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3I/ATLAS: NASA Spacecraft Spies Comet As It Passes Closest To Earth
3I/ATLAS: NASA Spacecraft Spies Comet As It Passes Closest To Earth

NASA’s Europa Clipper spacecraft has observed interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS, collecting rare data as the ancient object made its closest approach to Earth. Read more

Forbes - Dec 19
Spacecraft from Chinese launch nearly slammed into Starlink satellite, SpaceX says
Spacecraft from Chinese launch nearly slammed into Starlink satellite, SpaceX says

A satellite that rode to space Dec. 9 on a Chinese rocket nearly slammed into one of SpaceX's Starlink internet spacecraft, according to the company. Read more

Space - Dec 13
NASA loses contact with Mars spacecraft
NASA loses contact with Mars spacecraft

NASA has lost contact with a spacecraft that's been orbiting Mars for more than a decade. Maven abruptly stopped communicating to ground stations over the weekend. NASA said this week that it was working fine before it went behind the red planet. When it appeared again, there was only silence. La... Read more

Apnews - Dec 10
NASA spacecraft tracks comet every four minutes and spots 'alien spaceship' 3I/Atlas
NASA spacecraft tracks comet every four minutes and spots 'alien spaceship' 3I/Atlas

A comet has come under unprecedented scrutiny after NASA managed to capture images of SWAN every 4 minutes for 40 days, even catching a glimpse of the mysterious interstellar visitor 3I/ATLAS Read more

Dailystar Co Uk - Dec 06
NASA launches tech demo to make spacecraft cheaper to design
NASA launches tech demo to make spacecraft cheaper to design

NASA launched a small satellite called R5-S7. It is a CubeSat built with cost-saving methods. It is set to showcase rapid, low-cost ways of building and operating satellites. Read more

Notebookcheck - Dec 06
For the First Time, the ISS Has 8 Spacecraft Docked Simultaneously
For the First Time, the ISS Has 8 Spacecraft Docked Simultaneously

The station is so crowded that a temporary separation was required to make room for an incoming Russian vessel. Read more

Yahoo! News - Dec 03
Harvard's Avi Loeb Claims 3I/ATLAS Could Be A 'Nuclear-Powered Spacecraft'
Harvard's Avi Loeb Claims 3I/ATLAS Could Be A 'Nuclear-Powered Spacecraft'

Harvard's Avi Loeb fuels debate as 3I/ATLAS sparks claims of a nuclear-powered alien spacecraft amid new images and rising scientific scrutiny. Read more

International Business Times - Nov 16
Chinese astronauts begin return to Earth after debris struck spacecraft
Chinese astronauts begin return to Earth after debris struck spacecraft

Three Chinese astronauts whose return to Earth was delayed by space debris hitting their vessel last week have boarded another spacecraft and are expected to land in China on Friday Read more

New York Post - Nov 14
Japan's H3 rocket successfully launches, carrying new cargo spacecraft to ISS
Japan's H3 rocket successfully launches, carrying new cargo spacecraft to ISS

Japan's space agency successfully launched its most powerful H3 rocket, carrying a newly developed unmanned cargo spacecraft for its first mission to deliver supplies to the International Space Station. The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency confirmed the HTV-X1 spacecraft lifted off from Tanegas... Read more

Apnews - Oct 26
Two spacecraft will pass right through comet 3I/ATLAS' tail
Two spacecraft will pass right through comet 3I/ATLAS' tail

Two ESA spacecraft, Hera and Europa Clipper, are poised to fly through the long tail of interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS, a new paper finds. Read more

Livescience - Oct 24