The image shows the Cassiopeia A supernova, a star that exploded 400 years ago US space agency NASA has released the first picture captured by its new Imaging X-ray Polarimetry Explorer (IXPE), which launched in December to explore and uncover more about black holes. The arresting depiction of the remains of the supernova Cassiopeia A, […]
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EU announces multibillion-euro satellite project
The bloc’s ambitious plan aims to deliver safe communications and bolster cyber security The European Union announced on Tuesday its proposal for a new space-based secure communication system to serve as a “strategic asset” for member states as the bloc leverages new opportunities in digital technology. The bloc said the satellite program will help it […]
China demands US reins in SpaceX after satellite incident
Beijing urges Washington to take “prompt measures” to avert potential collisions between China’s space station and SpaceX satellites The Chinese government has demanded that US officials act to prevent mishaps in orbit after Elon Musk’s Starlink satellites nearly crashed into Beijing’s new space station. It accuses Washington of recklessness and hypocrisy. Asked about the near-collisions […]
Chinese satellite snaps hi-res imagery of San Francisco in seconds
The spacecraft boasts unprecedented ability to stabilize, enabling it to photograph vast areas in a single pass A Chinese satellite has snapped high-resolution imagery around the US city of San Francisco in just 42 seconds. The spacecraft is said to be able to remain very stable while spinning at high speeds, keeping the picture clear. […]
Berlin forces EU satellite operator to take RT’s German TV broadcast off air
European satellite operator Eutelsat 9В has removed the 24-hour German-language RT DE channel from its platform under pressure from Berlin. RT has called the move illegal. German media regulator MABB (Medienanstalt Berlin-Brandenburg) has forced European satellite service Eutelsat 9B to remove the broadcast of RT’s new Moscow-based German-language channel RT DE from its platform on […]
International Space Station dodges Chinese satellite debris
The International Space Station has performed an evasive maneuver to dodge a piece of space junk that was expected to pass within just 600 meters of the craft, NASA and Roscosmos said. “In order to avoid the space debris, the specialists of [mission control] performed a calculation to correct the orbit of the International Space […]
Mission failure: South Korean rocket launch to deploy dummy satellite in orbit is unsuccessful
South Korea failed in its mission on Thursday to put a test payload in orbit using its first home-developed space rocket, the Korea Space Launch Vehicle II. Though the rocket was launched successfully on Thursday evening, achieving an altitude of 700km, the deployment of the payload – a dummy satellite – into orbit was not […]