China to Double Size of Space Station Touted as ISS Alternative
The China Academy of Space Technology (CAST) said Wednesday that it plans to double the size of China’s Tiangong space station.
European Space Agency
Europe’s Space Telescope Launches to Study ‘Dark Mysteries’ of the Universe
Europe’s Euclid space telescope blasted off Saturday, to study two of the universe’s greatest mysteries: dark energy and dark matter.
Colonization: Beijing Names Parts of Mars After China
The China National Space Administration (CNSA) on Monday released a global map of Mars, compiled using images from the Tianwen-1 orbiter. The map used the names of Chinese towns and villages for 22 Martian terrain features.
One Small Step: European Space Agency Selects Amputee Among New Astronauts to Increase Diversity
The European Space Agency made history Wednesday by selecting an amputee to be among its newest batch of astronauts.
Europe Abandons Mars Mission Amid Russia Sanctions War
PARIS (AP) – Because of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, Europe will no longer be attempting this year to send its first rover to Mars, which was to have probed whether the planet ever hosted life.
First Space Debris Cleanup Satellite Preparing for Launch
Astroscale will launch its first magnetic space junk cleaner in a demonstration set for early Saturday morning at Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan.
SpaceX Glitch Prevented Communication to Avoid Satellite Collision
SpaceX said a bug in its “on-call paging system” prevented it from better communication and subsequent coordination with the European Space Agency (ESA) to avoid a possible collision between two satellites orbiting Earth, according to a Tuesday-published report at the Verge. The ESA moved its satellite to avoid being hit by the SpaceX “Starlink” satellite.
Israel’s Lunar Lander Spilled ‘Water Bears’ on the Moon
TEL AVIV – The moon may have got more than it bargained for when Israeli lunar lander Beresheet crash-landed onto its surface in April, because the spacecraft was also carrying thousands of tardigrades, microscopic “water bears” that can survive almost all environments – including space, a report published Monday by Wired magazine said.
