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Two researchers from the Netherlands have outlined an ambitious geoengineering concept that would involve building a massive dam across the Bering Strait to prevent the collapse of the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation, a key system of ocean currents that regulates global climate. The strait,......
NASA's SWOT satellite captured unique details of the tsunami triggered by a magnitude 8.8 earthquake off Russia's Kamchatka Peninsula on July 29, 2025. Data published Thursday in Science show the event stemmed from a shallow rupture less than 10 kilometers beneath the ocean trench. This information......
The International Space Station will begin a gradual descent from orbit in 2028 before making a controlled plunge into the ocean in 2030, according to Roscosmos chief Dmitry Bakanov. The timeline confirms plans long discussed between Russia and NASA as the two agencies prepare to retire the aging orbital......
NASA marked a historic moment early Thursday by conducting the first medical evacuation from the International Space Station in its 25 years of continuous human presence. The SpaceX Dragon capsule carrying four astronauts from the Crew-11 mission splashed down in the Pacific Ocean off San Diego, California,......
Western intelligence sources indicate that Russia is progressing on a new type of anti-satellite weapon designed to compromise Elon Musk’s Starlink satellite network by releasing swarms of metallic pellets in low-Earth orbit. This device, described as a “zone-effect” weapon, would create......
A NASA astronaut and two Russian cosmonauts successfully docked with the International Space Station following a Soyuz MS-28 launch from Kazakhstan's Baikonur Cosmodrome, though the mission revealed serious damage to the launch pad. Post-launch checks uncovered that a key mobile servicing cabin......
China has reached another milestone in space exploration as the Shenzhou 21 spacecraft docked with the Tiangong space station in a record 3.5 hours. This achievement highlights the nation’s growing expertise in orbital rendezvous and docking technology, a field where it continues to compete with......
A career defined by exploration NASA has announced the retirement of decorated test pilot and astronaut Butch Wilmore, marking the end of an illustrious 25-year career dedicated to advancing human space exploration. Selected by NASA in 2000, Wilmore logged an impressive 464 days in space, flying aboard......
NASA veteran Peggy Whitson launched early Wednesday on her fifth spaceflight, accompanied by astronauts from India, Poland, and Hungary on their countries’ first trip to the International Space Station (ISS). The team lifted off from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida at approximately 2:30 a.m.......
After spending seven months aboard the International Space Station (ISS), astronauts Alexey Ovchinin and Ivan Wagner of Russia, along with NASA astronaut Donald Pettit, have returned safely to Earth. The trio landed in Kazakhstan early Sunday morning aboard the Soyuz MS-26 spacecraft, which touched down......
A Russian Soyuz spacecraft successfully launched on Tuesday from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, carrying a multinational crew bound for the International Space Station (ISS). The MS-27 capsule, specially adorned to commemorate the 80th anniversary marking the end of World War II, lifted off at......
This Saturday, a partial solar eclipse will take place over the Northern Hemisphere, lasting approximately four hours. While it will not darken the sky completely, it must still be observed with caution. The celestial event will begin at 08:50 GMT and conclude at 12:43 GMT. According to Florent Deleflie,......
Two astronauts, Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams, have begun their long-awaited return to Earth after spending more than nine months in space. Their SpaceX capsule undocked from the International Space Station (ISS) at 0505 GMT on Tuesday, marking the end of a mission that garnered global attention. Joining......
