Keywords: Earth
SpaceX has successfully launched 27 Starlink satellites into low Earth orbit as the US aerospace company continues to expand its satellite-based internet network and strengthen its global connectivity infrastructure. The satellites were deployed aboard a Falcon 9 rocket, which lifted off from Vandenberg......
Brazil’s Senate has approved a landmark bill establishing a regulatory framework for the exploration and development of rare earth elements and other critical minerals, in a move aimed at making greater use of the country’s substantial mineral resources. The legislation follows its approval......
The futuristic concept of a space elevator, once largely confined to science fiction, could become more realistic as researchers explore advanced materials capable of supporting an enormous cable stretching from Earth into space. The proposed system would rely on a giant cable extending from a point......
NASA has ended its attempt to save the Swift space telescope after the spacecraft designed to perform the rescue developed persistent control problems. The decision means that the long-serving observatory is now expected to make an uncontrolled return through Earth’s atmosphere before the end of......
China has successfully launched another group of low-Earth-orbit satellites as part of its expanding SatNet project, highlighting Beijing’s efforts to develop an independent space-based internet infrastructure and strengthen its position in the global satellite communications sector. The latest......
NASA has rejected claims circulating on social media that Earth will temporarily lose its gravitational pull for several seconds during the total solar eclipse on August 12, 2026. The false story suggests that gravity would disappear for around seven seconds, causing people, vehicles and unsecured objects......
NASA has indicated that the International Space Station (ISS) could remain in service beyond its currently planned retirement date if future policy decisions support an extension. While the agency continues to prepare for ending the station’s operations around 2030, officials say the orbiting laboratory......
Actor and environmental advocate Leonardo DiCaprio has joined forces with Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sánchez Bezos to launch a $200 million conservation initiative aimed at protecting some of the world's most critically endangered plants and animals. The new programme, called Phoenix Species,......
Google has suspended a newly introduced artificial intelligence feature in Google Earth after researchers and digital verification experts warned that it could be exploited to generate convincing fake satellite imagery and fuel online misinformation. The company announced that it had temporarily removed......
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