
ESA's Plato Satellite Endures Space Extremes in Crucial Test
The European Space Agency's Plato satellite is undergoing critical tests in a massive vacuum chamber, simulating the extreme hot and cold of space.
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The European Space Agency's Plato satellite is undergoing critical tests in a massive vacuum chamber, simulating the extreme hot and cold of space.

A 1,300-pound NASA satellite is expected to make a fiery return to Earth this week. Officials state the risk to the public is low, with a 1 in 4,200 chance of harm.

The European Space Agency has maneuvered two satellites for a coordinated reentry in 2026 to study how they break apart, aiming to improve future spacecraft safety.

A controversial Russian reconnaissance satellite, known for its history of espionage accusations, has been destroyed in its high-altitude graveyard orbit.

SpaceX is set to launch an advanced GPS satellite for the U.S. Space Force tonight, named in honor of Ellison Onizuka, an astronaut lost in the Challenger disaster.

SpaceX has successfully launched a classified payload for the National Reconnaissance Office from California, continuing the build-out of a new spy satellite constellation.

A new U.S. executive order ends the long-standing policy of providing free satellite tracking data, opening the door for the government to charge operators for space traffic management services amid e

Spain's new SpainSat NG 2 military satellite has suffered a critical failure in orbit, with its owner attributing the loss to an impact from a space particle.

SpaceX is scheduled to launch the first orbital mission of 2026 tonight from California, carrying an advanced Italian Earth-observation satellite into orbit.

The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has successfully launched its heaviest satellite ever, the 6,100 kg BlueBird Block-2, aboard an LVM-3 rocket.

The United States and France have completed their first joint satellite maneuver planned under the multinational Operation Olympic Defender initiative, signaling a new level of allied cooperation in s

Rocket Lab is scheduled to launch a Japanese technology-demonstration satellite tonight, marking its first direct mission for Japan's space agency, JAXA.