After a series of mishaps that have led some onlookers to doubt its feasibility, Elon Musk‘s SpaceX is preparing for the next test of its Starship megarocket on Sunday. The most potent launch vehicle in the world is scheduled to make its tenth flight from the company’s Starbase in southern Texas at 6.30 pm local […]
The Pacific island nation of Tuvalu faces an unprecedented challenge that could make it the first country in history to relocate its entire population due to climate change. Home to about 11,000 people, Tuvalu is under severe threat from rising sea levels.According to NASA’s Sea Level Change Team, sea levels around Tuvalu have risen by […]
Nasa astronaut Jim Lovell, the commander of the Apollo 13 mission (Image credits: AP) American Nasa astronaut Jim Lovell, who commanded the Apollo 13 mission that was forced to abort its lunar landing in 1970, died Friday at the age of 97.Lovell passed away in Lake Forest, Illinois, according to a Nasa news release. The […]
Astronaut Butch Wilmore (AP file photo) Nasa announced that veteran astronaut Butch Wilmore has retired from the agency, less than five months after returning from an unexpectedly prolonged mission to the International Space Station.Wilmore, 62, and fellow astronaut Suni Williams launched last summer as test pilots aboard Boeing’s first crewed Starliner flight. The mission, initially […]
US transportation secretary Sean Duffy is set to reveal accelerated plans for constructing a lunar nuclear reactor this week, marking his first significant initiative as Nasa‘s interim administrator.According to documents reviewed by POLITICO, this announcement will establish a clearer timeline for the lunar reactor project, despite Nasa facing substantial budget reductions. This initiative demonstrates Duffy’s […]
In a dramatic escalation of their ongoing feud, Elon Musk on Thursday said SpaceX would begin decommissioning its Dragon spacecraft, following US President Donald Trump‘s threat to terminate federal contracts and subsidies linked to the tech billionaire.“In light of the President’s statement about cancellation of my government contracts, @SpaceX will begin decommissioning its Dragon spacecraft […]
Rose Ferreira | (Image source: Brooke Owens Fellow) Rose Ferreira’s remarkable journey from a poverty-stricken childhood in the Caribbean to a full-time position at NASA is a story of unwavering resilience, determination, and passion for science. Born in one of the poorest neighborhoods of the Dominican Republic, Ferreira faced numerous hardships, including homelessness, abuse, and […]
Trump administration says it won’t publish major climate change report on Nasa website as promised. (Image: AP) WASHINGTON: The Trump administration has taken another step to make it harder to find major, legally mandated scientific assessments of how climate change is endangering the nation and its people.Earlier this month, the official government websites that hosted […]
Dror-1 satellite launched (Image credits: Israel War Room) Israel’s new national communications satellite, Dror-1, was successfully launched into space early Sunday morning from Elon Musk’s SpaceX launch facility in Florida.The Dror-1 satellite, developed by Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI), weighs 4.5 tons, spans 17.8 meters, and is equipped with the largest transmission and reception antennas ever […]
This is a representational image Nasa is set to lose more than 2,000 senior-level employees as part of a push to cut government staff. According to documents obtained by POLITICO, 2,145 employees in top roles are expected to leave the space agency in the coming months. Many of them have years of experience and play […]
