spacecraft

China’s spacecraft just took a selfie while headed for a moon we’re not supposed to have

China’s spacecraft just took a selfie on its way to a moon that we’re not actually supposed to have. The Tianwen-2 is on a mission to explore and take samples, with pieces of an asteroid at stake. It launched last month and is expected to reach its destination by mid-2026. For now, though, an exciting […]

The spacecraft taking Americans back to the Moon just powered on

This is a seriously big deal

European Space Agency makes history with world's first spacecraft precision formation flying in orbit

The spacecraft can create an artificial solar eclipse

Trackers have predicted almost exactly when 1,100lb Soviet spacecraft is expected to crash into Earth

Clever trackers have predicted when a 1,100LB Soviet spacecraft will crash back to Earth. Thanks to clever technology, both the time and date when the object can be expected to land on the planet’s soil have been revealed. But the landing could be much sooner than anyone was anticipating. Let’s launch into it, shall we? […]