“The largest human gathering in the world is well lit”: NASA astronaut reveals breathtaking images of Maha Kumbh Mela from space
NASA astronaut Donald Pettit, aboard the International Space Station, shared images of Prayagraj glowing during the 2025 Maha Kumbh Mela. He highlighted the festival's vast scale, visible from space.
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The Best Space Heaters
He once blew up a power strip with a space heater and a Marshall half-stack. Presidents’ Day Sales Most Presidents’ Day deals are lousy. Our experts are rounding up the select few that are ...
Microgravity in space may cause cancer − but on Earth, mimicking weightlessness could help researchers develop treatments
Cells function differently under low gravity conditions. Rather than send lab samples to space, researchers are developing Earth-bound tools to more easily study microgravity’s effects on biology.
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Why We Need to Reduce, Reuse and Recycle in Space
A decade ago humanity launched around 200 objects into space per year. Now we launch more than 2,600, with no prospects for slowing down. This rapid expansion of human activity in outer space has ...
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China to launch one-kilometre-wide solar farm into space
Construction of a giant celestial solar farm is underway in China, with a scale comparable to creating a "Three Gorges Dam project above the Earth". The solar farm, which would be launched into ...
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SpaceX loses spacecraft after catching rocket booster during test flight
During the mission, which has now been scrapped, the spacecraft planned to deploy 10 Starlink satellite simulators for the first time, testing its ability to deliver payloads in space. The ...
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How Trump’s Air Force pick could elevate space priorities
President-elect Donald Trump's nominee for Air Force secretary, Troy Meink, has an extensive space background – experience that could elevate Space Force priorities in the coming years.
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NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope Was Never Meant to Look at the Sun. Astronomers Tried It Anyway
A little-known chapter of the Hubble Space Telescope’s history is a reminder of the risks of looking at the sun If you’ve ever done any public outreach work for astronomy—if you’ve given ...
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Space X reschedules Falcon 9 rocket launch to Monday morning
VANDENBERG SPACE FORCE BASE, Calif. – Space X is planning to launch 27 Starlink satellites in support of a Falcon 9 Rocket from Vandenberg Space Force Base at 7:13 a.m. Monday. Backup ...
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Jeff Bezos’s Blue Origin has entered the orbital space race. What it means for SpaceX and the space industry.
The first test flight of Blue Origin’s huge New Glenn rocket could have major implications for long-term economics of the space industry, say experts. Back To Top ...
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World’s most powerful wireless communication protocol into space, claims China
Developed by Beijing Aerospace Wanyuan Science & Technology, a subsidiary of the state-owned China Aerospace Corporation, this technology promises to transform space exploration. Reportedly ...