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EÄRENDIL-1 MISSION Why in the News? Regulatory Approval: The S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has granted a two-year operating licence to Reflect Orbital for the Eärendil-1 Mission. Space Innovation: The mission will demonstrate the feasibility of using an orbital reflector (space mirror) to redirect sunlight to Earth after sunset. EÄRENDIL-1 MISSION Proof-of-Concept Mission: Eärendil-1 is …
Read MoreCONTACT LOST WITH DRISHTI, WORLD’S FIRST OPTOSAR SATELLITE Why in the News? Mission Setback: Bengaluru-based space start-up GalaxEye has lost communication with Mission Drishti, the world’s first OptoSAR Earth observation satellite, after an anomaly linked to a geomagnetic solar storm, marking a significant setback in India’s growing strategic partnerships in the global space sector. Significance: …
Read MoreNASA Loses Contact with Long-Serving MAVEN Mars Orbiter Why in the News? NASA has lost communication with its MAVEN (Mars Atmosphere and Volatile Evolution) spacecraft, which has been orbiting Mars since 2014, after it went silent in early December, raising concerns over a key mission studying Martian atmospheric loss and conducting environmental impact assessments similar …
Read MorePrivate PSLV Launch Expected from India in 2026 Why in the News ? India is preparing for its first privately built PSLV launch in early 2026, marking a major step in the commercialisation of ISRO’s launch vehicles. The HAL–L&T consortium will manufacture the rockets, with plans for future private clients and expanded mission capability. Private …
Read MoreNASA Unveils New Images of Interstellar Comet Why in the News ? NASA has released new high-resolution images of Comet 3I/ATLAS, marking it as only the third known interstellar object to enter our Solar System. The observation helps scientists understand how such objects travel across galaxies and escape stellar gravitational forces. New Observations of Comet …
Read MoreAsteroid 2025 FA22: A Close Encounter and What It Means for Earth’s Safety On September 18, 2025, asteroid 2025 FA22 made a dramatic flyby of Earth, offering scientists an exciting opportunity to study a near-Earth object of considerable size and speed. This cosmic encounter with one of the many celestial bodies in our solar system …
Read MoreNASA Discovers Uranus’s 29th Moon S/2025 U1 Why in the News? NASA has announced the discovery of the 29th moon of Uranus, named S/2025 U1, detected by the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) on 2nd February 2025. This new moon adds to Uranus’s growing family of natural satellites, updating the moon count for this distant …
Read MoreRussia Targets 2036 for Venera-D Venus Mission Launch Why in News ? Russia has announced plans to launch the Venera-D mission to Venus between 2034 and 2036. The mission will involve a lander, balloon probe, and orbital spacecraft, with preliminary design work beginning in January 2026 under its national space programme. Mission Plans and Development: …
Read MoreSaturn’s Moon Explosion: 128 New Moons Discovered, Saturn Becomes the Moon King of the Solar System In a remarkable leap for planetary astronomy, Saturn planet has officially claimed the crown as the planet with the most moons in our solar system, with a total tally of 274 confirmed natural satellites. This record-breaking astronomical discovery—an addition …
Read MoreMilky Way-Andromeda Collision Now Less Certain Why in the News? A new study published in Nature Astronomy suggests that the long-feared collision between the Milky Way and Andromeda galaxies may not be inevitable. Updated data show a 50-50 chance of such an event within the next 10 billion years. This revelation has sparked interest in …
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