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India’s moon rover has entered sleep mode
The Indian Space Research Organisation (Isro) announced last Saturday that their rover Pragyan, which landed on the moon two weeks ago, has now entered sleep mode. This occurred as one of the moon’s two-week-long nights set in. Pragyan is powered by an electric motor, with its batteries being charged by the spacecraft’s built-in solar panels. […]
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India Sends Spacecraft to the Sun
After India’s successful moon landing two weeks ago, the country firmly established itself as one of the world’s leading space nations. This weekend marked another milestone for India’s space endeavors, as it set its sights on the sun. On Saturday, the spacecraft Aditya-L1 lifted off from the Indian spaceport on Sriharikota Island. Aditya-L1 is now […]
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Advanced telescopes targeted by cyberattacks
The U.S. National Science Foundation has reported that cyberattacks against their National Optical-Infrared Astronomy Research Laboratory (NOIRLab) have resulted in the suspension of observation activities at two of their most advanced telescopes. The affected telescopes are NOIRLab’s Gemini North Telescope in Hawaii, shown in the image above, and the Gemini South Telescope in Chile. Several […]
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How to manufacture things in space?
In the future, a new manufacturing industry is expected to launch in space, and CNBC has produced a report on how this will happen and what we can expect. According to a report by consulting firm McKinsey & Co, the market for space-manufactured products could reach $10 billion by 2030. The idea behind manufacturing things […]
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German Bionic releases a new exoskeleton
German Bionic has launched a new version of its exoskeleton called Apogee, specifically developed for use in the healthcare sector, primarily to assist in patient lifting. Initially developed to facilitate lifting in warehouses and industrial settings, Apogee has been further enhanced with Apogee+ to cater to the needs of the healthcare industry. Both Apogee, shown […]
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SpaceX is testing Starship’s engines
Last Friday, SpaceX conducted engine tests on the Super Heavy rocket, which is intended to eventually carry their Starship into space. This marked the second test of the 33 Raptor engines designed to lift Booster 9 of the Super Heavy from the ground. During the initial test on August 9th, only 29 of the engines […]
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Join Crew-7’s Journey
Two days ago, Crew-7 was launched by SpaceX to the International Space Station. The trip included four astronauts, including Danish astronaut Andreas Mogensen, who is on his second mission to space. NASA has put together a video that follows the crew’s day from preparations and farewells to families, the launch, and their initial time in […]
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Starlink Revenue and Usage Statistics (2023)
Starlink, SpaceX’s groundbreaking project, isn’t talked much about in 2023. Apparently, it’s one of the most ambitious projects in the world of technology and space exploration. The company’s primary mission is to deliver fast-speed internet to people worldwide, especially to those in remote areas, leveraging a constellation of satellites in low Earth orbit. SpaceX has […]
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Indian rover has started rolling on the moon
Last Wednesday, the Indian lunar lander Vikram successfully soft-landed at the moon’s south pole, and shortly after, it began performing the tasks it’s intended to carry out on the moon. Among other things, the small rover Pragyan was aboard Vikram, and shortly after landing, it was deployed from its ‘mothership.’ In the video clip here, […]
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Starlink and Cloudflare Begin Collaboration
The Information reports that SpaceX’s space internet provider, Starlink, has initiated a partnership with Cloudflare, the CDN company perhaps best known for its service that protects websites from DDoS attacks. The idea behind the collaboration is for Cloudflare to assist Starlink in delivering internet content faster to Starlink’s customers. The exact nature of the collaboration […]
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Apptronik showcases humanoid robot
The American startup company Apptronik has unveiled its humanoid robot, Apollo, a robot that NASA is said to have assisted in building, according to Apptronik. Apptronik itself refers to Apollo as a “general purpose” robot, but it seems to be primarily designed to replace warehouse workers, as shown in the video clips below. The robot […]
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India’s lunar landing succeeded
Yesterday, India’s lunar lander Vikram (“valor”) successfully soft-landed on the moon. This was India’s second attempt at landing on the moon after an unsuccessful attempt in 2019. With this achievement, India becomes the first nation to softly land at the moon’s south pole and the fourth nation overall, after the USA, Soviet Union, and China, […]
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Today, Chandrayaan-3 lands on the moon
Today it’s time for the Indian lunar probe Chandrayaan-3 to land on the moon, and here you can watch how it unfolds live. The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) aims for Chandrayaan-3‘s moon lander Vikram to touch down on the moon at 1:50 PM time, although there might be some variation. On board Vikram, in […]
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A glimpse of the World Robot Conference 2023
Here’s a short clip from the South China Morning Post during their visit to this year’s World Robot Conference in Beijing, where around 600 robots and other robotic technologies are being exhibited. The expo features a wide range of industrial robots as well as humanoid robots and companion robots with both two and four legs. […]
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Russia’s moon landing mission failed
The Russian space agency Roscosmos has announced that their moon lander, Luna 25, has failed in its mission to make a soft landing at the moon’s south pole. Luna 25 departed Earth on August 11th, with the intention of the mission’s lander touching down on the moon on August 21st. However, something appears to have […]
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Trailer for “A Million Miles Away.”
