramatic cosmic system where two massive galaxy clusters are colliding and slowly merging into a single, even larger structure. Astronomers gave it its festive…

In the Jabi, Wuse, Utako, and Mabushi districts of Abuja, Nigeria’s seat of power—long praised for its serenity and beauty as the nation’s capital—heaps of refuse now dot the streets, exposing residents to health risks linked to improper waste disposal. Presidential aide Tope Fasua described the refuse dumps sharing space…