Engineers want to use a plasma beams to push space junk out of orbit
You might think litter is bad here on Earth but humanity junk extends well into space. It is estimated we have collectively produced 8,262 tons of space junk! A team...
Virgin Orbit set for Blast Off – Virgin awarded license for Aerial Satellite Launch
Virgin is betting its future space prospects on airborne launch and its spinoff Virgin Orbit has just been given a license for a first attempt!
ESA’s Gaia mission produces richest star map of our galaxy to date
The ESA released data from its Gaia mission today. The new star map is the richest data catalogue ever produced. The map includes high-precision measurements of almost 1.7 billion stars...
National Geographic reveal 3D, 360-degree video tour of the International Space Station
As a part of its a documentary series - "One Strange Rock" - the National Geographic Channel has created a 360-degree VR tour of the International Space Station National Geographic...
Update – TESS Rescheduled to Launch Today
If you are wondering why they have not heard if TESS was launched successfully on Monday; that was because rocket issues pushed back the launch to today. The Falcon 9...
Planet-hunter telescope TESS launches today
A new tool for would be planet hunters is due to blast off from Cape Canaveral later today.