In 2011, the 30-year space shuttle program ended as Atlantis touched down at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center. With five shuttles ...

Blue Origin called off the debut launch of its massive new rocket early Monday because of technical trouble. The 320-foot (98-meter) New Glenn rocket was supposed to ...

According to the TechExplorist, LignoSat was developed using honoki magnolia wood, known for its durability and resistance to ...

In a pioneering space mission, the Japanese Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) launched LignoSat, a satellite constructed ...

The world's first wooden satellite has officially been deployed. Built by the Japanese Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA), ...

Hong Kong’s new customs chief has pledged to bolster efforts to crack down on the smuggling of the increasingly popular narcotic “space oil” and illicit cigarettes, while also ensuring the ...

More STRINGER/Getty 4. Japan Launches the First Wooden Satellite Japan took a creative approach to space sustainability with the launch of LignoSat, the world's first wooden satellite, on November 5.

Using wood for satellite construction could reduce the space junk problem by a degree, but only if the satellites actually fall to Earth. When a wood-based satellite falls to Earth, it would ...

Spacecoin said it is successfully communicating with its recently launched debut connectivity satellite, designed to test technology for a decentralized space-based network shared by multiple ...

In 2024, space exploration dazzled the world ... This asteroid is a quasi-satellite of Earth, meaning it orbits the Sun but stays close to Earth. Kamoʻoalewa is roughly 131-328 feet (40-100 ...

Four other scientific instruments for tracking the Sun and space weather are also aboard the spacecraft. Occurring on April 8, the GOES-16 satellite captured the Moon's shadow as it crossed into ...