Michael Peña stars in the upcoming film “A Million Miles Away,” portraying Jose Hernandez, a man with a dream to reach outer space. However, transitioning from a migrant worker family to space is not a straightforward journey. The story of José Hernández is based on a true story, so it’s not particularly difficult to predict […]
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US Space Force creates force capable of shooting down satellites
The American defense division, US Space Force, has now established a unit tasked with defending the US against satellites that could pose a threat. The unit is named the 75th Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance Squadron (ISRS) and is part of the Space Delta 7 force, the branch of the US Space Force that analyzes adversaries’ […]
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SpaceX introduces new Starlink Router with Wifi 6
SpaceX has unveiled its third-generation Wi-Fi router for Starlink. A few chosen customers have received emails offering them a chance to test the new router for $200, according to several individuals who received the invitation. The new router introduces support for Wifi 6 and tri-band functionality for Starlink, enhancing range, performance, and device support. The […]
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Xiaomi unveils a new version of CyberDog
Yesterday, Chinese company Xiaomi showcased some new products, and among them was a new version of CyberDog, the robot dog they first unveiled two years ago. In the image found at the bottom of this article, you can see CyberDog 2 on the right, alongside its predecessor CyberDog and Xiaomi’s humanoid robot CyberOne. As evident, […]
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Nasa is testing rocket engines designed to lift off from another planet
Nasa has begun testing the engines that will be installed in the so-called Mars Ascent Vehicle, the rocket that is likely to become the first to lift off from another planet within our solar system. The Mars Ascent Vehicle (MAV) is a component of what Nasa refers to as the Mars Sample Return mission, a […]
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Check out Galactic 02’s flight to space
Virgin Galactic conducted its first flight to the edge of space with private individuals, and here you can see how it went. The flight was called ‘Galactic 02,’ and on board were the three passengers Jon Goodwin, Keisha Schahaff, and Anastatia Mayers. Jon Goodwin is from the United Kingdom and became the first paying private […]
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Ariane 6 will not lift off into space this year
The European Space Agency (ESA) announced yesterday that the first launch of their rocket, Ariane 6, will be further delayed. On their website, ESA states that they are now aiming to launch Ariane 6 into space sometime in 2024. The latest delay of Ariane 6 was due to a rocket engine test not going entirely […]
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Now Russia is heading to the Moon again
Earlier today, Russia’s lunar spacecraft Luna 25 lifted off from the Russian spaceport Vostochny Cosmodrome, and in the clip here, you can see how it looked. It will be the first time in 47 years that Russia undertakes a lunar mission, and this time, the goal is to land at the Moon’s South Pole. Luna […]
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Russia is set to send a spacecraft to the moon on Friday
Russia’s space agency, Roscosmos, has announced its plans to launch the unmanned spacecraft Luna 25 to the moon on Friday, August 11th. This will be the first lunar mission conducted by Russia, or the Soviet Union as it was called back then, since 1976. Luna 25’s development began in the late 1990s but has faced […]
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Manned Starliner launch postponed to 2024
The issues for Boeing’s Starliner spacecraft seem to persist, and now the first manned launch has officially been pushed to next year. Starliner is one of the two spacecraft that NASA has planned to use for sending astronauts and supplies to the International Space Station (ISS). The other spacecraft is SpaceX Dragon 2, which has […]
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Chandrayaan-3 sends back an image of the moon
The Indian lunar spacecraft, Chandrayaan-3, which departed from Earth on July 14, has now entered lunar orbit in preparation for its attempt to land on the moon. In the process, the spacecraft took photos of the moon from various distances, and you can see one of these images below. The plan now is for Chandrayaan-3 […]
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James Webb photographs the Ring Nebula
Astronomers involved in the “JWST Ring Nebula Imaging Project” have now released a new picture of the Ring Nebula taken with the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST). The Ring Nebula is located approximately 2600 light-years away from us and is the remnants of a dying star from which the nebula has formed. Professor Mike Barlow […]
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NASA has regained contact with Voyager 2
The U.S. space agency NASA announced the other day that they have reestablished communication with their spacecraft, Voyager 2, which is the second-farthest space probe from Earth ever. At the end of last month, NASA lost contact with Voyager 2 after an erroneous command was sent to the probe, causing its antennas to reorient. In […]
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Airbus to build the Starlab space station
In 2021, Voyager Space presented the Starlab Space Station, and now they are enlisting the help of European aerospace company Airbus to construct it. Starlab is one of the commercial space stations intended to take over when the International Space Station (ISS) is retired at the end of this decade. Voyager Space’s subsidiary, Nanoracks, will […]