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04/16/2018 / By Edsel Cook

Kepler, NASA’s planet-finding spacecraft, about to run out of fuel

All good things must end. So it is with Kepler, the plucky space telescope that discovered thousands of planets despite significant malfunctions. NASA announced that the spacecraft will run out of fuel in just a few months, according to an article on Space.com. “Our current estimates are that Kepler’s tank will run dry within several […]

02/06/2018 / By Frances Bloomfield

Amateur astronomer saves NASA mission: Researchers lost contact with the IMAGE satellite in 2005, but it’s been found, still functioning

In late January, Scott Tilley, was scanning the skies for hidden satellites. The 47-year-old electrical engineer in Canada and self-described amateur radio astronomer was on the lookout for a secret government satellite code-named “Zuma.” Instead of finding Zuma, Tilley uncovered something more extraordinary floating in Earth’s orbit: a National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) satellite […]

01/31/2018 / By David Williams

Earth’s latest satellite comes in the form of giant disco ball called “Humanity Star” designed to create a “shared experience” for everyone

The next unidentified flying object you see in the night sky might surprise you if you try to look close enough. U.S. spaceflight startup Rocket Lab has successfully managed to add yet another satellite to Earth after it launched a rocket of its own into orbit. According to the information coming from the company itself, […]

04/28/2017 / By Earl Garcia

Revolutionary single stage rocket design can launch satellites into orbit in just five minutes

New Mexico-based ARCA Space Corporation has unveiled a concept for a single-stage-to-orbit (SSTO) rocket called the Haas 2CA. The STTO rocket is only the most recent development in a series of rockets being developed by the company. The Haas 2CA, named after rocket pioneer Conrad Haas, uses a linear aerospike engine instead of traditional bell-shaped engine. This allows Haas 2CA […]

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